As UNRRA closed, many of its staff joined UNICEF, just as they had earlier shifted from work with NGOs or mission organizations to UNRRA. For them it was not so much a career change as a continuation of the same humanitarian mission. In UNICEF they often took up key positions.
One key figure who did not come directly, but returned later was Jim Grant who along with his first wife, Ethel, worked for UNRRA when she joined him in China after he left the army. You can read more of their story in "Jim - Before We Met" which I wrote for this series I wrote in June 2021.
The list below is in alphabetic order by surname. Each made important contributions to UNICEF.
The stories of some of those listed will appear later in this series. If you spot missing names, please let me know.
UNRRA Staff Who Joined UNICEF
- Dr. Berislav Borcic
- Newton Bowles
- Alfred Davidson
- Helen Drummond
- Dr. Leo Eloesser
- Dr. Martha May Eliot
- Jim Grant
- Perry Hanson
- Brian Jones
- Emrys Reynolds (Jack) Jones
- Spurgeon "Sam" Keeny
- Alain McBain
- Tony Meager
- Ludwik Rajchman
- Angela Sinclair-Loutit
- Dr. Kenneth Sinclair-Loutit
There are likely many others. If you see a missing name, please let me know.
I certainly remember Newton Bowles
ReplyDeleteI recall when I worked in EMOPS in the 90s - Newton would be around visiting and he had. work station where he would come write think pieces. He was on a 1 dollar contract. Quite different from retirees most of my career who came back and charged up to 500 or 700 or more USD per day to do tasks - help write CPDs, PPP training, and being OIC. I always thought that was shameless. Newton had some pride and would not stoop to sticking it to UNICEF for 500 or 700 USD per day. I admired that.
DeleteYes, Newton was definitely one of UNICEF's greats and a real gentleman scholar. If you can lay hands on a copy, his book "The Diplomacy of Hope: the United Nations since the Cold War" is a great read. He also published two books of poetry and was also well-known for his paintings. He also a founder of the Group of 78, Canada's think-tank on foreign policy . We all miss him. Tom
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