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Here I write about climate change and Polar Regions - but also about anything else that strikes my fancy.
I'll try to post here as often as I can. But keep in mind I'm a very busy guy, so please cut me some slack if you don't hear from me for a while!
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Back from the training
Posted on the 30.10.2011 by Michel Brent
Last Thursday, the 4x400m group which has been in Iceland with Alain Hubert for a special psychological training came back in Belgium. According to the athletes, it was a quite difficult but also a very profitable experience.
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UNICEF : Learning to survive
Posted on the 18.10.2011 by Michel Brent
On 5 October, Unicef Belgium has launched an important educational campain 'Apprendre pour Survivre' / 'Learn to Survive' in order to increase public and government awareness about the fact that very often after or even during a humanitarian crisis, a lot of children can not go to shool.
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In Iceland with belgian athletes
Posted on the 17.10.2011 by Alain Hubert
This week, I am leaving for Iceland with nine belgian 4x400m athletes -included the famous Borlée brothers. The target of the operation : to help the athletes to form a strong team capable to be on the podium of the 4x400 m in the London Olympics.
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It’s not a crisis it’s a drama !
Posted on the 04.08.2011 by Alain Hubert
It is not only as a UNICEF ambassador but also as a simple human being that I want to increase public awareness and in particular the one of each one of you of what it is happening nowadays in the Horn of Africa.
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Horn of Africa : situation set to get worse for millions of children
Posted on the 19.07.2011 by Alain Hubert
If no improvement in the overall food security conditions takes place before early 2012, the already severe nutrition situation will likely worsen further. UNICEF has called for an immediate expansion of assistance across the Horn of Africa where half a million are at imminent risk of dying.
