Dita Reichenberg commented on "FXB Climate Advocates - Fall Programme : Paula Claycomb"
21 hours ago
Dear Paula, Thank you very much for this information. I am sharing it with our organization” Youth for climate justice”, that is the most active and well organized in the whole country.. Hope some of them will apply for the Program. Best regards. Dita
Kul Gautam commented on "Message from Siamak Namazi Thanking XUNICEF Members for their Support : Baquer Namazi"
21 hours ago
Dear Baquer, So glad, our collective efforts on his behalf have brought some comfort to Siamak in the midst of his unbearable and unfair agony at Evin. Our solidarity and support will remain undiminished, and will hopefully bring a positive outcome soon. Cordially - Kul
Horst Cerni commented on "Weekly Digest for 17 to 24 July 2022"
24 hours ago
Just a short comment. I always look forward to the stories from Nuzhat and Ken and the Quick Chat. The one with Rebecca explaining her work with Arigatou was especially interesting, since I fully agree that more should be done by religious leaders to create better understanding among believers. Somehow it's not working too well. This week's interview with Steve Woodhouse was fun to watch and very interesting. I liked his comment about different nationalities becoming "detribalized" and you keeping us all together. This is certainly one of the best things that xUNICEFers can try to strive for. I am always impressed by how much some colleagues have been able to do professionally since retirement. Keep up the good work. Horst.
2 days ago
Hi! Karsten, happy to hear from you. No matter how much we try to remain positive we are inundated with sad and bad news regularly. The free media and technology, aided by the rotten geopolitics, will eventually destroy our race. I think our generation is possibly the luckiest one to have enjoyed our life, work, family and nature. The coming generations will be hit by selfishness of human beings and misplaced economic & political priorities. Unfortunately majority of the people who suffer have no role in these misfortune! Stay well. Ramesh
Fouad Kronfol commented on "A Long Way to Go : AKM Kamaluddin"
Jul 27, 2022
Thank you AKM Kamaluddin for this very illustrative photo of the long way that needs to be made before the world implements the CRC and other UN documents touching on human rights, women's rights and especially children's rights. If you follow my Column, "Soliloquy of a Postage Stamp" you will see that from last week I have started featuring philatelic materials related to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in order to emphasize the importance of the precepts that all countries have signed on to but few are implementing. I also hope that we can all avoid the "worming" of the world which might not be so pleasant.
Susan Muza commented on "Former UNICEF Staff and Spouses in Nepal"
Jul 27, 2022
Great reunion and team building too - well done! Sincere condolences on the passing on of our dear colleagues.
Jul 26, 2022
Sadly, No end to stupidity and governments hardly interested in the welfare of their citizens.
Unknown commented on "Can one learn happiness? : Ramesh Shrestha"
Jul 26, 2022
Hi Ramesh, sorry - apparently I pressed the wrong button. I did not intend to post my comments above as "anonymous" Greetings from Germany - Karsten Sohns
Unknown commented on "Can one learn happiness? : Ramesh Shrestha"
Jul 26, 2022
Hi Ramesh, very interesting considerations as to happiness. Refering to your last words re slow down and rat race, I liked the wording Mahadma Gandhi is quoted to have said: "There is more to life than ingreasing it´s speed". I bought a small poster with this wording many years ago when I was still a youngster and it accompenied me through all my life until now. Another wording from an older lady which I read in a German newspaper many years ago as well, I would try to translate into english as follows: "By striving for the well-being of others, we enhance our own well-being". It certainly made sense to me... Best greetings
Jul 25, 2022
Hi! Ken, no, the situation did not change. Actually it got worse. A little over 100,000 ethnic Nepali speaking population was expelled during early 1990s. Many of them are still in UNHCR camps in South East Nepal. Some were resettled in the US, Canada and Australia in 2008. Bhutan's Gross National Happiness is only for the major ethnic groups not for minority ethnic groups.
Jul 25, 2022
According to data available on Unicef's Transparency Portal (open.unicef.org), UNICEF spent in 2021 more than 11 billion USD in programme countries, and none of it in HQ. According to the UNICEF Transparency Portal, HQ does not even seem to exist. I would find it quite illuminating, to learn how much an organization spends in HQ locations, especially since UNICEF and some other UN agencies have been lauded for their transparency.
Jul 25, 2022
When the discussion on HQEI was underway, they kept giving as an example that they saved $26 million when they opened the GSSC center in Budapest. I knew that this amount represented the rent paid for the 25th floor in 633 building. I requested that they share the data based on which they came to this conclusion and my requests were followed by silence. But I did not give up, until they finally admitted that upon review of the data, it turns out that they did NOT save with GSSC in Budapest and in fact the organization spent even more money than when the same hub entitled GSC used to exist in NYHQ.
Jul 24, 2022
Thank you very much for your kind comments. UNICEF and I tried our best; I feel happy and satisfaction from the results of our efforts. Thank you
Elaine Furniss commented on "A Quick Chat with Steve Woodhouse"
Jul 24, 2022
Vintage Steve! Good to hear you are still active in so many ways!
Ken Gibbs commented on "Can one learn happiness? : Ramesh Shrestha"
Jul 24, 2022
Thanks for this piece. It reminded me of Bhutan which has the reputation of being the happiest country globally; where we, as expatriates, were welcomed wherever we went and which left me with many happy memories. However, even in paradise, all may not be as it appears because Bhutan had such a small population that it has had to use Nepali workers especially on their roads, and they appeared not to be included as integral to the society - at least when I was working there in 1990. I wonder if that has changed ?
Kul Gautam commented on "A Quick Chat with Steve Woodhouse"
Jul 23, 2022
Steve Woodhouse's point about the joy of grandparenthood resonated well with me. Besides the rejuvenating joy of spending quality time with young kids, for many of us who neglected our own children while tending to the world's children in our UNICEF career, it is also a nice way to recompense for the dereliction of our parenting duties!
Habib Hammam commented on "Former UNICEF Staff and Spouses in Nepal"
Jul 23, 2022
It warms the heart to see many familiar faces though a bit older. Great group in Nepal. Sad to learn of the passing of Deepak Shresta.
Jul 23, 2022
“ I have just read in follow.it dated 15 July UNICEF EXDIR remarks at the launch of the Report on Children and armed conflict: “ 25 Years of children and armed conflict. Taking action to protect children in war”. Permit me say that it is indeed disconcerting that there was not a word on the plight of the Ukrainian children who are suffering in their body and their mind the follies of this crazy adult war; some of them are internally displaced; others have become refugees in neighboring countries; many of them separated from their families. These children were forgotten in the UNICEF Executive Director speech. Although the report does not cover the year 2022, nothing prevented EXDIR to take a pause and turn the mind and attention of the audience to the impact of the war on the Ukrainian children and their dire situation. EXDIR has certainly read the Sitreps sent by the country Office with information on the appalling situation of the displaced children and the UNICEF response. Furthermore, EXDIR had travelled prior to the launch of the report to neighboring countries of Ukraine that have welcomed the Ukrainian refugees including children, some separated from their parents. She visited houses and camps that cater for the needs of the children. Furthermore, I understand that upon her return to New York she provided an oral report to the UN Security Council on the situation of the children. Why then such an omission on her speech? Where are the Advisers? What is really happening? Protection of children is the soul of UNICEF! Warm regards Fritz
Fritz Lherisson commented on "Catherine Russell's Remarks at the Security Council's Open Debate on Children and Armed Confllict : ReliefWeb"
Jul 23, 2022
I have just read in follow.it dated 15 July UNICEF EXDIR remarks at the launch of the Report on Children and armed conflict: “ 25 Years of children and armed conflict. Taking action to protect children in war”. Permit me say that it is indeed disconcerting that there was not a word on the plight of the Ukrainian children who are suffering in their body and their mind the follies of this crazy adult war; some of them are internally displaced; others have become refugees in neighboring countries; many of them separated from their families. These children were forgotten in the UNICEF Executive Director speech. Although the report does not cover the year 2022, nothing prevented EXDIR to take a pause and turn the mind and attention of the audience to the impact of the war on the Ukrainian children and their dire situation. EXDIR has certainly read the Sitreps sent by the country Office with information on the appalling situation of the displaced children and the UNICEF response. Furthermore, EXDIR had travelled prior to the launch of the report to neighboring countries of Ukraine that have welcomed the Ukrainian refugees including children, some separated from their parents. She visited houses and camps that cater for the needs of the children. Furthermore, I understand that upon her return to New York she provided an oral report to the UN Security Council on the situation of the children. Why then such an omission on her speech? Where are the Advisers? What is really happening? Protection of children is the soul of UNICEF! Warm regards Fritz
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