Gautam Banerji shares an artistic achievement as his cyanotype "The Old Textile Mill" has been selected for the Fifth International Print Biennale 2025 in Yerevan. In "The Old Textile Mill" he shares his evocative images capturing desolation and abandonment, while reflecting on this alternative photo print medium that allows for remarkable creativity and self-expression.
Our Columnists
Ramesh Shrestha examines the complex landscape of global cooperation in "Uncertainty of Multi-laterism". He explores how various multilateral organizations—from the UN to regional bodies like ASEAN and NATO—contribute to human development while facing criticism for often opaque policies.
Ken Gibbs continues his entertaining Cold War series with "Oh dear, are we all going MAD"? This time he delves into nuclear "events" and accidents, including a 1950 incident in British Columbia, with his characteristic mix of historical research and wry humor about humanity's nuclear follies.
UN / UNICEF
The UN Health and Life Insurance Section announces upcoming changes to health insurance plans for ASHI participants, with an online information session scheduled for June 24th covering changes to Aetna PPO, Anthem PPO, and Cigna Dental PPO plans.
Catherine Russell in the wake of the latest phase of the Israel Iran war issued a statement on the alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East, condemning attacks that killed and injured children in residential areas and calling for maximum restraint from all parties to protect civilians, particularly children.
James Elder, UNICEF's global spokesperson, delivers a searing eyewitness account from Gaza in "Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza", urging Israel to allow UN and aid agencies to resume full-scale humanitarian operations. He describes the tragic death of 13-year-old Abed Al Rahman and condemns the current militarized aid distribution system as unsafe and inadequate.
Day of the African Child - Osama Khogali Makkawi marks June 16th by highlighting that Africa is home to 627 million children under 18, projected to reach nearly 1 billion by 2050-2055, meaning 40% of the world's children will be African.
Kul Gautam shares Nicholas Kristof's compelling New York Times piece "The One Global Problem That's Easy to Fix", which argues that combating malnutrition is solvable and affordable with proven interventions like deworming pills and therapeutic foods, yet lacks sufficient political will and funding.
History
Niloufar Pourzand shared a photo from Tehran in 1991 which jogged the memories of several of those who were there. "Recalling a Mission Amid the Bombs - Tehran to Baghdad, February 1991," tells the fascinating story of the joint UNICEF-WHO emergency mission to Iraq during the Gulf War.
Issues
Laws and children
An investigative piece shared by Lou Mendez from The 19th examines "Nowhere in the world to run" - how the Hague Abduction Convention, originally designed to protect children, is increasingly being used by allegedly abusive fathers to reclaim children from mothers who fled abusive situations.
Mini-Reunions
Steve Umemoto shares his heartwarming mini reunion in Manila and describes as "one of the best UNICEF teams anywhere" - a group of about 20 staff who worked closely together on the fifth floor of the National Economic Development Authority building.
Lighter Stuff
Richard Bridle shares "A novel approach to performance appraisal" and Doreen Lobo offers us some brilliant puns in "Brevity is the Soul of Wit"
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