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United Nations General Assembly Honours UNICEF at 60

Who:  
Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director
Doly Akter, Youth Representative from Bangladesh
Reading of statement from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

What: 
Special Commemorative Meeting of the UN General Assembly marking UNICEF’s 60th anniversary.

Where: 
UN General Assembly Hall
United Nations
New York, NY

When:  
9:45 – 11:15 am, December 8, 2006

Why:
To celebrate UNICEF’s 60th anniversary, the General Assembly will hold a special meeting honouring the agency. Special guests will include UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Redgrave and her son, Carlo Nero, and former UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy.


This event is open to UN-accredited media.

For further information please contact:

Kate Donovan, UNICEF, (1 212) 326 7452, kdonovan@unicef.org


 

 
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