NICEF’s ‘For Every Child Podcast’
This series of audio podcasts is prepared by UNICEF’s Internal Communications Team and is distributed via the U-message series to some 22,000 staff worldwide. The series of interviews seeks to provide an overview of UNICEF’s history in preparation for the UNICEF@75 Anniversary in December.
This is the second in that series of podcasts. Note that the YouTube below is audio only.
“We’re kicking off our UNICEF75 series by taking a historic trip back in time to where it all began!
In our 2nd episode of the For Every Child podcast, host Jaya Murthy welcomes former Deputy Executive Director, Kul Gautam and former Director, Division of Human Resources, Tom McDermott, to take us through our origins out of the ashes of WWII, to our evolution as the world’s leading advocate for child rights.
Their detailed knowledge, insights and reflections paint a fascinating portrait not only of our founding members, such as Ludwik Rajchman and Maurice Pate, but of the global climate in which our principles and mandate for children was born.
To learn more about our early years, check out XUNICEF News & Views, which has a series of articles drafted by retired UNICEF colleagues that takes a deeper look into the key moments and figures of ‘our first 25’ years – the years from December 1946 to December 1971.”
– UMessage #61 of 9 September 2021
Comments
- Gulbadan HabibiSeptember 17, 2021 at 11:29 PMWow, what an amazing talk and contribution? 75 years history in a nutshell from two great UNICEF leaders, thank you Kul and Tom. What a treat? I know it makes me older than both of you, but I joined UNICEF as a GS staff in Kabul office in 1972, almost fresh out of college. My future and my humanitarianism DNA was shaped by the East West Center, in Honolulu Hawaii where I was granted a full scholarship to study. Even today it is sometimes hard to imagine a young teenager Afghan girl travel thousands of miles away from home and stay away for three years. Those three years shaped my base and made me ready to accept the many challenges to work in UNICEF on behalf of children, including children with disabilities. And yes, Afghan girls and women will prevail with help from UNICEF in the face of yet another disaster. Thank you Kul and Tom for your leadership. Many followed your footsteps without literally following you, including me. I am grateful!
Reply - Paula ClaycombSeptember 20, 2021 at 4:34 PMVery nice interview, Kul and Tom. I learned several new tidbits. Congratulations.Reply
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