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UNICEF mourns the death of Eve Curie Labouisse
NEW YORK, 25 October 2007 – UNICEF is saddened to learn of the death of Eve Curie Labouisse on Monday 22 October. Mrs. Labouisse was 102 at the time of her death.
UNICEF mourns death of staff member
NEW YORK, 20 February, 2007 - UNICEF is mourning the tragic loss of staff member Maria-Solange Auteri, 32, who died Friday in New York after suffering a sudden and unexpected brain aneurysm.
UNICEF mourns loss of staff member in Kenya
NEW YORK/NAIROBI, 4 December 2006 – UNICEF expressed deep sorrow at the death of staff member Patrick Macharia on December 3rd in Kenya.
Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director on death of WHO chief Dr. Lee Jong-wook
NEW YORK, 22 May 2006 - "Dr. Lee was truly a champion for children’s health. We mourn his loss and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones and colleagues.
“Dr. Lee will be remembered for his intelligence, creativity and extraordinary commitment to improving health around the world.
“He was a great man, a brilliant leader and a wonderful friend. He will be greatly missed.”
UNICEF Offers Sympathies After Death of First Lady of Nigeria
NEW YORK, 24 October 2005 - UNICEF expressed deep regret today at the passing of Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, the First Lady of Nigeria, who died on Sunday after undergoing surgery.
UNICEF mourns death of Dick Heyward
NEW YORK, 4 August 2005 – UNICEF today mourned the passing of Dick Heyward, a beloved and influential senior statesman for UNICEF for more than 30 years. Heyward, who retired from UNICEF in 1981, died Wednesday in Long Island, New York, after a long illness. He was 90 years old.
UNICEF calls Pope John Paul "great friend of children"
MANILA / NEW YORK, 2 April 2005 - UNICEF said the world's children lost one of their greatest friends today as the organization mourned the passing of Pope John Paul II.
UNICEF mourns loss of staff member in Baghdad blast
NEW YORK, 19 August 2003 – UNICEF expressed deep sorrow at the deaths of United Nations staff members today, including one of its own, in the blast at UN headquarters in Baghdad. The UNICEF Programme Coordinator in Iraq, Mr. Christopher Klein-Beekman, age 32, was killed when the blast tore through the main UN facility in Baghdad. Mr. Klein-Beekman held a senior position in Iraq and was Officer-in-Charge for UNICEF at the time of his death.
Funeral service held for UNICEF staff member killed in Baghdad
COURTENAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 31 AUGUST 2003 – The funeral of Chris Klein-Beekman, the Canadian serving as UNICEF programme coordinator in Iraq when he was killed by last week’s bomb explosion at UN headquarters in Baghdad, was held today at the Comox Recreation Centre, near his parents’ hometown of Courtenay on Vancouver Island.
