--- On Wed, 22/4/09, Akujo Amonye <akujow...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: Akujo Amonye <akujow...@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Fw: akujow...@yahoo.co.uk has sent you a New Vision News Article! To: "kadara kursum" <kadarakur...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Wednesday, 22 April, 2009, 7:09 PM We are peaceful souls. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: New Vision Online Division <nvis...@newvision.co.ug> To: akujow...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Wednesday, 22 April, 2009 20:06:53 Subject: akujow...@yahoo.co.uk has sent you a New Vision News Article! Hi there! akujow...@yahoo.co.uk thought you might be interested in this article from The New Vision online: http://www.newvision.co.ug They also added this comment: "" UNICEF does not promote homosexuality EDITOR—The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Uganda, in response to the article appearing on page 2 of your April 16, 2009 edition (“UNICEF, Amnesty promote homos”), wishes to address a number of issues contained in your reportage. UNICEF does not advocate any sexual orientation. Any assertion about UNICEF “promoting homosexuality in Uganda” is baseless. The references in your article to UNICEF helping to fund and distribute books to schools without the knowledge of the Ministry of Education, in the interest of “popularising homosexuality,” and references to the “UNICEF action” are equally mistaken. UNICEF does note, however, that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The publication in question, The Teenager’s Toolkit, was produced in 2002 as part of the approved 2001-2005 Government of Uganda-UNICEF Country Programme. When a Luo version was printed in 2006, its production was approved by the Uganda AIDS Commission, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The publication was not distributed to schools. It was designed as one of a range of tools to assist peer-educators, trained in age and culturally sensitive delivery of information, to address issues that adolescents confront.. The information contained in the toolkit is based on international best practice on adolescent development issues (including adolescent sexuality), and aims at helping young persons to make informed decisions about their lives. The publication was distributed to district local governments in the focus districts to support peer-education activities. UNICEF works in Uganda to help the Government meet its obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Protecting and furthering the rights, codified in the CRC, will contribute to Uganda’s pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals and expand opportunities for children and women to contribute meaningfully to the progress of their communities and nation. Guided by the CRC, UNICEF’s main concern is the best interest of children. Keith McKenzie, UNICEF representative in Uganda You can also read the article online at: http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=8&newsCategoryId=21&newsId=678810
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