Name: The Children Are The Future
Uploaded: 2009-11-17T20:21:00-05:00
Duration: 2 min 38 s
Description: Ann Venemen dissects the consequences of letting another generation go without education, health care, and basic civil rights.

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Ann Veneman

Ann Veneman became the Executive Director of UNICEF in 2005. She was the first woman to serve as the Unites States Secretary of Agriculture.

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Ann Venemen dissects the consequences of letting another generation go without education, health care, and basic civil rights.

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