In this week's feature Gautam Banerji, recounts his unforgettable visit with Mother (Saint) Teresa in 1989 to deliver a message from Jim Grant. Several decades later, he travels to Skopje where he pays homage to her memorial. He shares highlights of the city seen during his visit.Ken Gibbs: Once again, Ken entertains the readers with his “escapades” this time of his university days that culminated in tying the knot. You will not want to miss Boy Meets Girl!
Ramesh Shrestha takes up a critical issue of colossal and wasteful global energy consumption. He discusses what countries can or should do. He also provides some simple examples of wasteful use, while suggesting marketing and advertising can play a pivitol role to help conserve energy. Please share your thoughts and opinions with Ramesh and our readers. Click here for his column. Managing Energy Consumption
Nuzhat Shahzadi tells us about a Netflix series ‘Secrets of the Blue Zones’, which are places where it is believed people live to be a 100 or more. She then transitions her thoughts to loneliness and aging, saying “Loneliness kills faster. One of the key factors for well-being or a good life is community, people - friends and family while aging." Read Nuzhat's views on The Art and Science of Living. What are your views? Nuzhat and our readers would like to hear them.
Detlef Palm recalls the saying that "Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell has happened." He goes on to remind us, as The Youth of Yesterday, that It is irrational to hope that youth will - on our terms(!) - correct and fix what we have messed up. Click here.
Pact for the Future adopted by world leaders. With lofty principles and objectives we must remain optimistic that Governments around the world have the will to fully commit resources to implement the fifty-six action points in the document. We urge everyone to read the document and share your comments. Click here
Middle East
A Two-State Solution that Can Work: "The first intelligent and objective proposition that may hold the promise of peace and prosperity in Palestine/Israel , if it ever is seriously considered. Well worth reading , digesting and distributing” says Fouad Kronfol.
Lebanon: 50 children among Lebanon's 558 people killed so far in Israeli attacks says UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon, Ettie Higgins.
Missing You - We join our colleagues throughout the UN system in mourning the two UNHCR staff members killed this week in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. Especially sad is the news that the young child of one of the staff members was also killed. Her husband and older son left in serious condition in hospital.
James P Grant Award : Who said we cannot dream? Kul Gautam exuberantly announces the long awaited James P Grant Award for Child Survival recently established by the Eleanor Crook Foundation a private philanthropic US based organization. Kul recounts an historical perspective when discussions on creating this award were initiated in 1995. This award will remind us all of the legacy JPG left for the world's children.
Lighter Stuff Amid all the gloom and doom, here is something to tickle your funny bone!
Poems for Peace UNICEF has created a platform for kids around the world to explain in their own words the impact of conflict and war on their lives. An End To All Wars
Child mortality rate - 2022: Lou Mendez shares some interesting graphs of Our World in Data from 1800 to 2022.
United Nations Summit of the Future - These are busy days at the UN with the 79th General Assembly, the Summit of the Future and various 'high-level' meetings and summits underway. See the articles our members posted - click here.
United Nations Summit of the Future - These are busy days at the UN with the 79th General Assembly, the Summit of the Future and various 'high-level' meetings and summits underway. See the articles our members posted - click here.
Pact for the Future adopted by world leaders. With lofty principles and objectives we must remain optimistic that Governments around the world have the will to fully commit resources to implement the fifty-six action points in the document. We urge everyone to read the document and share your comments. Click here
Munich Security Council's Sophie Eisentraut / writes “Accusations that the West is guilty of double standards seem omnipresent these days. According to many governments in the so-called Global South, Western states all too frequently deviate from their ostensible foreign policy principles or follow them inconsistently. But criticism of Western double standards has not only become more vocal. It has also become a proxy debate about the value of universal rules and principles as such.” Read "Standard Deviation - Views on Western Double Standards and the Value of International Rules."
Middle East
A Two-State Solution that Can Work: "The first intelligent and objective proposition that may hold the promise of peace and prosperity in Palestine/Israel , if it ever is seriously considered. Well worth reading , digesting and distributing” says Fouad Kronfol.
Lebanon: 50 children among Lebanon's 558 people killed so far in Israeli attacks says UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon, Ettie Higgins.
Gaza: The Principals of the Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) call for a sustained, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in a statement.
Simiak Namazi, son of XUNICEF Baquer Namazi is interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour one year after his release from Iran’s infamous Evin prison where he was held for eight years.
Simiak Namazi, son of XUNICEF Baquer Namazi is interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour one year after his release from Iran’s infamous Evin prison where he was held for eight years.
2025 Reunion in the Philippines Ces Adorna has provided Reunion registration and itinerary details along with critical dates for payments.
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Doreen Lobo
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Excellent tribute to Mother Theressa.
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