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| Ann M. Veneman became UNICEF's fifth Executive Director on 1 May 2005. |
Five major child advocates: Children's rights are everybody's responsibility
20 November 2009 - On the anniversary of twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - the most ratified human...
Remarks of Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director
Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the CRC
Twenty years later: Progress being made for children but much more work lies ahead
19 November 2009 – The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a universal standard for building a better world – a world in which the best...
Future generations in jeopardy unless urgent efforts are made to tackle malnutrition
16 November 2009 – Today, nearly 200 million children under the age of five who live in the developing world suffer from stunted growth as a...
UNICEF Executive Director raises child health and child rights in Mali
NEW YORK, 9 November, 2009 - On a three day trip to Mali, UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman met with Government officials, visited...
NEW YORK, 28 October 2009 - " UNICEF is outraged at the attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul which has killed five UN staff and...
World Food Day: More than One Billion People Suffering from Hunger
By Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, 15 October 2009 - On this World Food Day more than one billion people are suffering from...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
NEW YORK, 16 October 2009 - "Children who grow up in poverty face many obstacles that can prevent them from reaching their full potential...
DRC Chronicles: Being Shunned by Rape
By Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, 24 September 2009 - During my recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
Her Majesty Queen Rania and Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director visit Girls' School in East Harlem
NEW YORK, 21 September 2009 - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman today met with...
Lost Innocence and Hope Amid a Senseless War
By Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, 16 September 2009: During a 2006 trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman on the death of 12-year-old Child Bride from Yemen
NEW YORK, 14 September 2009 - "It was with great sadness that we learned of the untimely death of 12-year-old Fawziya Youssef from Yemen...
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman statement on the passing of Norman Borlaug
NEW YORK, 13 September 2009 – “Nobel laureate, Norman Borlaug, dedicated his life to finding ways to end hunger and help feed the world...
UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman defends UNICEF’s voice for children in Sri Lanka
NEW YORK, 7 September 2009 – “UNICEF is extremely concerned and disappointed with the Sri Lankan Government’s decision to expel UNICEF’s chief of communications...
UNICEF Executive Director visits Dungu, a community terrorized by the LRA
LONDON, 31 August, 2009 - On the final day of her five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman met...
UNICEF Executive Director calls for peace and security for the people of eastern DRC
Goma, DRC, 29 August 2009 – On her second day in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF Executive Director...
UNICEF Executive Director decries continued rape and violence against women and children in the DRC
BUKAVU, DRC, 27 August 2009 - UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman met with victims of rape and violence in the eastern provinces of the Democratic...
UNICEF Executive Director announces $500,000 for social protection programs in The Republic of the Congo
BRAZZAVILLE, The Republic of the Congo, 24 August 2009 – UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, in her visit to The Republic of the Congo...
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Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
NEW YORK, 9 August 2009 – “In many places, indigenous people are among the most vulnerable and marginalized members of their societies...
A Treasure Chest of Hope for Children Impacted by Disasters and War
By Ann M. Veneman, 5 August 2009 -Last March on a visit to Gaza after the region was devastated by constant bombing and conflict, I toured a...
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman visits Syrian Arab Republic
DAMASCUS, 29 June 2009 – On the first visit ever of a UNICEF Executive Director to the Syrian Arab Republic, Ann M. Veneman met with Syrian President...
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman lecture: ECOSOC on-line lecture series
Since 1990, the base year for the Millennium Development Goals, an estimated 10 million women have died from complications related to...
Leading the Way to Make Mothers Day Every Day
By Ann M. Veneman and Donna Shalala, 6 May 2009 - On this Mother's Day, we celebrate the women around the world who gave us life. We appreciate...
Window closing on chance to push polio ‘The Final Inch’ towards eradication
NEW YORK, 3 April 2009 – More than 50 years after the discovery of the first safe and effective polio vaccine, the window is closing on the...
Executive Director calls for stronger protection for Palestinian and Israeli children
JERUSALEM, 9 March 2009 – UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman concluded a four-day visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territory and...
On 'Red Hand Day', children call for an end to their forced use in conflict
NEW YORK, USA, 13 February 2009 – Children from 101 countries have appealed to international leaders to take stronger action to end the use of child soldiers.
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14 September 2009: Executive Director Ann M. Veneman’s opening statement at the UNICEF Executive Board’s second regular session of 2009.
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31 August 2009: UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman's visit with survivors of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo. VIDEO high | low
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