In Memory - Paying tribute to our UNICEF colleagues

Our field staff are heroes who dedicate their lives to building a better world for children.

Our field staff are heroes who dedicate their lives to building a better world for children. As someone who supports UNICEF, I know you share this view. So it is with great sadness that we pay tribute to four of our colleagues who lost their lives on Monday during an attack in Garowe, Somalia: Mr. Payenda Gul Abed, who had been coordinating UNICEF’s polio immunization efforts in Garowe since May 2014. Ms. Brenda Kyeyune, who had managed social mobilization and communication initiatives in support of polio eradication in Somalia since 2014. Ms. Woki Munyui, who had been supporting UNICEF’s education work in Somalia since 2007. Mr. Stephen Oduor, who had been undertaking vital administrative work for UNICEF Somalia since 2010. Our thoughts are with the families of those who have passed and with all our staff who continue to work tirelessly for children, in Somalia and around the world. Today, all of us at UNICEF honour their sacrifice. Regards, David Morley President & CEO, UNICEF Canada