24307 Hon. Joseph Crowley
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October 6, 1999 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24307 Tallchief helped put an American stamp on UNITED NATIONS’ POPULATION structions and a razor blade to cut the um- classical ballet, until recent decades a pri- FUND (UNFPA) WORK IN KOSOVO bilical cord; marily European discipline, Clinton said. Delivery equipment—for use by trained The 1999 winners of the National Medal of HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY personnel to deal with both normal and com- the Arts are: plicated deliveries, as well as referral-level OF NEW YORK equipment to be used in hospitals to perform —Arts patron Irene Diamond, who gave IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Caesarean sections and to resuscitate moth- more than $73 million to the arts through ers and babies; foundations and personal gifts. Wednesday, October 6, 1999 Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) kit— —Franklin, the ‘‘Queen of Soul’’ who has Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to intended to diagnose and treat STDs and ex- won 17 Grammys. call attention to the work UNFPA is doing in plain how to prevent contraction; Safe blood transfusion equipment; —Designer and architect Michael Graves, Kosovo. UNFPA is helping Kosovo rebuild Then, in early May, UNFPA sent an expert who created some of century’s most admired from the war, improving medical care for men, on the treatment of sexual violence and war structures, including the Riverbend Music women and children, making deliveries safer, trauma to assess the needs of women victims Center in Cincinnati. and providing a full range of healthcare serv- of such violence. Interviews with them —Odetta, the ‘‘Queen of American Folk ices. While the war is over, UNFPA is con- showed that a considerable degree of sexual Music,’’ who created a groundbreaking sound tinuing its work to improve the quality of life violence had occurred and that there were with her voice and guitar. and healthcare for Kosovar Albanians. urgent needs for the treatment and counsel- —The Juilliard School of performing arts Mr. Speaker, to answer critics who are ling of women, their families and commu- in New York, which includes among its questioning their work and commitment in nities. UNFPA set up a training programme for health and relief workers of non-govern- alumni comedian-actor Robin Williams, cel- Kosovo, I submit the following explanation of list Yo-Yo Ma and jazz and classical trum- mental organizations (NGOs) working with their work into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. peter and composer Wynton Marsalis. refugees and for international and national UNFPA’S WORK IN KOSOVO medical staff in Albania and the former —Writer and director Norman Lear, who Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. created some of the century’s most popular The United Nations Population Fund television social comedies, including ‘‘All in (UNFPA) is working in Kosovo as part of the REHABILITATION OF KOSOVO the Family,’’ ‘‘Good Times’’ and ‘‘The Jeffer- United Nations humanitarian and develop- Following the cessation of hostilities and sons.’’ ment effort. The United Nations has set up a the return of refugees to Kosovo, UNFPA, civil administration in the province of along with other United Nations agencies, —Actress and producer Rosetta LeNoire, Kosovo, under Security Council Resolution quickly established an office in Pristina, the who boasts a more than 60-year career that 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999. UNFPA is working capital of the province. As part of the civil includes numerous movies, Broadway pro- along with other United Nations agencies in administration authorized by the United Na- ductions and TV shows, including ‘‘Family Kosovo and is a cooperative partner in the tions Security Council, UNFPA is a member Matters’’ and ‘‘Amen.’’ health sector under the leadership of the of the Joint Civil Commission on Health, —Arts administrator Harvey Lichtenstein, World Health Organization (WHO). As in all which is responsible for developing health who was president of the Brooklyn Academy its programmes, UNFPA strictly adheres to policy and which includes representatives of Music for 32 years and established it as a internationally agreed human rights conven- from the United Nations and from all of the leading arts center. tions and standards and to the Programme of communities in Kosovo. UNFPA heads the —Singer Lydia Mendoza, who brought Action of the International Conference on Reproductive Health Policy Task Force of Mexican-American music to the public’s at- Population and Development, held in Cairo the Joint Civil Commission and the Repro- tention and became famous in Latin Amer- in 1994. ductive Health Coordination Committee, ica with her signature song, ‘‘Mal Hombre.’’ UNFPA’S EMERGENCY RELIEF OPERATIONS which includes representatives of all the United Nations bodies, NGOs and bilateral When the refugee crisis in Kosovo began, —Sculptor George Segal, who made a ca- aid agencies working in reproductive health. UNFPA responded quickly to ensure that reer of sculpting environments, including a The Policy Task Force has worked with the those fleeing the province had access to crit- life-sized bread line at the Franklin Delano Kosovo Institute of Public Health, a local or- ical reproductive health services. The Office Roosevelt Memorial in Washington. ganization, to draw up a Reproductive of the United Nations High Commissioner for Health Policy, which will guide the work of —Tallchief, who was the New York City Refugees (UNHCR), the lead United Nations all organizations as they undertake the reha- Ballet’s longtime prima ballerina. agency responsible for refugees, formally bilitation of the province. The 1999 winners of the National Human- asked UNFPA to serve as co-ordinator for re- ities Medals are: productive health service. The Fund con- UNFPA’S PRIORITY AREAS —Librarian Patricia M. Battin, who orga- ducted a rapid needs assessment from 6 to 13 The main concern of the United Nations in nized a national campaign to save millions April 1999; sent materials, supplies and the area of health is to help reestablish the of decaying books by putting their content equipment for safe delivery, safe blood trans- public health system in the province in order on microfilm. fusion, treatment of sexually transmitted to meet the health needs of all the people of diseases, management of miscarriages, and Kosovo. The overall needs throughout the —Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and jour- treatment for victims of sexual violence. province are overwhelming, and most of the nalist Taylor Branch, whose books, including Also, a total of 350,000 packets of sanitary health infrastructure has not been properly ‘‘Parting the Waters: America in the King towels and 14,000 pairs of underwear were maintained; much of it was destroyed or re- Years,’’ made him an authority on the civil purchased for distribution during the crisis. moved during the recent hostilities. Equip- rights movement. In essence, UNFPA’s major contribution to ment in hospitals is either obsolete and/or —New South scholar Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, meeting the needs of the Kosovo refugees broken, including such basic equipment as who founded the Southern Oral History was to supply emergency reproductive health washing machines and incubators for pre- Project at the University of North Carolina- kits and other reproductive health equip- mature babies. Many health facilities have Chapel Hill. ment to refugee camps in Albania and the been left in decay, with broken windows, use- former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and less heating systems, and little or no func- —Keillor, best-selling author and radio to maternity hospitals throughout Albania. tioning equipment. host of ‘‘A Prairie Home Companion.’’ UNFPA procured emergency reproductive The maternity, obstetric and gyneco- —Television anchor and editor Jim Lehrer, health kits to meet the needs of approxi- logical clinic in Pristina delivers some 30 to host of a public television news program mately 350,000 people for a period of 3 to 6 40 babies per day; it is on target to deliver named for him. months. In Albania, emergency reproductive 12,000 babies in the coming year, which —Political philosopher and author John health kits were supplied to refugee camps in would give it the largest number of deliv- Rawls, renowned for his views on justice, Kukes, Korca and Elbasan and to a total of eries of any hospital in Europe. It is achiev- basic rights and equal opportunity. 10 hospitals and maternity clinics. In addi- ing this with one broken-down washing ma- tion, UNFPA facilitated the donation of two chine and a shortage of sheets, gowns, incu- —Academy Award-winning filmmaker ultrasound machines from a private com- bators and ultrasound machines. On par- Spielberg. pany to the Albanian Ministry of Health. ticular busy days, it does not have enough —Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wil- UNFPA’s emergency reproductive health cribs in which to put the newborns, even son whose plays, including ‘‘The Piano Les- supplies included: when they are doubled up. Many of the deliv- son’’ and ‘‘Fences,’’ explore the black experi- Individual clean delivery kits for use if eries are premature, born to women who suf- ence in America. Wilson is formerly of St. medical facilities are unavailable. The kit fered great trauma and stress during the hos- Paul. includes soap, plastic sheeting, pictorial in- tilities. The World Health Organization VerDate jul 14 2003 14:10 May 28, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\E06OC9.000 E06OC9 24308 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 6, 1999 (WHO) estimates that almost 50 percent of socio-economic and reproductive health sur- to be a man possessed of great skill and a premature infants born in the Pristina Hos- vey of the province. wealth of knowledge. He has truly been an in- pital do not survive. Other problems related f to the effects of the hostilities are a higher- valuable resource for all Ohioans and for us in Northwest Ohio.