Monday, August 05, 2002

Snooze Alert!
The United Nations wants you to know that UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow heads to Angola to spotlight challenges:
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today announced that actress Mia Farrow, a Goodwill Ambassador for the agency, will begin a one-week tour of Angola on Monday to spotlight the dramatic challenges and opportunities facing the country as it emerges from nearly three decades of war.
Does anybody in Angola have the faintest idea who Mia Farrow is? Does anybody anywhere care what she thinks about world affairs?
UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy stressed that the international community must not avert its attention from Angola. "Mia's visit is a way to help show the world that Angola is at peace, Angola has new hope, and that Angola not only needs but deserves our support."
Translation: send cash. Unmarked small bills are preferred.