Tilmeldingsblanket til møde med UNICEF den 28. februar 2012
Kære medlemmerI inviteres hermed til præsentation af UNICEF´s årsrapport ”Children in an Urban World”tirsdag den 28. februar 2012, kl. 13.15 i vær. 2-133.
Programmet for præsentationen vil være:Velkomst ved formandenSteen M. Andersen, UNICEF Danmark om rapportens konklusionerAntony Spalton, UNICEF Disaster Risk Management in Urban Setting, Climate ChangeDebat med bl.a. replik fra ngo’erne.Præsentationen forventes at vare ca. 30. minutter efterfulgt af debat.Jeg skal gøre opmærksom at mødet foregår på engelsk.Medlemmer der ønsker at deltage i mødet med UNICEF bedes tilmelde sig til Lene Kaasgaard på mail:[email protected]senest fredag den 24. februar 2012 ved arbejdstids ophør.
Biografi for Antony Spalton
Antony has worked for the humanitarian and development sector for more than 20 years. He has worked forNGOs and has spent 16 years with the Red Cross Movement including in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Rwandaand Tanzania. In recent years he managed an IFRC Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme focussed onthree southern African and four South Asian countries. In 2008, Antony joined UNICEF as a disaster risk re-duction specialist. Antony is currently supporting DRR and Climate Change Adaptation work in more than 40countries. The emphasis of UNICEF’s approach is to promote safe and resilient communities for women andchildren. Ensuring an analysis of disaster risk and subsequent actions to reduce it are part of local, nationaland UN development plans, promoting the right of children and young people to participate and protectingschools and water resources from hazards are among UNICEF’s priorities.