Portraits de l'UNICEF
Ishmael Beah Activity Highlights
2008 . November . At the United Nations in New York, at the Universal Children's Day Meeting on Children in Armed Conflict, Ishmael Beah and two other former child soldiers, Grace Akallo and Kon Kelei, launched the Network of Young People Affected by War (NYPAW). (Newsline)
2008 . June . At Pace University in New York, Mr. Beah was video-taped by CNN for a CNN and UNICEF global broadcast "The Survival Project: Saving One Child at a Time." This feature was aired on CNN (USA) and CNN International on the eve of the G8 Summit. (CNN)
2008 . April . In Jamaica, on his first UNICEF mission, Mr. Beah visited communities where children's lives are disrupted by crime and gang conflict. (Newsline)
2008 . January . In Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (25-27 January) Mr. Beah spoke on 'Journeys of Change.' He was introduced by UNICEF Executive Director, Ms. Ann Veneman.
2007 . October . At the United Nations in New York, at the presentation of the 10-Year Strategic Review of The Machel Study, Mr. Beah addressed the assembly and participated in press conference with senior UN officials. (Newsline)
2007 . June . In Wismar, Germany, Mr. Beah participated in the Junior 8 Summit with a reading from this memoir. (Newsline)
2007 . February . In Paris, Mr. Beah spoke at the International Conference on Children in Armed Conflict. (Newsline)
2006 . August . In Hiroshima and Kyoto, Japan, Mr. Beah was the keynote speaker and gave the "Call to Action" at the Religions for Peace Youth Assembly. (Newsline)
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| In the violence-prone Trenchtown community, in Kingston, Jamaica, Ishmael Beah plays play football with local youths. (April 2008) |
