“When I see that list (of goals), at all times I am thinking of ways that the methods, tools and sheer power of the scientific enterprise can resolve those problems”, Tyson, July 2010.

Listen to Dr. Tyson as he speaks on HIV/Aids and Cultural Attitudes; the Possibility of Asteroids colliding with earth in the Indian Ocean – where does the responsibility for action lay;  children as natural creators, investigators, scientists; the importance of science literacy……

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is the first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium.

Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia.

Tyson’s professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way. Tyson obtains his data from the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as from telescopes in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and in the Andes Mountains of Chile.

In 2001, Tyson was appointed by President Bush to serve on a 12-member commission that studied the Future of the US Aerospace Industry. The final report was published in 2002 and contained recommendations (for Congress and for the major agencies of the government) that would promote a thriving future of transportation, space exploration, and national security.

In 2004, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a 9-member commission on the Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy, dubbed the Moon, Mars, and Beyond commission. This group navigated a path by which the new space vision can become a successful part of the American agenda. And in 2006, the head of NASA appointed Tyson to serve on its prestigious Advisory Council, which will help guide NASA through its perennial need to fit its ambitious vision into its restricted budget.

In addition to dozens of professional publications, Dr. Tyson has written, and continues to write for the public. He was a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine under the title Universe. And among Tyson’s nine books is his memoir The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist; and Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution, co-written with Donald Goldsmith. Origins is the companion book to the PBS-NOVA 4-part mini-series Origins, in which Tyson serves as on-camera host. The program premiered on September 28 and 29, 2004. And beginning in the fall of 2006, Tyson has appeared as the on-camera host of PBS-NOVA’s spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW, which is an accessible look at the frontier of all the science that shapes the understanding of our place in the universe.

Tyson’s latest two books are the playful and informative Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries, which was a New York Times bestseller, and The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status. The PBS/NOVA documentary “The Pluto Files”, based on the book, will premiere in March 2010.

During the summer of 2009 Tyson joined with co-host Lynn Koplitz, a professional standup comedienne, to bring science to commercial radio with the NSF-funded pilot program StarTalk. Combining celebrity guests with informative yet playful banter, StarTalk’s target audience is all those people who never thought they would, or could, like science.

Tyson is the recipient of twelve honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid 13123 Tyson. On the lighter side, Tyson was voted Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive by People Magazine in 2000.

Tyson lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

Read more about Dr. Tyson on his website at the  Hayden Planetarium

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences.

The IPCC is a scientific body. It reviews and assesses the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of climate change. It does not conduct any research nor does it monitor climate related data or parameters. Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC on a voluntary basis. Review is an essential part of the IPCC process, to ensure an objective and complete assessment of current information. Differing viewpoints existing within the scientific community are reflected in the IPCC reports.

The IPCC is an intergovernmental body, and it is open to all member countries of UN and WMO. Governments are involved in the IPCC work as they can participate in the review process and in the IPCC plenary sessions, where main decisions about the IPCC work programm are taken and reports are accepted, adopted and approved. The IPCC Bureau and Chairperson are also elected in the plenary sessions.

Because of its scientific and intergovernmental nature, the IPCC embodies a unique opportunity to provide rigorous and balanced scientific information to decision makers. By endorsing the IPCC reports, governments acknowledge the authority of their scientific content. The work of the organization is therefore policy-relevant and yet policy-neutral, never policy-prescriptive.
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After a sterling 20 years of service to UNICEF, working in India, Ethiopia, and New York, Dr. Padmini retired from UNICEF in 1994.

The positions she filled ranged from Program/Planning Officer and Representative, to Chief, Middle East and North African section and Senior Adviser and Chief , Urban and Children in Difficult Circumstances section. This varied experience reverberates in the interview and gives the listener an idea of the flexibility of Dr. Padmini as she undertook different tasks, always keeping a focus on the rights of the child. She was one of the technical contributors to the discussions involved in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Back in her home town, Bangalore, India since 1994, she has been working with NGOs based in the city. These include:
• Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi, working on children’s and women’s issues, especially with reference to child rights, slum dwellers’ development and street children – one special focus is on training Karnataka State government officials and NGOs in various districts [sponsored by UNICEF Hyderabad];
• The Child Rights Trust, which is involved in all aspects of Child Rights from advocacy and training to research, monitoring and evaluation. We work with the Government of Karnataka, UNICEF Hyderabad and for networks such as CACL-K [Campaign against Child Labour] and IACR [India Alliance for Child Rights] . It actively contributes to the Alternative CRC reports to the U.N. and is part of several national processes related to children;
• CIVIC, a platform for civic issues, local self-governance and citizen-municipal interface mainly in Bangalore and occasionally in other cities in the state;
• Suraksha, focussing mainly on STDs and HIV/AIDS as part of Reproductive and Child Health. It aims to promote awareness, and behavioral changes, as well as timely health interventions;
• The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement in Mysore district, that runs a tribal development project; and
• A Community -based organization, the Malleswaram Swabhimana Initiative – mostly on issues of citizens’ participation, official and councilor accountability and civic amenities in my residential ward.

Keep busy she does and it was a pleasure listening to the energy behind the stories in the podcast. As she says “I think it is like running like mad just to stay in the same spot; if not one step forward and two steps backward!” And she still has time to visit her children and grandchildren in the USA with her husband.

Please keep supporting Dr. Padmini in the walk to help relieve the trauma that still plagues children affected by the 2009 November floods in North Karnataka. She participated in the Senior Citizens’ Run, though, as she said, “I will walk and not run [allowed]“.
Whatever amount you can send in any of the methods described will be a bonus in the efforts to help these children. To donate to the children of the North Karnataka flood Click Here.

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After a sterling 20 years of service to UNICEF, working in India, Ethiopia, and New York, Dr. Padmini retired from UNICEF in 1994.

The positions she filled ranged from Program/Planning Officer and Representative, to Chief, Middle East and North African section and Senior Adviser and Chief , Urban and Children in Difficult Circumstances section. This varied experience reverberates in the interview and gives the listener an idea of the flexibility of Dr. Padmini as she undertook different tasks, always keeping a focus on the rights of the child. She was one of the technical contributors to the discussions involved in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Back in her home town, Bangalore, India since 1994, she has been working with NGOs based in the city. These include:
• Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi, working on children’s and women’s issues, especially with reference to child rights, slum dwellers’ development and street children – one special focus is on training Karnataka State government officials and NGOs in various districts [sponsored by UNICEF Hyderabad];
• The Child Rights Trust, which is involved in all aspects of Child Rights from advocacy and training to research, monitoring and evaluation. We work with the Government of Karnataka, UNICEF Hyderabad and for networks such as CACL-K [Campaign against Child Labour] and IACR [India Alliance for Child Rights] . It actively contributes to the Alternative CRC reports to the U.N. and is part of several national processes related to children;
• CIVIC, a platform for civic issues, local self-governance and citizen-municipal interface mainly in Bangalore and occasionally in other cities in the state;
• Suraksha, focussing mainly on STDs and HIV/AIDS as part of Reproductive and Child Health. It aims to promote awareness, and behavioral changes, as well as timely health interventions;
• The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement in Mysore district, that runs a tribal development project; and
• A Community -based organization, the Malleswaram Swabhimana Initiative – mostly on issues of citizens’ participation, official and councilor accountability and civic amenities in my residential ward.

Keep busy she does and it was a pleasure listening to the energy behind the stories in the podcast. As she says “I think it is like running like mad just to stay in the same spot; if not one step forward and two steps backward!” And she still has time to visit her children and grandchildren in the USA with her husband.

Please keep supporting Dr. Padmini in the walk to help relieve the trauma that still plagues children affected by the 2009 November floods in North Karnataka. She participated in the Senior Citizens’ Run, though, as she said, “I will walk and not run [allowed]“.
Whatever amount you can send in any of the methods described will be a bonus in the efforts to help these children. To donate to the children of the North Karnataka flood Click Here.

We would like to thank our podcast sponsors who make this free podcast possible:

ConnectingPointe is a company dedicated to supporting you in Body, Mind & Spirit by involving the active participation of coach and client, addressing the whole person and emphasizing action. Our goal is to set up a coaching relationship with you that is focused on you, on what you want in life and on what will support you to achieve the life you intend.

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After a sterling 20 years of service to UNICEF, working in India, Ethiopia, and New York, Dr. Padmini retired from UNICEF in 1994.

The positions she filled ranged from Program/Planning Officer and Representative, to Chief, Middle East and North African section and Senior Adviser and Chief , Urban and Children in Difficult Circumstances section. This varied experience reverberates in the interview and gives the listener an idea of the flexibility of Dr. Padmini as she undertook different tasks, always keeping a focus on the rights of the child. She was one of the technical contributors to the discussions involved in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Back in her home town, Bangalore, India since 1994, she has been working with NGOs based in the city. These include:
• Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi, working on children’s and women’s issues, especially with reference to child rights, slum dwellers’ development and street children – one special focus is on training Karnataka State government officials and NGOs in various districts [sponsored by UNICEF Hyderabad];
• The Child Rights Trust, which is involved in all aspects of Child Rights from advocacy and training to research, monitoring and evaluation. We work with the Government of Karnataka, UNICEF Hyderabad and for networks such as CACL-K [Campaign against Child Labour] and IACR [India Alliance for Child Rights] . It actively contributes to the Alternative CRC reports to the U.N. and is part of several national processes related to children;
• CIVIC, a platform for civic issues, local self-governance and citizen-municipal interface mainly in Bangalore and occasionally in other cities in the state;
• Suraksha, focussing mainly on STDs and HIV/AIDS as part of Reproductive and Child Health. It aims to promote awareness, and behavioral changes, as well as timely health interventions;
• The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement in Mysore district, that runs a tribal development project; and
• A Community -based organization, the Malleswaram Swabhimana Initiative – mostly on issues of citizens’ participation, official and councilor accountability and civic amenities in my residential ward.

Keep busy she does and it was a pleasure listening to the energy behind the stories in the podcast. As she says “I think it is like running like mad just to stay in the same spot; if not one step forward and two steps backward!” And she still has time to visit her children and grandchildren in the USA with her husband.

Please keep supporting Dr. Padmini in the walk to help relieve the trauma that still plagues children affected by the 2009 November floods in North Karnataka. She participated in the Senior Citizens’ Run, though, as she said, “I will walk and not run [allowed]“.
Whatever amount you can send in any of the methods described will be a bonus in the efforts to help these children. To donate to the children of the North Karnataka flood Click Here.

We would like to thank our podcast sponsors who make this free podcast possible:

ConnectingPointe is a company dedicated to supporting you in Body, Mind & Spirit by involving the active participation of coach and client, addressing the whole person and emphasizing action. Our goal is to set up a coaching relationship with you that is focused on you, on what you want in life and on what will support you to achieve the life you intend.

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Good Politics Radio is an internet, non-partisan radio show. The broadcast you will hear have been produced by their source. Good Politics Radio has not and will not edit the contents of the broadcast.
At Good Politics Radio we believe in ‘No Spin’. You, the listener, will determine what is being said without any influence from Good Politics Radio.
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After a sterling 20 years of service to UNICEF, working in India, Ethiopia, and New York, Dr. Padmini retired from UNICEF in 1994.

The positions she filled ranged from Program/Planning Officer and Representative, to Chief, Middle East and North African section and Senior Adviser and Chief , Urban and Children in Difficult Circumstances section. This varied experience reverberates in the interview and gives the listener an idea of the flexibility of Dr. Padmini as she undertook different tasks, always keeping a focus on the rights of the child. She was one of the technical contributors to the discussions involved in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Back in her home town, Bangalore, India since 1994, she has been working with NGOs based in the city. These include:
• Mythri Sarva Seva Samithi, working on children’s and women’s issues, especially with reference to child rights, slum dwellers’ development and street children – one special focus is on training Karnataka State government officials and NGOs in various districts [sponsored by UNICEF Hyderabad];
• The Child Rights Trust, which is involved in all aspects of Child Rights from advocacy and training to research, monitoring and evaluation. We work with the Government of Karnataka, UNICEF Hyderabad and for networks such as CACL-K [Campaign against Child Labour] and IACR [India Alliance for Child Rights] . It actively contributes to the Alternative CRC reports to the U.N. and is part of several national processes related to children;
• CIVIC, a platform for civic issues, local self-governance and citizen-municipal interface mainly in Bangalore and occasionally in other cities in the state;
• Suraksha, focussing mainly on STDs and HIV/AIDS as part of Reproductive and Child Health. It aims to promote awareness, and behavioral changes, as well as timely health interventions;
• The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement in Mysore district, that runs a tribal development project; and
• A Community -based organization, the Malleswaram Swabhimana Initiative – mostly on issues of citizens’ participation, official and councilor accountability and civic amenities in my residential ward.

Keep busy she does and it was a pleasure listening to the energy behind the stories in the podcast. As she says “I think it is like running like mad just to stay in the same spot; if not one step forward and two steps backward!” And she still has time to visit her children and grandchildren in the USA with her husband.

Please keep supporting Dr. Padmini in the walk to help relieve the trauma that still plagues children affected by the 2009 November floods in North Karnataka. She participated  in the Senior Citizens’ Run, though, as she said, “I will walk and not run [allowed]“.
Whatever amount you can send in any of the methods described will be a bonus in the efforts to help these children. To donate to the children of the North Karnataka flood Click Here.

We would like to thank our podcast sponsors who make this free podcast possible:

ConnectingPointe is a company dedicated to supporting you in Body, Mind & Spirit by involving the active participation of coach and client, addressing the whole person and emphasizing action. Our goal is to set up a coaching relationship with you that is focused on you, on what you want in life and on what will support you to achieve the life you intend.

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Good Politics Radio is an internet, non-partisan radio show. The broadcast you will hear have been produced by their source. Good Politics Radio has not and will not edit the contents of the broadcast.
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Professor Diran Makinde is the Director, NEPAD Agency (A Program of African Union) African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He is the immediate past Director of the NEPAD West African Biosciences Network in Dakar, Senegal. He earned the degrees of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1976, and a PhD in Veterinary Physiology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1986. Prior to his current appointment, he was in academia from 1978-2007 with teaching experience from the universities of Ibadan (Nigeria) and Zimbabwe. His research interests reside in the field of gastrointestinal physiology of monogastrics. He is well published and was a C-rated scientist as evaluated (1998) by the South Africa National Research Foundation. He is a member, from inception, and current President of the Board of AfricaBio, a non-profit making biotechnology stakeholders association based in South Africa and in-charge of biosafety.
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Fouad Kronfol took early retirement from UNICEF in 1995, having served in the Organization from March 1959. His career started in Beirut, Lebanon where, as one of the earliest National Officers he learned programming skills dealing with activities supported by UNICEF in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

His international experience began in 1970 with an assignment to Cairo, Egypt, where he was responsible for the Sudan and Libya.As the activites he developed in Sudan grew in size and complexity, UNICEF decided to open an independent office for that country and Fouad was appointed the first UNICEF Representative in Khartoum. In 1976 he was transferred to New York where he was in charge of the MIddle East, North Africa and Europe section, thus giving him a wider perspective on UNICEF activities in these three regions.

From 1980 to the middle of 1983 Fouad was UNICEF Representative directing the post-war programme of reconstruction and rehabilitation in Hanoi, Viet Nam, and revamping it towards long term development.. When UNICEF was looking to strengthen its work in Africa at the time of serious drought and other emergencies affecting more than 20 countries, Fouad was again transferred to New York and given charge of developing an expanded and more vigorous approach to enabling UNICEF programmes to meet the special challenges of the 45 sub-Saharan countries in Africa. Five years later he was asked to direct a special new programme launched in cooperation with WHO to strengthen primary health care in Africa, the” Bamako Initiative”.

A major change in Fouad’s career came in 1989 when he was appointed Director of Personnel in New York HQ, which opened up a new area of direct involvement in overall management issues of UNICEF.Just before retiring he was put in charge of directing a major Management Review of the organization which was mandated by the Executive Board and was carried out by external consultants (Booz-Allen & Hamilton).He concluded his UNICEF career as Special Adviser in the Executive Director’s Office where he carried out specific studies on global and inter-regional issues .

Fouad Kronfol retired in Montreal, Canada , but has continued to do professional consulting work for, among others, WHO in Geneva, IAEA in Vienna,and UNAIDS. He was member of the Board of the UNICEF National Committee for Canada for 3 years, and carried out a special mission for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on child labour issues in the rug making industry in India and Nepal. He served with the Canadian Executive Service Office and advised on a development programme for the Cree Indians in the Bay James area of northern Quebac. In 2002-2003 he carried out a seminal study for the UNICEF Regional Office in the CEE/CIS region with a view to restructuring the whole range of offices and sub-offices in the countries assisted by UNICEF. He has just completed his two-year tenure with the World-Wide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (his alma mater) as member of its first global Board of Directors.
In addition to international and development affairs Fouad’s passion is stamp collecting and he has been on the Board of Administration of his local stamp club for three years. He has contributed part of his collection of stamps on UNICEF to the Organization on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary celebrations – See collection here
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Fouad Kronfol took early retirement from UNICEF in 1995, having served in the Organization from March 1959. His career started in Beirut, Lebanon where, as one of the earliest National Officers he learned programming skills dealing with activities supported by UNICEF in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

His international experience began in 1970 with an assignment to Cairo, Egypt, where he was responsible for the Sudan and Libya.As the activites he developed in Sudan grew in size and complexity, UNICEF decided to open an independent office for that country and Fouad was appointed the first UNICEF Representative in Khartoum. In 1976 he was transferred to New York where he was in charge of the MIddle East, North Africa and Europe section, thus giving him a wider perspective on UNICEF activities in these three regions.

From 1980 to the middle of 1983 Fouad was UNICEF Representative directing the post-war programme of reconstruction and rehabilitation in Hanoi, Viet Nam, and revamping it towards long term development.. When UNICEF was looking to strengthen its work in Africa at the time of serious drought and other emergencies affecting more than 20 countries, Fouad was again transferred to New York and given charge of developing an expanded and more vigorous approach to enabling UNICEF programmes to meet the special challenges of the 45 sub-Saharan countries in Africa. Five years later he was asked to direct a special new programme launched in cooperation with WHO to strengthen primary health care in Africa, the” Bamako Initiative”.

A major change in Fouad’s career came in 1989 when he was appointed Director of Personnel in New York HQ, which opened up a new area of direct involvement in overall management issues of UNICEF.Just before retiring he was put in charge of directing a major Management Review of the organization which was mandated by the Executive Board and was carried out by external consultants (Booz-Allen & Hamilton).He concluded his UNICEF career as Special Adviser in the Executive Director’s Office where he carried out specific studies on global and inter-regional issues .

Fouad Kronfol retired in Montreal, Canada , but has continued to do professional consulting work for, among others, WHO in Geneva, IAEA in Vienna,and UNAIDS. He was member of the Board of the UNICEF National Committee for Canada for 3 years, and carried out a special mission for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on child labour issues in the rug making industry in India and Nepal. He served with the Canadian Executive Service Office and advised on a development programme for the Cree Indians in the Bay James area of northern Quebac. In 2002-2003 he carried out a seminal study for the UNICEF Regional Office in the CEE/CIS region with a view to restructuring the whole range of offices and sub-offices in the countries assisted by UNICEF. He has just completed his two-year tenure with the World-Wide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (his alma mater) as member of its first global Board of Directors.
In addition to international and development affairs Fouad’s passion is stamp collecting and he has been on the Board of Administration of his local stamp club for three years. He has contributed part of his collection of stamps on UNICEF to the Organization on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary celebrations – See collection here
We would like to thank our podcast sponsors who make this free podcast possible:

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Good Politics Radio is an internet, non-partisan radio show. The broadcast you will hear have been produced by their source. Good Politics Radio has not and will not edit the contents of the broadcast.
At Good Politics Radio we believe in ‘No Spin’. You, the listener, will determine what is being said without any influence from Good Politics Radio.
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Fouad Kronfol took early retirement from UNICEF in 1995, having served in the Organization from March 1959. His career started in Beirut, Lebanon where, as one of the earliest National Officers he learned programming skills dealing with activities supported by UNICEF in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia.

His international experience began in 1970 with an assignment to Cairo, Egypt, where he was responsible for the Sudan and Libya.As the activites he developed in Sudan grew in size and complexity, UNICEF decided to open an independent office for that country and Fouad was appointed the first UNICEF Representative in Khartoum. In 1976 he was transferred to New York where he was in charge of the MIddle East, North Africa and Europe section, thus giving him a wider perspective on UNICEF activities in these three regions.

From 1980 to the middle of 1983 Fouad was UNICEF Representative directing the post-war programme of reconstruction and rehabilitation in Hanoi, Viet Nam, and revamping it towards long term development.. When UNICEF was looking to strengthen its work in Africa at the time of serious drought and other emergencies affecting more than 20 countries, Fouad was again transferred to New York and given charge of developing an expanded and more vigorous approach to enabling UNICEF programmes to meet the special challenges of the 45 sub-Saharan countries in Africa. Five years later he was asked to direct a special new programme launched in cooperation with WHO to strengthen primary health care in Africa, the” Bamako Initiative”.

A major change in Fouad’s career came in 1989 when he was appointed Director of Personnel in New York HQ, which opened up a new area of direct involvement in overall management issues of UNICEF.Just before retiring he was put in charge of directing a major Management Review of the organization which was mandated by the Executive Board and was carried out by external consultants (Booz-Allen & Hamilton).He concluded his UNICEF career as Special Adviser in the Executive Director’s Office where he carried out specific studies on global and inter-regional issues .

Fouad Kronfol retired in Montreal, Canada , but has continued to do professional consulting work for, among others, WHO in Geneva, IAEA in Vienna,and UNAIDS. He was member of the Board of the UNICEF National Committee for Canada for 3 years, and carried out a special mission for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on child labour issues in the rug making industry in India and Nepal. He served with the Canadian Executive Service Office and advised on a development programme for the Cree Indians in the Bay James area of northern Quebac. In 2002-2003 he carried out a seminal study for the UNICEF Regional Office in the CEE/CIS region with a view to restructuring the whole range of offices and sub-offices in the countries assisted by UNICEF. He has just completed his two-year tenure with the World-Wide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (his alma mater) as member of its first global Board of Directors.
In addition to international and development affairs Fouad’s passion is stamp collecting and he has been on the Board of Administration of his local stamp club for three years. He has contributed part of his collection of stamps on UNICEF to the Organization on the occasion of its 60th Anniversary celebrations – See collection here

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Part 2 with Ms. Sham Poo retired from UNICEF in December 2004 as Deputy Executive Director having been appointed to this position in 1987 after joining the organization in 1985 as Comptroller. Ms. Sham Poo served as UNICEF Special Envoy to the Caribbean on a part-time basis residing in Trinidad and Tobago from 2004-2009. In the fall of 2005 she served as Interim Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the Under Secretary General level. After retiring she has also been keynote speaker at a number of international conferences on child rights issues and on children affected by armed conflicts.

Before joining UNICEF, she served as General Manager, Marketing Division and Senior Vice President of the Christiania Bank in Oslo from 1982 to 1985 after holding several other managerial positions with the bank, which she joined in 1962. She has also held managerial posts with Bergens Kreditbank and A/S Kjobmandsbanken in Oslo.

Ms. Sham Poo has been active in professional, civic, and political organizations, and currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the Norwegian American Chamber of
Commerce in New York. Up till recently she was a member of the Foreign Policy Group, based in Washington D.C., the Women’s International Forum, New York and the Board of Trustees of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church, New York.

From 1997-1998 Ms. Sham Poo was a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations International School, 1991-1996 she was Chairperson of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Steering Committee for the Improvement of the Status of Women in the United Nations Secretariat. Ms. Sham Poo was formerly a Board Member of Euro Travellers Cheque, Brussels, representing the Norwegian Bankers’ Association, and a council member of the Norwegian Board of Leadership Education. She was elected Deputy Member of the Oslo Hoyre (conservative party) in the Oslo City Council; was Board Member of the Association of Bank Economists; and was Deputy Member of the Board of the Handicraft and Small Industries Association. At Christiania Bank, she was Chairperson of the Employees’ Selection Committee and a member of the Gender Equality Committee.

Born in Oslo, Norway, Ms. Sham Poo is a graduate of the Norwegian College of Banking, where she earned a degree with subject matters economics, law and banking.
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