What was your last assignment with UNICEF?
Deputy Representative in Manila in the Philippines
How old do you feel?
I am 72 this year, but I feel in my 50s (late 50s perhaps!)
Where do you live?
Where do you live?
Sandhurst, in Berkshire in the UK
What book do you currently read?
The Fatal Shore, by Robert Hughes
If you could travel without restrictions, where would you go?
Italy, and then back to India
Your best experience with UNICEF?
On the WESS programme in India
Your biggest challenge when working for UNICEF?
Tackling the Arsenic problem in Bangladesh
What is your biggest fear, in relation to the future of children?
Too many still have only a very basic education and are in countries where they will not be able to work to earn a decent living
What is your greatest hope, in relation to children?
No more wars and no more corruption in governments
What is your one piece of advice you wish to give to the UNICEF Executive Director:
Colin Davis can be contacted via cjmcdavis@gmail.com
Feel inspired? Send us your answers, to the same question. Not more than one sentence per question. Write to xunicef.news.views@gmail.com .
Colin - good to read that you believe your work in India among your best UNICEF experience-Tad Palac and I had done likewise in our answers to the 10 Questions. Certainly, the 1980s and 1990s were exciting times in INICEF India where many bold initiatives were launched whether it was education , WESS, girls rights and of course UCI and the Government’s National Missions. - the leadership encouraged participation and innovation.
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Hello Colin! As Sree points out, India in the late 80s early 90s was truly a very special and exciting place, with tumultuous changes taking place. It left its mark on many of us. p.s. three score and twelve years is very good age to be! :-)
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