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Manon Loisel At first glance, it’s easy to see that Richard Reid is passionate by the energy and promise that dealing with children gives him. Before I could ask any questions, he said “Can I ask you a few questions lady? What are you studying? Why do you want to be journalist? … Ah, that’s interesting!”. No need to ask him the reason why he chose to work for UNICEF for 26 years, it’s obvious that children and youth in general are a central concern for him. The curiculum vitae of Richard Reid is impressive. This teacher of International Relations and Humanities at Bilgi University worked for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for 26 whole years. He has been Country Director in Nigeria, Turkey, Regional Director of the Middle East and North Africa and also of former socialists countries. He has worked for cease fires to protect children in war zones like Lebanon, Sudan, Bosnia, Chechnya, or Iraq, and was named “UN Hero” at the 50th anniversary of the UN, in 1995. This kind of life can not be summarised in one article, but let’s try to know more about his exceptional career. “How did you get into development work? -I studied in journalism school in California. But I stopped quickly because I couldn’t be a fast writer. I was writing for local newspapers but I was not able to work on tight deadlines. Then I postponed a scholarship and went to Pavia in Italy for one year. I fell in love with Italy. I already knew that I wouldn’t stay in the US. After teaching journalism for two years, I became the director of the Robert College – now Bogazici University – in Istanbul. The boys’ school, which was a good one : Orhan Pamuk and also Tosun […]