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Press Centre
Media advisory
Bellamy begins whistle-stop journey across Africa
UNICEF Chief to Spotlight Immunization, AIDS, Girls’ Education,
and Drought
GENEVA / NEW YORK, 19 November 2002 – Carol Bellamy, Executive
Director of UNICEF, begins a five-nation tour of Africa this week, during
which she will spotlight a series of major issues confronting children
on the continent and around the world.
Bellamy’s trip will focus on child immunization rates, children
orphaned by AIDS, the education gap affecting girls, and the growing
drought crisis in the Horn of Africa. Her journey will encompass stops
and activities in:
- Senegal Sunday 17 November – Thursday 21 November
Dakar: Launch of the new WHO/World Bank/UNICEF report, The State of
the World’s Vaccines and Immunization, on Wednesday 20 November
- Also: Board meeting of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization,
chaired by Ms. Bellamy
- Europe Friday 22 November – Monday 25 November
Paris: UNICEF-UNESCO joint meeting on education, Monday 25 November
- Ghana Tuesday 26 November June – Wednesday 27 November
Accra: Regional meeting with UNICEF offices from West and Central
Africa
- Namibia Thursday 28 November – Friday 29 November
Windhoek: Regional conference on Orphans and Vulnerable Children,
Bellamy speech and press conference on Friday 29 November
- Tanzania Saturday 30 November – Thursday 4 December
Kisaraw: Visit to girls’ education initiatives in this local
district, 30 November
Dar-es-Salaam: Participate in World AIDS Day events, 1 December
- Also in Dar: Bellamy will announce a major campaign for girls’
education in front of African Education Ministers (MINEDAF), Tuesday
3 December
- Ethiopia Thursday 5 December – Saturday 7 December
Addis Ababa: Tour of drought-affected regions; meetings with national
leaders
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For further information, please contact:
Alfred Ironside, UNICEF
Media, New York (212) 326-7261
Wivina Belmonte, UNICEF Media,
Geneva (4122) 909-5509
Madeline Eisner, UNICEF Media,
Nairobi (2542) 622-214
Margharita Amodeo, UNICEF Media,
Abidjan (2250) 501-1319
Angela Walker, UNICEF Media,
Addis Ababa (251-1 515155 x251 )
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