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By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Emma Goldberg The New York Times 5 min View Original A quarter century after the Beijing World Conference on Women, political leaders, corporate executives and activists convened again to address gender equality. This time they brought money to the table. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, U.N. Women’s executive director, gave a sweeping speech to kick off the Generation Equality Forum in Paris.Credit...Michel Euler/Associated Press By and “One-quarter isn’t equality. Equality is one-half.” — Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of U.N. Women In Her Words is available as a newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox . World leaders don’t often gather with the sole purpose of investing money in women’s advancement. They don’t even typically gather for major discussions on the issue; it seems to happen only about once every quarter-century. The last time was in 1995 for the Beijing World Conference on Women. That was when Hillary Clinton, the first la

Dear All It is with deep regret that we inform you that sad demise of Mr. Gora Lal Chhibber on 22 June 2021 after a brief illness. He was 89 years old .Mr. Chhibber joined UNICEF New Delhi sometime in 1970s and worked in Admin & Finance section and retired in 1992. Retirees may wish to send condolence message to Mr. Rajesh Chhibber son on mob no. 981056311 and email: neetachhibber@gmail.com Thanks S.Ramadass Secretary UPGI

More and more the world is realizing and acting out of the UN. You will see more and more direct negotiations between countries or fighting factions within the same country. When you know that the balance of your storekeeper is working against you, you eventually change and buy from a more decent one. The Security Council is an old reminiscence of a comedy gone stale. The Days of Tranquility worked so smoothly because they were negotiated out of the UN..by that little organization of the UN. A child eyed head of UNICEF dreamed of it. Suggested it to the President of El Salvador… I am more and more convinced that for our purposes we are much better off dealing with the sides in conflict. Our messages are sincere. We do not take sides, We want to help children in all sides. We do not want children harmed. People in armed conflict do not trust others.The brother or sister might by from the “other” side. ( It was the case in Central America). They would trust us, with some serious convin

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  Many of us came to know him only through the Senior Staff Seminars - a moment when staff, young and old, junior and senior, might be invited once in their careers to attend a seminar somewhere in the world - a unique opportunity to step outside our normal roles, study and discuss a field of interest but about which we knew little. We emerged from those seminars refreshed and challenged, and with a new network of colleagues similarly charged. Yet Herman was much more for UNICEF than simply the organizer of seminars. Senior Advisor to three UNICEF Executive Directors, Herman Stein, had a 21 year career with UNICEF - who would take time from his teaching duties to work with UNICEF whenever needed.   At his retirement in 1981, Jim Grant described Herman as "guide, philosopher, and teacher to Executive Directors and to staff - a man who brought not just academic knowledge, but also a profound understanding of the value of people." Among his many other intellectual contributio

29/09/1924 to 23/06/2021   We are deeply saddened to announce that Jeannie Vickers, passed peacefully at her home in Geneva on 23 June 2021. Jeannie, probably one of the oldest XUNICEF colleagues, would have turned 97 this September. Jeannie joined UNICEF Geneva in 1972 where she initiated the Development Education (Dev-Ed) Programme. A passionate voice on children’s and women’s issues, she worked closely with UNICEF’s National Committees, vigorously advocating for the need to develop deeper understanding of health, education and other related children’s and women’s issues. Although Jeannie retired in 1984, she continued to advocate and actively support the production of development education materials through the Women and Development group which she established in 1980. In 2004, twenty years later, her work remained alive; she was honored and recognized at the annual reunion of UNICEF National Committees with an Award. Jeannie is survived by her son, Paul, his wife Rebecca and thei

Acceleration Rights Plan for Gender Equality Mooted at Equality Forum By Nayema Nusrat ipsnews.net 6 min View Original Katja Iversen with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 2019 Gender Equality Council - As the global gathering for gender equality, the Generation Equality Forum , kicks off in Paris on June 30, 2020, IPS conducted an exclusive interview with Katja Iversen. Iversen is a leading global influencer on leadership, sustainability, and gender equality, an executive advisor to Goal 17 Partners, UNILEVER, Women Political Leaders, and others. She was also on President Macron’s G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council in 2019. The Generation Equality Forum, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by the Presidents of France and Mexico, comes when the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse global progress on gender equality. The forum is expected to affirm bold “gender equality investments, programs, and policies and start a 5-year action journey, based on a Global Acceleration Plan

Here is the link to our Zoom Room and Google Doc,   Zoom Room : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82788165181?pwd=Uk0zcGV2aVJlTU5YVlB4MzVpTDlDQT09 Meeting ID: 827 8816 5181 Passcode: GCCPWB     Link: Climate Change as Structural Violence | Royal Roads University    

Dear Friends, Here is a well written piece on the DELTA variant {common between UK & India} and some other countries, including the USA, that we must ALL get vaccinated. It has been shared by our respected Muthuswami ji in Chennai.   Yes, Herd Immunity may come or not, getting vaccinated is the answer. Even IF it takes 12--24 months. Politicians may say whatever, It is not a joke to reach 1.10 Billion out of say our 1.30 {or more} human beings. The article is shared below.... with one quote:-- " What’s important to understand is that people infected with the variants do not necessarily develop more severe disease or die more frequently from the coronavirus, and it is essential to get vaccinated." {A quote from the article noted under the forwarded piece.}   Warm regards Stay Safe in Peace dev c in gurugram Dev Bhai: This short essay seems to reinforce valuable but simple lessons - our daily behaviors - to control and mana

Excellent remarks by UNICEF ED Fore at UNSC today.   She did not use the phrase "Children as Zones of Peace" but she did invoke its spirit. Kul   https://www.unicef.org/press- releases/unicef-executive- director-henrietta-fores- remarks-open-debate-security- council "President Kaljulaid, Secretary-General Guterres, excellencies and colleagues. "UNICEF thanks President Kaljulaid for convening this debate — and for Estonia’s continued support to children affected by armed conflict. "And we thank the Secretary-General and Special Representative Gamba for their ongoing commitment to protect these young lives. "The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for children around the world. "But especially for the children living through the horrors of conflict. "For the children living through the 21 conflicts outlined in the report, the challenges of daily life under COVID-19 are magnified. "School closures. Increased risks of violence and abuse und

  See the original article:    https://augustineveliath.com/care-leavers-speak-up/

UN agency attacks homeschooling By Michael Donnelly Washington Examiner 4 min View Original UNICEF’s top education officer in Brazil has launched a vituperative attack on homeschooling, opposing a proposed law that would recognize home education as a legal option for Brazilian parents. Homeschooling is flourishing in Brazil in the absence of national regulation. However, in 2018, Brazil’s Supreme Court stated that while homeschooling was a constitutionally acceptable practice, a federal law recognizing it was needed. Families who homeschool in Brazil have been working to obtain legal recognition for 25 years. Numerous bills have been proposed in the last decade, but none of them have been taken up by the National Congress, Brazil’s federal legislature. However, these efforts are now gaining momentum. Brazil’s recently elected president, Jair Bolsonoro, pledged upon taking office to work to legalize homeschooling, and a recent change in the leadership of the National Congress resulted i

Irish UNICEF volunteer - Dara Johnson on Vaccination Challenge By Nicola Bardon thesun.ie 3 min View Original JUST three per cent of South Sudan could be vaccinated against Covid by next month, an Irish volunteer there has revealed. Chief of water Dara Johnson is working with the charity in landlocked South Sudan, which is surrounded by other African nations with soaring cases. He said: “We’ve a population of 11million so we got 132,000 doses in May and that’s targeting about three per cent of the ­population. The whole idea is to get things up and running because you don’t want to get vaccines that expire, you want to get a system in place. “So last week we transported everything out to the ten states around the country and the whole process has now started. “The worry for a landlocked country such as South Sudan is how the nations nearby are dealing with the pandemic. “All the countries around are on the red list and Uganda especially is seeing a big surge in Covid cases. I don’t kn

news.un.org 3 min View Original According to news reports, MSF lost contact with a vehicle that had been carrying workers from the Spanish branch of the agency, on Thursday afternoon, and their bodies were discovered on Friday morning, close to the empty vehicle. The victims were identified as Spanish national, Maria Hernandez, and Ethiopian staff members Yohannes Halefom Reda, and Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael. “No words can truly convey our sadness, shock, and outrage against this horrific attack”, said MSF in a statement. Conflict began in Tigray last November, between central Government forces and regional forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), throwing the region into a humanitarian crisis with fighting sparking massive displacement and warnings from the UN, of a looming famine. Standing ‘in solidarity’ In a statement, the UN chief described the murders as “totally unacceptable and an appalling violation of International Humanitarian Law. The perpetrators must be

UNICEF is a major funder and actor in this growing coalition to address violence against children.  This report includes some encouraging projects. Best, Janet

Our Artist / Muralist of the Week - Patricia Marin Patricia Marin originally trained in her native Chile as a pediatrician. There, her groundbreaking work in promoting breastfeeding led to her recruitment by UNICEF. She worked with UNICEF in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, San Salvador, New York City, and Natal, prior to retiring and returning to Santiago. Patricia has shared some her magnificent mosaics in our past editions.  This week Patricia shares many works which we are displaying for the first time. Click here. From Your Editors The June Quarterly is finally in your hands (we hope)!  We also hope that you are enjoying it.  Just in case you didn't have anything to read, for say the next 10 years or so, you now have the Quarterly to keep you company.  😀 Keep in mind though that the September Quarterly