HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL PARTNERS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ORGANIZED by WORLD INFORMATION TRANSFER*

CO-SPONSORED by the PEOPLES REPUBLIC of BANGLADESH

UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
APRIL 16TH AND 17TH, 1998

THEME: TRAUMA OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS: CONSEQUENCES TO HUMAN HEALTH


KEYNOTE ADDRESS
H.E. MR. SALAHUDDIN YUSUF
MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

SPEAKERS:
Luncheon Speaker:  Dr. NayHtun, Director, UNDP
                     "Role of Values in Environmental Decisions"

H.E. Mr. Hennadi Udovenko, President of the General Assembly, United
Nations
H.E. Mr. William Richardson, Permanent Representative of the United
States to United Nations (invited)
Mr. Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary General of the Department for Policy
Coordination and Sustainable Development of the United Nations (invited)
Mr. Miles Stoby, Deputy Executive Coordinator for United Nations
Mr. Klaus Topfer, Executive Director of UNEP
Mrs. Lyutha Al-Mughairy, Chief of the Public Liaison Service, U.N. Dept.
of Public Information
Dr. Ruth A. Etzel, Chief, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health, Center
for Disease Control
Dr. Gary R. Evans,  Director, Natural Resources Institute Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Dr. Yael Danieli, Past President and United Nations Representative of
the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Dr. Ronald Hoffman, Director, Hoffman Center
Dr. Michel Loots, President, Global Help Project
Dr. John Merriam, Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center.
Dr. Patricia L. Myskowski, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Scott Ratzan, Director, Emerson-Tufts Program in Health
Communication
Adi Roche, Director, Children of Chernobyl Project
Dr. Charles Strozier, Co-Director, Center on Violence and Human Survival
Dr. Maritza Tennassee, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Dr. S. Ben Yahmed, Director, Centre for Vulnerability Reduction, WHO
Dr. Steven Esrey, UNICEF
Dr. Joyce McDougal, Paris Psychoanalytic Institute
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February 15, 1998

Dear Colleague:

On behalf of World Information Transfer, I have the honor of inviting
you
to attend our Seventh International Conference on "Health and the
Environment:  Global Partners for Global Solutions," on April 16 and 17,
1998, at the United Nations, co-sponsored by the Peoples Republic of
Bangladesh. This year's theme is "Trauma of Environmental Disasters:
Consequences to Human Health."

As you may be aware, our conferences, held at the United Nations, are
widely acclaimed for their quality of presentations and participants.
You
will notice from the attached conference agenda that this year's program
contains very important subjects and many distinguished speakers.

We would be honored if you are personally able to attend our conference.
We would also like to extend this invitation to others who you feel will
benefit from our presentations on this very important topic.

ALTHOUGH OUR CONFERENCE IS FREE, DUE TO VERY STRICT SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS
AT THE UNITED NATIONS, YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

This letter will act as your invitation, so please fill in your response
below and email, fax or mail it to us by April 5, 1998.

Sincerely,

Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Chair
World Information Transfer

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NAME_______________________

Affiliation_____________________________________

Address__________

FAX________________________

email________________________________

________   I will attend the Conference on April 16th and 17th.

 ________   I will join you at the Faculty Luncheon on April 16th at
$65/person.

 ________   I will join you at the Faculty Luncheon on April 17th at
$65/person.

The conference is free, however, PRE-REGISTRATION is required by UN
security.
Further information is available by contacting World Information
Transfer:
tel: 212-686-1996; fax: 212-686-2172; email: [log in to unmask]

Lunches will be in the Delegates Dining room of the UN on April 16 and
l7.
Registration for the luncheon program is separate and carries a
fee. For luncheon registration contact:  World Information Transfer:
tel:
212-686-1996; fax: 212-686-2172; email: [log in to unmask]

Conference information is available on WIT's home page at
http://www.worldinfo.org


*In collaboration with the NGO section of the UN Department of Public
Information. World Information Transfer, Inc. is a Non Profit
Non-Governmental Organization in Consultative Status with the United
Nations, Promoting Environmental Health

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