PHA-Exchange> New UNICEF Exec.Dir. --Save UNICEF !!

[Tawnia Queen]

CAMPAIGN TO DEFEND UNICEF'S MISSION TO DEFEND CHILDREN!

In May 2005 Ms. Ann Veneman, former US Secretary of Agriculture, will take 
office as the Executive Director of UNICEF. Her nomination, negotiated 
secretly by the UN Secretary General with the US Government and rapidly 
approved by UNICEF's Executive Committee, has alarmed public health 
advocates around the world. Ms. Veneman has no background in public health, 
children's welfare, or the rights of disadvantaged people. Her history as 
an advocate for agribusiness, both as a private lawyer and in government, 
is characterized by privileging private profit above the public good. 
Applied at UNICEF, this will be a disaster for the world's children.

PLEASE SIGN ON to the People's Health Movement's Letter of Concern 
detailing our reservations about the appointment of Ms. Veneman and the 
appointment process. To read the letter and sign on, go to 
<http://www.saveunicef.org/> Thank you for defending UNICEF's mission.


For more information, contact: phm at hesperian.org



30,000 children will die in the next 24 hours from preventable diseases.
Click www.TheMillionSignatureCampaign.org , to join a campaign that demands
HEALTH FOR ALL NOW !
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Tawnia Queen
International Publications Associate
Hesperian Foundation -- Publishing for Community Health and Empowerment
1919 Addison Street, #304
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
Phone: 510-845-1447, ext. 219   Fax: 510-845-9141
E-mail: tawnia at hesperian.org    http://www.hesperian.org
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