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Unknown commented on "Relocate, Adjust, Repeat by Mahesh Patel. Review by Detlef Palm"
2 hours ago
Would the US give up the power of the veto that protects Israel? Would Russia give up that same power to protect the likes of Assad? Would the Chinese leave the South China Sea because a UN body tells them to? The sun did set on the British empire a long time ago and the relevance of France is declining at a more rapid pace than that of the UN.
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Luis Oliveros commented on "Travelling with children: Ken Gibbs"
18 hours ago
You did have an interesting and, at times, funny life!!
Luis Oliveros commented on "Ave Protege De La Lluvia A Su Nido : VideoViral / TikTok"
18 hours ago
Wonderful!!!
Dec 11, 2024
Desisting from ridiculing the UN will not stop it from becoming irrelevant. The only thing that could reverse that would be a few world powers wanting the UN to become relevant. Don't hold your breath.
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Dec 11, 2024
The countries that received the most aid, from UNICEF and others, over the past 50 years did not catch up with the rest of the world - they fell further behind. According to the Nobel Prize winners in economics, good governance is necessary for development, however, the aid system is set up so that countries with poor governance get the most aid. Perhaps these two inconvenient facts would be worth reflecting on leading up to the 80th anniversary.
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Unknown commented on "Relocate, Adjust, Repeat by Mahesh Patel. Review by Detlef Palm"
Dec 10, 2024
sounds like fun - we need to reflect on this - all sounds glorious but verges on the ridiculousness edge and the fast approaching trend of UN becoming almost completely irrelevant.
Editors @ News & Views commented on "Gaza - Report by Amnesty International concludes that Israel is committing genocide : The Guardian"
Dec 10, 2024
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Dec 10, 2024
When will the XUnicef newsletter be sharing Monday's NY Times article confirming that a number of UNRWA staff members were, in fact, senior Hamas fighters, involved in the October 7 massacre?
Dec 9, 2024
Appreciate it with follow up as a tribute to Sashi also:
Shahida, such sisterly sweet sensitivity sent suitably shall support soul searching savour. Still, since separateness seems semi-permanent should similar sentences & suitability smite some similar sadness somehow ? See standardized sublimal scholarly studies still secluded since seasons spent so soundly started September .
Shahida, such sisterly sweet sensitivity sent suitably shall support soul searching savour. Still, since separateness seems semi-permanent should similar sentences & suitability smite some similar sadness somehow ? See standardized sublimal scholarly studies still secluded since seasons spent so soundly started September .
Dec 9, 2024
And the last of the dominos has now fallen..Game over? or Check mate ? or Intermission only ?
Dec 9, 2024
Sorry, I thought that UNICEF was to support governments and communities so children would succeed and be resilient, not the other way round.
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Dec 9, 2024
Barbarism! Breaks my heart . . . my heart goes out to the parents, and children forcibly taken from Ukraine.
Dec 9, 2024
I am very proud of our agency. With support from governments, partners, communities including children, we have persevered, achieved a lot in extreme difficult situations. We have stories of our successes, resilience, courage and limitations/failings . . . it's not all hunky-dory . . . Let's try to look at our work through the lenses of pride and humility and share them . . .
Neena Gupta commented on "A Tribute to the Letter T : Sashi Tharoor"
Dec 8, 2024
Terribly tantalizing!
Paula Claycomb commented on "Graduation Day at the World Maritime University by Franziska von Vietinghoff"
Dec 8, 2024
Wow, Franziska! Like Ute, I knew nothing about the WMU. What a fascinating specialized agency. So few people (well, at least Americans) know much, if anything, about the UN system. This is a lovely article and great photos -- full of happiness ... and a sense of responsibility!
Dec 8, 2024
This song is a very appropriate action that all Heads of State or Government should consider. "What is war for?" has been a lingering question for at least 80 years and when the UN was founded. It seems particularly relevant today, the second Sunday of Advent, where people are encouraged to pray for peace. Will the Notre Dam re-dedication and the meetings there help that 2025 will stop the war in the Ukraine? Let's continue to hope and pray.
Dec 8, 2024
Lovely answer from the current EXDIR. Very encouraging,
Unknown commented on "Graduation Day at the World Maritime University by Franziska von Vietinghoff"
Dec 8, 2024
Very, very interesting, dear Franziska. Thank you so much for sharing this insight information about the WMU with us.
Since you attended this year's graduation ceremony and did capture so many joyful moments with the graduates in your photos, your contribution becomes so lively. I was entirely unaware about the WMU about which I never did hear anything. I will share it with my friends.
Since you attended this year's graduation ceremony and did capture so many joyful moments with the graduates in your photos, your contribution becomes so lively. I was entirely unaware about the WMU about which I never did hear anything. I will share it with my friends.
Shahida Azfar commented on "From the Editors - Week of 1 to 8 December 2024"
Dec 7, 2024
Fouad you can beat Shashi Taroor any time😆
Dec 7, 2024
Well said. Education: simple yet complex. It seems when Education is under threat people revert to the basics which are often too simplistic to fully address the issues at hand. And Education like any other offering gets better and worse as economic divides increase across nations and regions. Love the final paragraph.
Dec 7, 2024
Dear Tom and friends of children,
I want to whole heartedly congratulate our dear former colleagues for their initiative to make the past proud history of UNICEF and its outstanding achievements well known to the existing staff and hopefully to the whole world. I would particularly like to endorse the last para of the letter to the EXD which stated:
We know that many former and retired UNICEF colleagues share our concern and wish. If helpful, they would be happy to contribute to the mission to instill a sense of pride in UNICEF's past as the organization embarks on preparing bold and visionary plans to build a better future for the world’s children.
As the special thematically focused issues of News and Views has demonstrated our group can make very useful contributions to this idea.
The letter provides adequate reason to encourage the present management to take the suggestion seriously. For what it is worth, I like to add a few words based on my own experience.
When I returned to UNICEF in 1984 I was given the task of drafting the paper on CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT. This challenging assignment prompted me to work closely with international NGOs engaged in drafting the inspiring UN Charter on Rights of Children. It was when UNICEF and its visionary ED James Grant got involved, the third world got became actively engaged and the slow moving drafting process gained momentum.
At that time the existing IT technology was not applied widely. As a consequence much knowledge gained through practise was not used in enriching policy and improving practise. At end of the two years of study, I came across some material on work done in promoting the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON CHILD RIGHTS. Much of the time and energy our team spent could have been saved if we had been aware of the outstanding work done across the globe to mark the year this event was celebrated.
Another modest idea is not only to make the information available to present and future UNICEF people, but also to governments and international NGOs that played a key partnership role in many of the pioneering initiatives. For example, it was Sweden's humanitarian leader, Nils Thidin, who came up with the energizing concept of children as zones of peace. By involving these partners, particularly country leaders and NGO activists, they can share the glory and help sustain and build on the knowledge gained.
I hope other friends and colleagues will come forward and contribute to a vibrant history project.
Baquer Namazi
I want to whole heartedly congratulate our dear former colleagues for their initiative to make the past proud history of UNICEF and its outstanding achievements well known to the existing staff and hopefully to the whole world. I would particularly like to endorse the last para of the letter to the EXD which stated:
We know that many former and retired UNICEF colleagues share our concern and wish. If helpful, they would be happy to contribute to the mission to instill a sense of pride in UNICEF's past as the organization embarks on preparing bold and visionary plans to build a better future for the world’s children.
As the special thematically focused issues of News and Views has demonstrated our group can make very useful contributions to this idea.
The letter provides adequate reason to encourage the present management to take the suggestion seriously. For what it is worth, I like to add a few words based on my own experience.
When I returned to UNICEF in 1984 I was given the task of drafting the paper on CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT. This challenging assignment prompted me to work closely with international NGOs engaged in drafting the inspiring UN Charter on Rights of Children. It was when UNICEF and its visionary ED James Grant got involved, the third world got became actively engaged and the slow moving drafting process gained momentum.
At that time the existing IT technology was not applied widely. As a consequence much knowledge gained through practise was not used in enriching policy and improving practise. At end of the two years of study, I came across some material on work done in promoting the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON CHILD RIGHTS. Much of the time and energy our team spent could have been saved if we had been aware of the outstanding work done across the globe to mark the year this event was celebrated.
Another modest idea is not only to make the information available to present and future UNICEF people, but also to governments and international NGOs that played a key partnership role in many of the pioneering initiatives. For example, it was Sweden's humanitarian leader, Nils Thidin, who came up with the energizing concept of children as zones of peace. By involving these partners, particularly country leaders and NGO activists, they can share the glory and help sustain and build on the knowledge gained.
I hope other friends and colleagues will come forward and contribute to a vibrant history project.
Baquer Namazi
Bertie Mendis commented on "Comments We Received from Readers 30 November to 7 December 2024"
Dec 7, 2024
Thank you Carol for an excellent analysis and comments on the status of education and on the need for urgent corrective actions.
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