Alex Prud’homme has been a journalist and author for over twenty years.
He has written on a wide range of subjects for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Time. He has authored four books, most notably as co-writer of Julia Child’s memoir, My Life in France, which was a best-seller and inspired half the film “Julie & Julia.”

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HelpAge International is the only global organization with a singular focus on providing assistance to and advocating for disadvantaged older people, helping them claim their rights, challenge discrimination and overcome poverty so that they can lead dignified, secure, active and healthy lives. The NGO was formed in 1983 by organizations in Canada, Columbia, Kenya, India and the United Kingdom that had similar missions to support older people. Today it encompasses 94 HelpAge Affiliates in 70 countries and more than 3,000 independent partner groups and older people’s organizations.

HelpAge International is the winner of the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. For more information, please visit: http://www.helpage.org/

HelpAge International Wins $1.5 Million Hilton Humanitarian Prize
International jury selects only global NGO with singular focus on improving the lives of the world’s fastest growing population — older people

International Women’s Day: HelpAge calls for greater recognition for millions of older women who are the invisible backbone of communities, families, food production

LOS ANGELES – March 8, 2012 – HelpAge International, the only global organization with a singular focus on providing assistance to and advocating for disadvantaged older people, has been selected to receive the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million. The Prize will be presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum on April 16 in Washington, D.C.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation presents the annual award, the world’s largest humanitarian prize, to an organization that is doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering. The foundation made the announcement today on International Women’s Day to acknowledge the invisible role of older women in maintaining the welfare of families, communities and food production across the developing world.

“The world is aging. By 2015, nearly 900 million people will be older than age 60, which is close to three times the population of the United States. Nearly 190 million older people live in poverty with more than 100 million living on less than $1 a day,” said Steven M. Hilton, CEO and president of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. “As the world prepares for this monumental demographic shift, HelpAge is showing us that it is important to recognize and support older people so they can continue to be contributing and productive members of society.”

Richard Blewitt, chief executive officer of HelpAge International, said, “Receiving the Hilton Prize is a great honor. It is especially meaningful to draw the world’s attention to the historic transformation being brought about by global aging and the plight of millions of older people who face overwhelming financial, social and health hurdles every day. HelpAge believes the whole world benefits when we tap the substantial wisdom and talents of older people and enable them to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives.”

Women make up the majority of older people around the world—nearly two thirds of those over age 80 are women. Many older women in developing countries are not only the economic providers for families, but frequently they are the sole caregivers of AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. In Kenya alone, there are 1.1 million children orphaned by HIV/AIDS, in a country where more than half of those over age 60 already live in absolute poverty.

“Older women are responsible for much of the farming and food production in developing countries, a critical function as food insecurity grows,” notes Catherine A. Bertini, Hilton Prize juror, Syracuse University professor, and former executive director of the United Nations World Food Program. “They are the key contributors to families and communities.”
HelpAge International believes a critical component to making lasting changes for this population is the engagement of older people themselves in efforts to claim their rights to health care, social services and economic and physical security. It has shown that older people are their own best advocates and make valuable contributions to society as caregivers, advisors, mentors, mediators and breadwinners.

HelpAge was formed in 1983 by organizations in Canada, Colombia, Kenya, India and the United Kingdom that had similar missions to support older people. Today it encompasses 94 HelpAge Affiliates in 70 countries and more than 3,000 independent partner groups and older people’s organizations. HelpAge has trained 25,000 professionals and 16,000 community members—including older people themselves—to provide health care, legal advice and financial support for older people.

Viewed as the world’s leading authority on global aging, HelpAge is actively engaging with the United Nations, European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, bilateral donor governments, the World Economic Forum and other influential organizations to ensure there is a strong understanding of the critical need to support the human rights of older people.
Both an advocacy and development organization, in 2002 HelpAge was instrumental in shaping the United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging, adopted by 57 countries, which pledged to include aging in all social and economic development policies. 2012 is being recognized as the Year of Global Aging, triggered by the 10th anniversary of the Madrid Plan of Action when world leaders will again convene to review what has been accomplished in the past decade to extend rights for older people. HelpAge is collaborating with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on The World’s Older Persons Report—to launch on October 1st— that will assess the progress made since 2002.

The Hilton Prize receives more than 200 nominations from throughout the world each year, and a prestigious, independent international jury makes the final selection.

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Mr Jack Ling was a reporter for a few years including a short stint as a United Nations-accredited war correspondent in Korea. From 1951-1962 (with a study leave interruption), he served as Public Information Officer in Bangkok for UNICEF’s Asia Regional Office, after which he was transferred to UNICEF, HQ first as Chief, Radio/TV and Film Service, then as Deputy Director before becoming Director, Information Division, 1972-82. He was seconded to the World Health Organization (WHO) as Director, Public Information and Health Education, in Geneva, 1982-1986.

He introduced the concept of creative fundraising with communication products, promoted and executed the joint/collaborative venture and co-production with television networks, as well as influenced policy as regards communication for development with, for and about the bottom billions whom the UN system serves.

After early retirement from the United Nations, he began an 18-year academic career with short stints at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Columbia University Teachers College, CUNY Lehman College, and a 15-year tenure at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He was Director of Tulane SPHTM’s International Communication Center and Clinical Professor of International Health and Development. In 2004, he was appointed Professor Emeritus by Tulane.

He also served as Chair, International Council for the Control of Iodine Disease Deficiency (ICCIDD), for two terms 2001-2006.

Jack Ling wrote articles for WHO and UNICEF about communication, but they were not ‘books.’ Some of them are available on the web. He was chief editor for a series of school health education books for WHO’s Middle East region; published a book about social mobilization in Chinese, Peking University Medical Press, which was a collaboration with a team of Chinese scholars; co-authored with Cynthia Reader a communication manual for iodine deficiency elimination which was translated into French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Portuguese. His book, The Memorial Dozen, in English and Chinese, which described some UNICEF colleagues (Keeny, Grant, Eve Labouissee, Brando, Lord Ritchie Calder) was published by Peking University two years ago. He is now working on his memoir for the Commercial Press of China, “which I hope to finish before I start losing gradually my marbles, a common occurrence for people in their 80s!” he says.

Mr Ling is one of two stalwarts of UNICEF for whom the University of Tulane has established awards, the other being the late Mr James Grant, former UNICEF Executive Director.

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Mr Jack Ling was a reporter for a few years including a short stint as a United Nations-accredited war correspondent in Korea. From 1951-1962 (with a study leave interruption), he served as Public Information Officer in Bangkok for UNICEF’s Asia Regional Office, after which he was transferred to UNICEF, HQ first as Chief, Radio/TV and Film Service, then as Deputy Director before becoming Director, Information Division, 1972-82. He was seconded to the World Health Organization (WHO) as Director, Public Information and Health Education, in Geneva, 1982-1986.

He introduced the concept of creative fundraising with communication products, promoted and executed the joint/collaborative venture and co-production with television networks, as well as influenced policy as regards communication for development with, for and about the bottom billions whom the UN system serves.

After early retirement from the United Nations, he began an 18-year academic career with short stints at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Columbia University Teachers College, CUNY Lehman College, and a 15-year tenure at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He was Director of Tulane SPHTM’s International Communication Center and Clinical Professor of International Health and Development. In 2004, he was appointed Professor Emeritus by Tulane.

He also served as Chair, International Council for the Control of Iodine Disease Deficiency (ICCIDD), for two terms 2001-2006.

Jack Ling wrote articles for WHO and UNICEF about communication, but they were not ‘books.’ Some of them are available on the web. He was chief editor for a series of school health education books for WHO’s Middle East region; published a book about social mobilization in Chinese, Peking University Medical Press, which was a collaboration with a team of Chinese scholars; co-authored with Cynthia Reader a communication manual for iodine deficiency elimination which was translated into French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Portuguese. His book, The Memorial Dozen, in English and Chinese, which described some UNICEF colleagues (Keeny, Grant, Eve Labouissee, Brando, Lord Ritchie Calder) was published by Peking University two years ago. He is now working on his memoir for the Commercial Press of China, “which I hope to finish before I start losing gradually my marbles, a common occurrence for people in their 80s!” he says.

Mr Ling is one of two stalwarts of UNICEF for whom the University of Tulane has established awards, the other being the late Mr James Grant, former UNICEF Executive Director.

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John Hope Bryant – the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment, currently serves as well on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability created in January 2010.

The Council provides advice to the president on promoting and enhancing financial literacy and capability among the American people. This effort is important to help keep America competitive and assist the American people in understanding and addressing financial matters, which contributes to our national financial stability. www.operationhope.org

About John Hope Bryant
John Hope Bryant is known as one of the foremost authorities on poverty eradication around the world. His work hasput financial dignity through financial literacy on the national agenda and inspired legislation around subprime lending and financial literacy counseling.

A social entrepreneur and businessman, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, Bryant has advised the last three sitting U.S. Presidents on economic justice issues and been recognized by the last five U.S. Presidents.

He currently serves on President Barack Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability and chairs its Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment. Prior to that, Bryant served U.S. President George W. Bush as vice chairman of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, and chairman of the Council Committee on the Underserved. www.operationhope.org

Bryant has also served on the Global Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum as an advisor on financial literacy. He is member of the founding class of the Young Global Leaders for the World Economic Forum and an invited member of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).
In 2006, along with two fellow Young Global Leaders, he co-founded Global Dignity, a global movement to recognize common goals and inspire mutual respect.

A prolific writer, Bryant is a member of USA Today’s CEO panel and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. With the publishing of Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-based World, (Jossey-Bass), Bryant became one of the top 25 bestselling business authors and the only African-American business bestselling author published in mainstream business leadership in the country.

Bryant has received over 400 awards and citations for his advocacy work, including Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life Award, he was named a “Community Hero” by People Magazine on the 10th anniversary of the King Riots, and recognized in TIME Magazine 50 (Leaders) for the “America’s 50 Most Promising Leaders of the Future” cover story in 1994.

OPERATION HOPE, Inc.
Founded by John Bryant in 1992, immediately following the Rodney King Riots of 1992 in South Central Los Angeles, Operation HOPE, is America’s first non-profit social investment banking organization. It now operates in more than 273 communities, served more than 2 million individuals, and has more than 18,000 HOPE Corps volunteers, and 5,000 partners. It has raised more than $600 million and helped to restructure another $450 million in subprime mortgages, for a total of approximately $1 billion in economic activity for the underserved.

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL CAPABILITY
In January 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama created the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, of which John Bryant was subsequently made a member.

The Council provides advice to the president on promoting and enhancing financial literacy and capability among the American people. This effort is important to help keep America competitive and assist the American people in understanding and addressing financial matters, which contributes to our national financial stability. www.operationhope.org

LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World

Business best-seller LOVE LEADERSHIP (Jossey-Bass) bridges the gap between solid business advice and pure inspiration. It outlines the five laws of love-based leadership: Loss Creates Leaders (there can be no strength without legitimate suffering), Fear Fails (only respect and love leads to success), Love Makes Money (love is at the core of true wealth), Vulnerability is Power (when you open up to people they open up to you), and Giving is Getting (the more you offer to others, the more they will give back to you). The book’s principles are illustrated through interviews with 30 love-based leaders including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Harvard Business School Professor, former Medtronic CEO and bestselling author Bill George, HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Civil Rights legend and HOPE Global Spokesman and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young, and some of the last book interviews with the late Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp and civil rights icon Dr. Dorothy I. Height.

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A Special 2012 New Year Message message in English and in French.

Many of the countries under his responsibility are confronting different and varying degrees of challenges; viz., the earthquake in Haiti and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Ambassador Cheick Sidi Diarra of Mali is Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs and Small Island Developing States (SIDs).

For the more than 800 million people in these groups of countries, it is a struggle against many odds, ranging from the natural hazards (earthquake, tsunami, hurricanes, floods, droughts) to man-made crises, such as climate change and the global financial and economic crisis.

Amb. Diarra obtained Masters’ Degrees in international public law and international relations from Dakar University in Senegal and has over 25 years of professional experience in international relations, law and development. He has been an active advocate for the cause of Africa, the least developed countries and landlocked developing countries as his country uniquely represents two of these three groups of countries.

In 2011 Mr. Diarra served as the Secretary-General of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey.

For more on the challenges affecting these three groups of countries the hardest – the food, fuel and financial crises…and the SIDS which are extremely vulnerable to sudden sea rise which also affects availability of potable water, and to learn more about the work of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative,

please visit the website

www.un.org/ohrllsFor those who want to know more about contributing to Haiti, please go to this website:

http://www.unfoundation.org/donate/cerf.html
This is the UN-approved public donation site for emergency response.

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Dr. Swaminathan is sending this Special Message of Hope and Encouragement for the New Year and the new decade to farmers everywhere. Given the challenges they are facing with climate change, the fuel and energy crisis, shaky economies, globalization and its effects on trade and agriculture, as well as their entry into the digital age, the impact of the internet and technology on productivity, all the while grappling with other social entanglements regarding their children and families. Given this sea of challenges, Dr. Swaminathan brings words of hope and encouragement to this group on whom our food security rests and whose role in assuring this food security is threatened. To read the full text of Dr. Swaminathan’s message to the farmers CLICK HERE.

Professor M. S. Swaminathan has been acclaimed by TIME magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century and one of the only three from India, the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. He has been described by the United Nations Environment Program as “the Father of Economic Ecology” and by Javier Perez de Cuellar, past Secretary General of the United Nations, as “a living legend who will go into the annals of history as a world scientist of rare distinction”.
A plant geneticist by training, Professor Swaminathan’s contributions to the agricultural renaissance of India have led to his being widely referred to as the scientific leader of the green revolution movement. His advocacy of sustainable agriculture leading to an ever-green revolution makes him an acknowledged world leader in the field of sustainable food security. The International Association of Women and Development conferred on him the first international award for significant contributions to promoting the knowledge, skill, and technological empowerment of women in agriculture and for his pioneering role in mainstreaming gender considerations in agriculture and rural development. Professor Swaminathan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1971, the Albert Einstein World Science Award in 1986, and the first World Food Prize in 1987.
Professor Swaminathan is a Fellow of many of the leading scientific academies of India and the world, including the Royal Society of London and the U S National Academy of Sciences. He has received 58 honorary doctorate degrees from universities around the world. He currently holds the UNESCO Chair in Ecotechnology at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai (Madras), India.

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David P. Haxton, retired UNICEF Regional Director of South Asia.

“The reasons why someone might be compelled to write an autobiography are complex and mostly personal. There are perhaps even some reasons for someone to write a biography. I did not consider writing either, nor did I feel that I could write either, because it seemed like a lot of work and research, tedious processing, and rummaging through old records and memories. Nor did I think myself worthy of an autobiography.

“I tried to write a tale… a story… my story. I did not hold the pretention that I was writing a text. I would like to say that it was fun to do; it was not. Writing one’s own book is hard and challenging. I only hope that I wrote a fair enough story and that some will find fun in reading it. I did.” DPH

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Welcome to The Lounge, a panel discussion, on the Yakkers’ Corner. This is part 3 of three parts featuring retired staff/colleagues James Mayrides, David P. Haxton, Rolf Carriere – all former UNICEF Representatives.

Panel Discussion 3 -
Topic of Interest – Unarmed Civilian Protection – Rolf Carriere introduced the topic

Peacekeeping conjures up the image of armed Blue Helmet in violent conflict situations. But there are other ways to protect civilians and keep the peace. Our discussion will introduce the concept, practice, philosophy, modality, organization and condition of effectiveness of unarmed civilian peacekeeping/protection from the perspective of Nonviolent Peaceforce. And visit www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org for more information.

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