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UNICEF's Director and Senior Advisor
Nicholas Alipui
Occupation(s) Director and Senior Adviser on the Post-2015 Development Agenda Employer
UNICEF Organization Global Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency
Nicholas Kojo Alipui is
UNICEF 's Director and Senior Advisor on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. A native of
Ghana , Alipui spent 25 years in various positions within UNICEF, most recently as Director of Programmes.
[1] Alipui also heads the Global Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency.
[2]
In 2000, Alipui was UNICEF's representative in
Kenya .
[3] By 2004, he had become UNICEF's representative in the
Philippines and called attention to the lack of
official recognition of child pornography as a problem in the country .
[4] In this capacity, he also spoke out against the prevalence of
child soldiers in the country
[5] and denounced
infant formula , calling on
the country's mothers to breastfeed .
[6] In 2008, as Director of Programmes, he met with the
President of Madagascar
Marc Ravalomanana to strengthen ties between
Madagascar and the
United Nations .
[7]
In 2010, Alipui said that UNICEF and its partners in the Roll Back Malaria Partnership hoped to end
malaria deaths by 2015.
[8]
In 2011, the
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) allowed infant formula company
Mead Johnson to claim that adding
docosahexaenoic acid to their infant formula contributes to developing infants'
visual system . However, Alipui opposed the EFSA's decision, saying that "there can be little doubt that the use of such health claims can mislead parents into thinking that the formulas are as good as, if not better than breast milk."
[9] He was interviewed in
Not My Life , an
independent
documentary film about
human trafficking .
[10]
References
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"Nicholas K. Alipui - Director and Senior Adviser Post-2015 Development Agenda" . UNICEF . Retrieved 2021-03-22 .
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"Low Iodised Salt Consumption Worrisome" .
The Hindu . February 22, 2009.
Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
^ Rosalind Russell (October 4, 2000).
"Angry Kenyans lynch man after child-killings" .
Independent Online .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
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"UNICEF zvoni na uzbunu zbog dječje pornografije" .
Index.hr (in Croatian). April 8, 2004.
Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
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"Crianças se unem voluntariamente a guerrilhas nas Filipinas, diz Unicef" .
Globo.com (in Portuguese). December 5, 2007.
Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
^ Carlos H. Conde (July 17, 2007).
"Breast-feeding: A Philippine battleground" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
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"Le président Ravalomanana en Suède" .
Madagascar Tribune (in French). August 22, 2008.
Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
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"Strijd tegen malaria komt drie miljard euro te kort" .
Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). April 20, 2010.
Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
^ Bruno Waterfield (April 6, 2011).
"EU rules formula milk can claim it is as healthy as breast feeding" .
The Daily Telegraph .
Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
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"Child Trafficking Film Premiere Spotlights Grave Child Rights Abuse" .
Medical News Today . January 21, 2011.
Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013 .