What IS YOUR NAME and your last assignment with UNICEF?
Horst Max Cerni, Senior Public Affairs Officer, NY HQHow old do you feel?
My wife suggests I should switch the number and be 19.
Easier said than done, but my body insists I am 91.
Where do you live?
In Christiansted, St.Croix, US Virgin Islands
What book do you currently read?
"No Great Mischief" by Alistair MacLeod
Where do you live?
In Christiansted, St.Croix, US Virgin Islands
What book do you currently read?
"No Great Mischief" by Alistair MacLeod
(Actually, I have been reading it - on and off - for three years, but not recently. It is very difficult, since my eyesight is failing and I have to use an enlargement glass)
If you could travel without restrictions, where would you go?
There are many places I would like to go back to, but also several that our colleagues have described and which sound intriguing, Off hand, I would say Easter Island, Hawaii and New York, of course.
Your best experience with UNICEF?
Each posting was good, but Santiago was special, and we were able to travel the country and make many friends,
Your biggest challenge when working for UNICEF?
Not being able to develop the advocacy program and fund raising potential with Goodwill Ambassadors further. Also, I had hoped that UNICEF would follow up on the Olympic Truce arrangement with the International Olympic Committee.
What is your biggest fear, in relation to the future of children? What is your greatest hope, in relation to children?
Fear: Statistics show that children are not recognized as our future and suffer the most in conflicts.
If you could travel without restrictions, where would you go?
There are many places I would like to go back to, but also several that our colleagues have described and which sound intriguing, Off hand, I would say Easter Island, Hawaii and New York, of course.
Your best experience with UNICEF?
Each posting was good, but Santiago was special, and we were able to travel the country and make many friends,
Your biggest challenge when working for UNICEF?
Not being able to develop the advocacy program and fund raising potential with Goodwill Ambassadors further. Also, I had hoped that UNICEF would follow up on the Olympic Truce arrangement with the International Olympic Committee.
What is your biggest fear, in relation to the future of children? What is your greatest hope, in relation to children?
Fear: Statistics show that children are not recognized as our future and suffer the most in conflicts.
Hope: That the UN and UNICEF will survive and get stronger.
What is one piece of advice you would wish to give to the UNICEF Executive Director? Emphasize with national leaders the agreements they have signed to respect children's rights and to give their services priorities.
What is one piece of advice you would wish to give to the UNICEF Executive Director? Emphasize with national leaders the agreements they have signed to respect children's rights and to give their services priorities.
Do you have any suggestions to improve xUNICEF - content, format, ideas, etc..?
I like the format and the links. It might be good to add a "LIKE" feature as in FB.
Your e-mail (optional) :horst.cerni@gmail.com
Thanks Horst - this is a text book example of how to submit a XUNICEF article. Keep sharing with us as you enrich this blog and defy the stereotypes of age. Have a great day!
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