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Carol Bellamy, (born January 14, 1942), is the President and CEO of World Learning, and President of its School for International Training. World Learning, based in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, is one of the world's first private, non-profit, international educational organizations. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... World Learning [1] Founded in 1932 as The U.S. Experiment in International Living, World Learning is the only international organization with both academic and project capabilities dedicated to promoting international education, social justice, and world peace. ... International Building at School for International Training School for International Training, or SIT, is an accredited college in Brattleboro, Vermont. ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Official languages None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas (R) Senators Patrick Leahy (D) Jim Jeffords (I) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 3. ...


In the year 2005 she completed a 10-year tenure as Executive Director of UNICEF. She was originally appointed in that position by then-UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in 1995. Bellamy was granted a second five-year term in 2000 by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Under UN policy, agency heads may serve no more than two five-year terms. Ms. Bellamy’s successor as UNICEF Executive Director is Ann M. Veneman, who prior to joining UNICEF was the United States Secretary of Agriculture. Ms. Bellamy leaves behind a fiscally sound organization with strong internal controls. During her tenure, she doubled UNICEF's resources from roughly $800 million in 1994 to more than $1.8 billion in 2004. UNICEF logo The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ... Boutros Boutros-Ghali CC (Arabic: بطرس بطرس غالي) (born November 14, 1922) is an Egyptian diplomat and the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, United States 27th Secretary of Agriculture, and was a director of Calgene, the first company to market genetically-engineered food. ...


Prior to leading UNICEF, Ms. Bellamy was the director of the Peace Corps from 1993 to 1995. She was the first person to has been both a volunteer for the organization and its director. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala from 1963 to 1965. Peace Corps volunteers usually serve for two years. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This group of political volunteers is working to promote voter turn-out. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...


She was highly successful in business and politics. She was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. from 1990 to 1993, a Principal at Morgan Stanley from 1986 to 1990, and an associate in the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore from 1968 to 1971. In 1978 Ms. Bellamy was elected the first woman president of the New York City Council, a position she held until 1985. She had earlier served five years in the New York State Senate. Bear Stearns Companies Inc. ... This article is about the year. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. ...


Ms. Bellamy graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963 and earned her law degree from New York University in 1968. She is a former Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and an honorary member of Phi Alpha Alpha, the U.S. National Honor Society for Accomplishment and Scholarship in Public Affairs and Administration. Bellamy received a L.H.D. from Bates College in 2003. Gettysburg College Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. ...


She was born and raised in the New York area, and is a Mets fan. Official language(s) English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City. ...



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At UNICEF, Bellamy has challenged world leaders to recognize their responsibility to invest in children - and to shift national resources accordingly. "In a global economy worth over $30 trillion, it is clear that the necessary resources and know-how to reach every child are well within our grasp," Bellamy told a gathering in Stockholm in 2002. The Old town in Stockholm from the air ▶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • World Learning
  • Peace Corps biography
  • Carol Bellamy UNICEF Biography
  • News and Features highlighting the work of Carol Bellamy
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  • Speeches by Carol Bellamy
  • UNICEF Executive Board links relating to Carol Bellamy
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  • SIT press release announcing new president
  • Guide to Carol Bellamy Papers 1977-1985, New York University Fales Library

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The Biography of Carol Bellamy (282 words)
Carol Bellamy was appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in 1995, following consultations with the UNICEF Executive Board, and reappointed to a second five-year term in 1999.
Bellamy ran a school lunch programme and produced a radio show on health and nutrition in Spanish, which was broadcast in rural areas.
Bellamy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Gettysburg College in 1963, and graduated from New York University School of Law in 1968.
UN Reform: Working for Children: print friendly meeting (1569 words)
Carol Bellamy, indicated that fundamentally, the issue was a failure in leadership and that the continuation of these threats to childhood was a result of deliberate choices made by governments and others in positions of power.
Carol Bellamy stated that she was pleased that UNICEF and the UN system had acted decisively in recent years to improve the way in which the challenges were addressed.
Carol Bellamy emphasised that this would require resources and while the MDGs were better funded than any other initiative of recent times, supporting all low-income countries in filling their MDG financing gap would require donors to double today's ODA to GNP ratio for the period up to 2015.
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