From Your Editors
This was a week of counting up the terrible losses in Gaza and in Israel. The NY Times carried a heartbreaking collection of the children lost in Gaza (see 'They Were Only Children in the Editors' Picks below).UNICEF has issued several new reports that may interest you: New data on the impacts of COVID-19 on children, water / sanitation in conflict countries, and better governance for children.
We are pleased to add a new columnist this week - our own Nuzhat Shahzadi with her column 'Up Close and Personal'. Nuzhat invites all readers to contribute their personal stories from times they worked in conflict countries.
A Reminder
If you are contributing an article for our forthcoming June Quarterly (due out @ 22 June), please keep in mind that this coming Tuesday, June 1st is our deadline for submissions. We need you - so please don't come late to the party !!
Tad Palac appeared as our Photographer of the Week last July. He was also featured in our special edition on XUNICEF Photographers in November 2019. Tad is back with us this week with many new photos of his travels in Europe. Click here.
Detlef Palm - Insights from Outside the Bubble - The Portfolio
Ramesh Shrestha - Today and Tomorrow - Peacekeeping
Nuzhat Shahzadi - Up Close and Personal - Angola
Academics Cluster - the cluster will meet again on Wednesday, June 9th at 9 a.m. EDT. Mary Racelis will give a presentation on the subject "Doing Field Research Online Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns". To join the cluster or for more information, contact Mary Racelis.
Violence against Children Cluster - last met on April 14tth. For more information or to join the cluster contact Raana Syed.
Climate Cluster - met on April 29th. To join the cluster or for more information contact Ramesh Shrestha.
Do you have an event or meeting you would like to add to the calendar? Let us know by writing to us at xunicef.news.view@gmail.com. Don't forget that we learn of many events after our Weekly Digest has gone out, so please check the calendar during the week to learn of last minute notices.
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The Daily Digest - Google has informed us that they plan in July to remove the service which powers our current version of the digest. We are now testing an alternative service and hope to announce the results soon.
Our Photographer of the Week - Tad Palac
Colleagues
We are saddened to note the loss of:
Mrs. Rachel Cohen (wife of Robert Cohen) - click here
Mr. Harish Jain - click here for the UPGI noticeUNICEF@75
This week Tom McDermott tells the story of the imprisonment of Mahatma Gandhi and how - soon after his release - Gandhi came to joke that Glan Davies had ‘stolen’ his lovely bride. Click here.
Our Columns and Our Columnists
Fouad Kronfol - Soliloquy of a Postage Stamp - A New Alphabet Soup for Survival
Detlef Palm - Insights from Outside the Bubble - The Portfolio
Ramesh Shrestha - Today and Tomorrow - Peacekeeping
Nuzhat Shahzadi - Up Close and Personal - Angola
Editors' Picks
They were only childrenClusters
Gender Cluster - met on May 19th. For more information or to join the cluster, contact Niloufar Pourzand.Academics Cluster - the cluster will meet again on Wednesday, June 9th at 9 a.m. EDT. Mary Racelis will give a presentation on the subject "Doing Field Research Online Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns". To join the cluster or for more information, contact Mary Racelis.
Violence against Children Cluster - last met on April 14tth. For more information or to join the cluster contact Raana Syed.
Climate Cluster - met on April 29th. To join the cluster or for more information contact Ramesh Shrestha.
The Week Ahead
Do you have an event or meeting you would like to add to the calendar? Let us know by writing to us at xunicef.news.view@gmail.com. Don't forget that we learn of many events after our Weekly Digest has gone out, so please check the calendar during the week to learn of last minute notices.
Comments from Our Readers
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