Ken Gibbs commented on "Oh, dear ! Are we all going MAD ? : Ken Gibbs"
1 hour ago
The URL: https://www.atomicarchive.com/almanac/broken-arrows/index.html in the description above, seems to be missing its 'link'. If you are wanting to see The Broken Arrow document, copy the URL into your browser's address pane and press 'Enter'. It gives me indigestion whenever I read that document.
I apologise for this oversight, as I think I didn't proofread the original document with sufficient care.
I apologise for this oversight, as I think I didn't proofread the original document with sufficient care.
Unknown commented on "Mini Reunion - Manila, The Phillipines : Steve Umemoto"
10 hours ago
Mary, Mary my dear,
Says Steve grinning ear to ear,
Was it only last year,
Or more like 40 I fear?
Instead of coffee we had beer,
It was in Manila right here,
And abundantly clear,
My favourite posting you hear,
That brought me pleasure sheer
But also a nostalgic tear.
Then a younger professional peer,
Now as a retiree I appear,
Physically far but emotionally near,
Such reunions bring us much cheer.
Instead of coffee we had beer,
Says Steve grinning ear to ear,
Was it only last year,
Or more like 40 I fear?
Instead of coffee we had beer,
It was in Manila right here,
And abundantly clear,
My favourite posting you hear,
That brought me pleasure sheer
But also a nostalgic tear.
Then a younger professional peer,
Now as a retiree I appear,
Physically far but emotionally near,
Such reunions bring us much cheer.
Instead of coffee we had beer,
Unknown commented on "The Development Aid Industry: Boom and Bust / Detlef Palm"
Yesterday
A remarkable critique of a subject which is very current and should interest and concern all our readers. DP is one of the few colleagues who is abreast of happenings in the UN and UNICEF and we should be thrilled that his contributions are lucid, well formulated and to the point. That he finds fault in many areas of UNicef actions is a tribute to his professionalism and acumen for digging into its documentation with due diligence.our Google analytics showed that more than 740 persons clicked on the article. Amazing that there are only three comments made so far in our Blog/Digest. Is it lethargy, or don’t people care to pen their views ? Fouad
Fouad commented on "Oh, dear ! Are we all going MAD ? : Ken Gibbs"
Yesterday
Yes indeed we are all going mad,
It must be something bad
Of course and totally sad,
So what can I add?
If A-bombs we all had,
As if it is the new fad,
Would we smirk or gad,
Like a drunken lad,
Lying half naked on his pad,
Thinking how will I tell my Dad,
I need some money, just a tad,
Or maybe a thick wad?
It must be something bad
Of course and totally sad,
So what can I add?
If A-bombs we all had,
As if it is the new fad,
Would we smirk or gad,
Like a drunken lad,
Lying half naked on his pad,
Thinking how will I tell my Dad,
I need some money, just a tad,
Or maybe a thick wad?
Unknown commented on "Brevity is the Soul of Wit"
Yesterday
An agency for children is 80 years old.
Humanitarian aid , is aid well paid.
Humanitarian aid , is aid well paid.
2 days ago
It doesn’t take an aid agency to deworm a child. According to Kristoff, aid agencies can do this for $1 per child and year. According to the UNICEF supply catalogue, the medicament costs less than $ 0.04. Given that in any country aid agencies still rely on the local health authorities and their staff to do anything, the ‘mark-up’ of 96% taken by aid agencies does not seem justified.
Rohini de silva commented on "A novel approach to performance appraisal : Richard Bridle"
Jun 18, 2025
“Hope”👍🏽
Mary Racelis commented on "Mini Reunion - Manila, The Phillipines : Steve Umemoto"
Jun 17, 2025
It was great to see you again, Steve, in your old stamping grounds, Manila, bringing together the UNICEF gang of that memorable era. Wonderful to have the pictures. We had a happy time catching up and relishing the great pot luck dishes contributed by everyone. It was a hugely successful participatory process. For those of us who had been part of the February XUNICEF reunionorganizing team, what a relief to be able just to sit, relax and have no worries about what might go wrong! Here nothing did.
RAFAH AZIZ commented on "Mini Reunion - Manila, The Phillipines : Steve Umemoto"
Jun 17, 2025
Thank you Steve for sharing the beautiful pictures and wonderful thoughts about past and present Philippines Unicef office work and team. I am sending my regards and a thank you again to Ces and Mary for the most amazing and most successful Manila reunion in February . Salute to all friends xunicef group and team of organisers . Rafah
Jun 16, 2025
Hi Niloufar,
I hope you're well. Many thanks for sharing the photo! Also including Raymond Naimy (next to RR); and ... gosh, senior moment.... the Sudanese doctor (wearing glasses behind you) who was Unicef MENA regional health adviser at that time; and Reza Hosseini, on the right edge of the photo (my truck-loading partner - see below).
Not just 'Iran 1990s' but very specifically taken in Tehran just before the joint Unicef-WHO team left overland for Baghdad from Tehran via Bakhtaran, to accompany trucks of paediatric drugs and supplies to Baghdad and thereafter to make as good an assessment as they could of the health situation of/impacts of the war on Iraqi women and children.
This appears to be a photo of members of the Unicef part of the team, plus Unicef Tehran staffers (including you!!) and the DRD (NF!) - if I recall correctly, I might also have been acting rep for Unicef Iran at that point??
The Hosseini brothers (Reza and Hamid) and I had worked together for several days previously at the Red Crescent warehouses to pack the supplies onto trucks, and to paint large UN letters on top of the tarpaulins on the trucks - so that the US/Coalition forces wouldn't bomb them. (As it was the week of Nowruz, there were no Red Crescent workers available to help us).
The supplies had arrived at Tehran in two Unicef-chartered planes, which we met with members of the Iranian military, who helped unload the cargo onto trucks that were then driven to the Red Crescent warehouses.
On 13 February, as the joint team was preparing to leave, we learned that the US air force had bombed the Al Amiriyah air-raid shelter in Baghdad, killing over 400 civilians, many of them children. We were all stunned. Of course, it put the continuation of the mission into doubt. But it was rapidly decided to go ahead (I can't remember the details, but I think this must have involved us getting back in touch with NYHQ and their contacting the US govt/military to ensure the team could still proceed).
So that means the photo was taken on 13 or 14 February 1991.
Though it was Nowruz, the government people Reza and I met in Foreign Affairs, Security, Transport etc were all tremendously supportive. When I had first asked if we could fly in the supplies to onforward to Iraq (a mere couple of years after the end of the Iran-Iraq war), the senior official in foreign affairs said, without hesitation, "Of course. We have no enemies who are children". That was a truly memorable statement!
A footnote: A few days into the truck-loading, I freaked out the NYHQ MENA desk - Stewart McNab was on the other end of the line - by telling them we couldn't find any blue paint for the 'UN' letters on the trucks, so we had to use pink paint. A definite no-no as far as the Coalition air force would be concerned. After their freak-out, I told them the truth - the letters were painted in blue.....
As you can see, you brought back a few memories with this one!
Take care and all warmest wishes,
Nigel
I hope you're well. Many thanks for sharing the photo! Also including Raymond Naimy (next to RR); and ... gosh, senior moment.... the Sudanese doctor (wearing glasses behind you) who was Unicef MENA regional health adviser at that time; and Reza Hosseini, on the right edge of the photo (my truck-loading partner - see below).
Not just 'Iran 1990s' but very specifically taken in Tehran just before the joint Unicef-WHO team left overland for Baghdad from Tehran via Bakhtaran, to accompany trucks of paediatric drugs and supplies to Baghdad and thereafter to make as good an assessment as they could of the health situation of/impacts of the war on Iraqi women and children.
This appears to be a photo of members of the Unicef part of the team, plus Unicef Tehran staffers (including you!!) and the DRD (NF!) - if I recall correctly, I might also have been acting rep for Unicef Iran at that point??
The Hosseini brothers (Reza and Hamid) and I had worked together for several days previously at the Red Crescent warehouses to pack the supplies onto trucks, and to paint large UN letters on top of the tarpaulins on the trucks - so that the US/Coalition forces wouldn't bomb them. (As it was the week of Nowruz, there were no Red Crescent workers available to help us).
The supplies had arrived at Tehran in two Unicef-chartered planes, which we met with members of the Iranian military, who helped unload the cargo onto trucks that were then driven to the Red Crescent warehouses.
On 13 February, as the joint team was preparing to leave, we learned that the US air force had bombed the Al Amiriyah air-raid shelter in Baghdad, killing over 400 civilians, many of them children. We were all stunned. Of course, it put the continuation of the mission into doubt. But it was rapidly decided to go ahead (I can't remember the details, but I think this must have involved us getting back in touch with NYHQ and their contacting the US govt/military to ensure the team could still proceed).
So that means the photo was taken on 13 or 14 February 1991.
Though it was Nowruz, the government people Reza and I met in Foreign Affairs, Security, Transport etc were all tremendously supportive. When I had first asked if we could fly in the supplies to onforward to Iraq (a mere couple of years after the end of the Iran-Iraq war), the senior official in foreign affairs said, without hesitation, "Of course. We have no enemies who are children". That was a truly memorable statement!
A footnote: A few days into the truck-loading, I freaked out the NYHQ MENA desk - Stewart McNab was on the other end of the line - by telling them we couldn't find any blue paint for the 'UN' letters on the trucks, so we had to use pink paint. A definite no-no as far as the Coalition air force would be concerned. After their freak-out, I told them the truth - the letters were painted in blue.....
As you can see, you brought back a few memories with this one!
Take care and all warmest wishes,
Nigel
Jun 16, 2025
So happy to see this picture with so many great people and so many wonderful memories
Jun 16, 2025
Wonderful memories. Bilge Bassani
Luis Oliveros commented on "First Solo Exhibition "Metropolis" 24 June to 12 July NOHO Gallery : Vassilina Dikidjeva"
Jun 16, 2025
I liked it at first sight. Then, after a thorough look and some thinking, I liked it in a different way. Congratulations for an interesting work. I would take it as a step in your artistic direction. Next step would be the result of evolution. Incidentally, anonymity is good, it is actually what everyone looks for when going to the big city
Jun 15, 2025
Agreed! I really like your work, and I LOVE NY! I look forward to visiting the gallery
Paula Claycomb commented on "Unicef’s Ambassador Sebastião Salgado - A Tribute : Ellen Tolmie / PassBlue"
Jun 15, 2025
What a lovely tribute, Ellen! I had the good fortune of meeting Sebastião Salgado when I worked in the Brazil Country Office in the late 1990s. You knew him far better than I, and revealed many details of his life that make him and his work even more meaningful. Thank you.
Jun 15, 2025
James Elder is stellar. It is heartbreaking to follow him but a must. I wish we as citizens had more influence on our governments that are complicit by arming the Israeli army and terrorist governments.
Karin Sham Poo commented on "Myra Rudin and Sylvia Roth Meet-up at Grand Central's Oyster Bar"
Jun 14, 2025
So happy to see both of you
Jun 14, 2025
Marvellous paintings! You are fighting against and overcoming the anonymity of modern cities. Bravo!
Unknown commented on "Catherine Russell's Opening Remarks at the Executive Board"
Jun 14, 2025
The lowest point so far on USA and UNICEF EXBRD.
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