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'''PHM South Australia''' launched in September 2004. See the [[SA:Main Page|SA Main Page]] for a short report. | '''PHM South Australia''' launched in September 2004. See the [[SA:Main Page|SA Main Page]] for a short report. | ||
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| + | == Campaign to defend UNICEF's mission to defend children == | ||
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| + | In May 2005 Ms Ann Veneman, former US Secretary of Agriculture, will take | ||
| + | office as the Executive Director of UNICEF. Her nomination, negotiated | ||
| + | secretly by the UN Secretary General with the US Government and rapidly | ||
| + | approved by UNICEF's Executive Committee, has alarmed public health | ||
| + | advocates around the world. Ms. Veneman has no background in public health, | ||
| + | children's welfare, or the rights of disadvantaged people. Her history as | ||
| + | an advocate for agribusiness, both as a private lawyer and in government, | ||
| + | is characterized by privileging private profit above the public good. | ||
| + | Applied at UNICEF, this will be a disaster for the world's children. | ||
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| + | PLEASE SIGN ON to the People's Health Movement's Letter of Concern | ||
| + | detailing our reservations about the appointment of Ms. Veneman and the | ||
| + | appointment process. To read the letter and sign on, go to | ||
| + | [http://www.saveunicef.org/ www.saveunicef.org] Thank you for defending UNICEF's mission. | ||
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| + | For more information contact [mailto:phm@hesperian.org phm@hesperian.org] | ||
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