Ann Veneman
Ann Veneman
Ann Margaret Venemanwas the Executive Director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. Her appointment was announced on January 18, 2005 by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Previously, Veneman was the United States Secretary of Agriculture, the first and only woman to hold that position. Veneman served as USDA Secretary from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2005, leaving to become the fifth executive director of UNICEF. She served in this position from May 1, 2005. A lawyer by training, Veneman has...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth29 June 1949
CountryUnited States of America
This action is being taken as a cautionary measure to ensure the protection of public health, ... Public health is our number-one priority, and it is our number-one concern.
There is a potential for widespread disease, greater malnutrition and the displacement of significant numbers of people.
The cows have ID numbers. And we should be able, throughout the investigation, which is ongoing as we speak, to be able to track that cow back to where it came from initially.
Part of what this report does is to highlight the issue to the public to create an outrage about what is going on.
Children are forced into prostitution, begging and soliciting, labor on plantations and in mines, markets, factories and domestic work.
I'm confident that we have measures in place. And the additional measures that we announced yesterday will be even more protective of our food supply in this country.
I have to say that in this particular cow that we're dealing with, those parts of the cow were removed, and so we don't think there's any risk or very negligible risk to human health with this particular incident.
In the past quarter of a century, HIV/Aids has claimed the lives of more than 20 million people and lowered life expectancy in the hardest-hit countries by as much as 30 years,
Great Britain had a much different situation than we do and did here in the United States, in that they had literally thousands of infected animals with human health risks. Their infectivity in this disease happened before very much was known about it.
I certainly, with no hesitation, would say that every mother can feel confident that they can feed their children beef in this country,
The severe drought may not be receiving the same amount of attention as other emergencies. The international community must respond immediately to the need for assistance.
It's been studied to the point where we know that the impact on humans would be from consuming the most infected parts of the cow; that is, the brain and the spinal cord.
The issues facing the farmers and ranchers today are complex and challenging,
The majority of houses have been destroyed in the most affected areas, putting into question the survival of millions of children. Shelter, food and medical care are a priority for children.