Doing Good Work for Children

THE ISSUE: A Post column slamming schools for encouraging kids to treat-or-treat for troubled UNICEF.

I read “Trick Dressed Up as a Treat” with sadness. Karol Markowicz, at best, misunderstands our mission and at worst, intentionally misrepresents it (PostOpinion, Oct. 24).

Her failure to call the US Fund for The United Nations Children’s Fund for comment resulted in an injustice to the world’s children.

At the heart of the complex issues raised by Markowicz are children. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF’s success is its abil- ity to empower young Americans to learn empathy and take action for their peers.

History has shown us what can happen when adult politics propel the world to turn its back on children.

UNICEF has been working to put all children first, regardless of where they live, for 70 years — helping to save more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization.

UNICEF is known for our effectiveness, lack of politics and transparency.

It’s unfortunate that personal politics were put above praising kids’ intrinsic desire to help their peers in this instance. Caryl M. Stern President and CEO, US Fund for UNICEF Queens