REMINDER/Hillary Clinton, Alexandra Cousteau and Henry Winkler address UN Conference held by World Information Transfer.Business/Entertainment Editors & Environmental Writers REMINDER...for Wednesday-Friday (April 25-27) NEW YORK--(BUSINESSS WIRE)--April 25, 2001 Conference to Seek Solutions to Environmental Illness, Degradation, and Consequences of Neglect to Future Generations Conference is organized by World Information Transfer; its Founder, Dr. Christine K. Durbak, created annual Conference ten years ago, "Our children and their children deserve a clean, sustainable, healthy habitat." International leaders in economics, medicine and environmental sciences will convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. at UN April 25- 27 to discuss escalating environmental "illnesses" and cost of environmental neglect. Hillary Clinton will speak Thursday morning, April 26th. Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (b. October 30, 1945) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer and author. He is perhaps most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984). will speak at April 26th Luncheon. Alexandra Cousteau will speak Friday morning, April 27th. Conference coincides with 15th anniversary of Chernobyl environmental catastrophe; sponsored by Governments of Ukraine, Greece, and World Information Transfer; co-sponsored by Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund. With emphasis on children, World Health Organization reports, "a growing number of diseases in children are linked to unsafe environments." Children's immune detoxification Detoxification Definition Detoxification is one of the more widely used treatments and concepts in alternative medicine. It is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic substances (toxins) in the body. mechanisms are not fully developed and vulnerable to hazards at risk; liable to suffer damage or loss. See also: Hazard in air, water, soil. Diarrhea diarrhea (dīərē`ə), frequent discharge of watery feces from the intestines, sometimes containing blood and mucus. It can be caused by excessive indulgence in alcohol or other liquids or foods that prove irritating to the stomach or kills around two million children and is almost entirely related to unsafe drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. and lack of sanitation sanitation: see plumbing; sanitary science. .
Who: Senator Hillary Clinton
Mr. Henry Winkler, Children's Action Network
Ambassador Prof. Sergiy Komisarenko, Palladin Institute, Kiev
Ms. Laurie Garrett, Newsday
Dr. Sophie Balk, American Academy of Pediatrics
Ms. Alexandra Cousteau, President, Cousteau Foundation
Dr. Hillary French, WorldWatch
Dr. William Rom, NYU Environmental Medicine
Dr. David V. Becker, Cornell Medical
Dr. Allan Halpern, Sloan Kettering
Adi Roche, Chernobyl Children's Project, Cork, Ireland
Dr. Adnan Amin, UN Environmental Program
What: International Leaders and celebrities will convene at the UN
April 25- 27 in search of solutions to escalating
environmental "illnesses."
When: Wednesday 25th April; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Reception: 6:30 to 8:00 pm Mission of Greece
Reception: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Mission of Ukraine
Thursday 26th April; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Lunch Delegates - Speakers: Henry Winkler
Col. Charles Hardesty, State Department
Thursday, 26th April; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Friday 27th April; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Lunch Delegates: Cary Granat, CEO, Empower Media
Frank Anton, President, HanleyWood
Where: ECOSOC Chambre - Wednesday, Thursday, 25th & 26th
TRUSTEESHIP Chambre - Friday, April 27th
Why: To seek solutions to a degrading environment.
Notes to Editors: Media not based at UN must submit request for accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. on letterhead to UN Media Accreditation & Liaison Unit - Fax (212) 963 4642; to verify receipt of fax call (212) 963 5934/7164. Obtain Pass 45th & 1st Avenue, UNITAR UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNITAR Universiti Teknologi Tun Abdul Razak building; two forms photo ID required. |
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