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Our Feature of the Week
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Our Columnists This Week
Nuzhat Shahzadi - Off the Radar
Ramesh Shrestha - Do We Really Need COP 28?
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Iran - UNICEF finally issued a new statement of concern this week on the deaths, injuries and arrests of children in Iran. This was not UNICEF's first statement on the situation, but this statement went further than previous statements in calling for an end to raids and searches in schools. Given the past several weeks of street demonstrations and social media barbs over what critics perceived as UNICEF's silence, many, including us, saw the statement as overdue.
In his comment, Kul Gautam spoke for many of us in saying, "Better late than never." He went on to note that the statement could have been strengthened by referring to the resolution the previous day by the UN Human Rights Council and Volker Türk's "strong and principled remarks". We fully agree.
We were particularly pleased to read Gianni Murzi's excellent comment on an article in the Lancet which sets out deep concerns over Iran's decision to send children detained in demonstrations to a 'correctional and rehabilitation' centre. As Gianni points out, this amounts to a blatant attempt to brainwash children, as well as intimidation of children and their families. This must stop. UNICEF and others need to speak out forcefully on this specific issue.
Sexual violence - Angelina Jolie called for an end to sexual violence in conflict. She points out that in this as in other campaigns, "governments and international efforts come and go. Those who remain and who fight and struggle for decades are local people." On a closely related topic, UNICEF issued a photo story this week on the global tragedy of human trafficking. We believe that on this topic as well, at government level we are likely to see more words than action. Any real action is more likely to come at the local level - something we hope UNICEF offices will support consistently.
Staffan de Mistura - Don't miss the excellent interview with our colleague. The interview is a wonderful recounting of Staffan's life of international service.
No feature this week - As we mentioned above, our well of stories ran dry this week. Like all of our articles, our features depend on what you, our members, choose to share. Go through your attic of memories, dig out the photographs of trips you have made. Tell us the stories of the places you live. Share the art, photography, and music that you enjoy, or even better, that you have produced.
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Photos of the Week
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Mini Reunion in Rome - Detlef, Gaby, Josi, and Gianni
Poetry of the Week
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