Those We Recently Lost - Andrea Cornia, RIP
Robert Bell, RIP
This Week's Feature - In Reflections Myra Rudin takes around New York City as windows, glass, water, and the sun create fascinating images, bouncing from building to building and filling even the smallest spaces between buildings.
This Week's Feature - In Reflections Myra Rudin takes around New York City as windows, glass, water, and the sun create fascinating images, bouncing from building to building and filling even the smallest spaces between buildings.
Get-togethers
Lewes, UK - Ashok Nigam reports on his visit with Richard Jolly who has just turned 90. Thanks, Ashok and Happy Birthday, Richard.
Islamabad - Zeba Bukhari reports on a recent event hosted by the Pakistan Staff Association and their invitation for retirees to join in an Eid celebration.
Tehran - Marjan Montazemi tells us about her delight in being invited to join (virtually) a staff recognition event hosted by the Iran Staff Association to recognize the roles played by retired staff.
Toronto - In Family Moments Niloufar Pourzand tells about the pleasure she and her husband, Cyrus, have had in recent meetings with former and current UNICEF staff who stopped by.
Our Columnists
Ken Gibbs in "Sadly, you cannot choose your neighbours" Ken tells us of when Mary and he moved to a new house and met their new neighbours, one of whom was named Jane. Sadly, June soon passed on, leaving a stipulation in her will that she be buried in her garden uphill from many of her former neigbours. Ken then offers a poem, dedicated to June and notes that the houses of those living downhill from June's garden will always be "full of June".
Nuzhat Shahzadi - tells us of the isolation and lack of support from the area office in Suva that marked her stay on Tarawa. The final straw came when she and a colleague traveled to distant Kiritimati Island (Christmas Island). There they found enormous needs for UNICEF support, but Suva rejected her request for a follow-up visit on the basis of cost. That capped it - she had had enough'!
Ken Gibbs in "Sadly, you cannot choose your neighbours" Ken tells us of when Mary and he moved to a new house and met their new neighbours, one of whom was named Jane. Sadly, June soon passed on, leaving a stipulation in her will that she be buried in her garden uphill from many of her former neigbours. Ken then offers a poem, dedicated to June and notes that the houses of those living downhill from June's garden will always be "full of June".
Nuzhat Shahzadi - tells us of the isolation and lack of support from the area office in Suva that marked her stay on Tarawa. The final straw came when she and a colleague traveled to distant Kiritimati Island (Christmas Island). There they found enormous needs for UNICEF support, but Suva rejected her request for a follow-up visit on the basis of cost. That capped it - she had had enough'!
Ramesh Shrestha - "The world is bigger than five" adopts the motto of President Erdogan to point to the disfuntion and many failings of a United Nations with 193 members which is built around five permanent members who have veto power over all issues of importance.
Slice(s) of Life - Nuzhat Shahzadi offers us the latest two in her series of observations on daily life. In Penny she explains how her 4 year-old granddaughter, Izara, helped introduce a new neighbor. Then in Metro Ride Nuzhat tells us how the D.C. Metro has become her constant companion, including for her recent doctor's appointment. Following the appointment she found time to get reacquainted with one her favorite parts of DC, Dupont Circle. We hope that more of our readers will follow Nuzhat's example and share some of their 'slices of life'.
UN / UNICEF News of the Week
Gaza - The panel of UN experts which support the UN Human Rights Council confirmed this week that famine has now spread from north to south in Gaza and cited as the cause "Israel's intentional and targeted starvation campaign"..."a form of genocidal violence". Separately, a group of foreign doctors aiding in Gaza's hospitals spoke of how a specific type of fragmentation shells used in crowded areas in causing "horrific injuries" to civilians and ebmspecially to children.
Ukraine - In another week of continued missile strikes at least 150 people died in an attack on cities around the country. One missile struck Kyiv's children's hospital. Catherine Russell and Volker Türk issued statements condemning the continued attacks on civilians and calling for them to end.
Don't Miss - the photos of Lionel Messi giving Lamine Yamal a bath. The moment came as part of a photo shoot when UNICEF Spain wanted photos of Barcelona's players for a calendar. At the time Yamal was a baby. Now, at age 16, Yamal is a star on his own account.
Issues worth pondering
Protection vs. Rights - Robert Cohen shared an Oxfam UK review of the book 'Hidden Lives' which probes the faint line between protecting children versus muffling their rights to express themselves.
Child Marriage - Some may still think of underage marriage as a 'third world' problem, but Viviane Sakkal has shared an article pointing to how the issue persists in much of the US. See Laws Against Child Marriage are Surprisingly Lax in the USA.
Music / Dance
Fouad Kronfol shares 'It's a Man's World' by the Femme Fatale dance company.
Film
Niloufar Pourzand shares a review of the recent film Io Capitano - a chilling story of two boys making their way to Europe, while exploited all the way.
Enjoy your weekend and a have good week ahead.
Tom McDermott
Editor for this week
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