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1000 Days to Get it Right for Every Child
Sunday, 14 August 2011, 11:26 am | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ Comments on New Research from Every Child Counts -1000 Days to Get it Right for Every Child- A new report, ‘1000 Days to Get it Right for Every Child’, has been released today by Every Child Counts. The report focuses on the economic ... More >>
Kiwi Dollars Saving Lives in Horn of Africa
Friday, 12 August 2011, 4:25 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) Media Release 12 August 2011 Kiwi Dollars Saving Lives in Horn of Africa UNICEF NZ Emergency Appeal www.unicef.org.nz or 0800 800 194 - Generous Kiwis are helping UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) to save children’s ... More >>
Last Chance to Bid for Kiwi Celebrities: Auctions for Africa
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 12:31 pm | UNICEF
Time is running out to bid for a unique celebrity experience, whilst raising much-needed funds for UNICEF NZ’s (UN Children’s Fund) Appeal for the Horn of Africa. Kiwi personalities up for grabs on www.trademe.co.nz include Mike McRoberts, Ali Mau and ... More >>
UNICEF Delivering for Children of Dadaab As Needs Grow
Monday, 8 August 2011, 3:51 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) is ramping up operations to meet the rising humanitarian needs of Somali children and families in the Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding host communities. With an influx of new arrivals straining resources in the camps ... More >>
Global Breastfeeding Week takes message beyond health clinic
Friday, 5 August 2011, 11:54 am | UNICEF
During World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF joins global partners in calling for the benefits of breastfeeding to be broadcast beyond clinics and delivery rooms to the public at large, ensuring that young people both in the developing world and in wealthier ... More >>
UNICEF NZ Disappointed at Lack of Bi-Partisan Approach
Monday, 1 August 2011, 2:51 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) is disappointed that the Prime Minster has not supported a call for a bi-partisan approach to deal with child abuse. He has commented that parties will campaign on their different positions ahead of the general election. More >>
UNICEF Scales Up Aid Delivery to Children in SouthernSomalia
Monday, 1 August 2011, 2:50 pm | UNICEF
With an estimated 1.25 million children across Southern Somalia in urgent need of life saving help and 640,000 acutely malnourished, UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) says saving children's lives must be the top priority. This comes as the agency mounts ... More >>
UNICEF Calls for All Parties to Put New Zealand’s Kids First
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 2:05 pm | UNICEF
On the eve of the launch of the Green Paper on vulnerable children, UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) is calling for Members of Parliament to stop political point scoring and start working together in the interests of children. More >>
More Supplies En Route to Somalia
Saturday, 23 July 2011, 5:09 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) Media Release 23 July 2011 More Supplies En Route to Somalia as UNICEF Scales Up Response - UNICEF NZ Emergency Appeal www.unicef.org.nz or 0800 800 194 - More >>
East Africa Crisis Escalates, Famine Declared in Sth Somalia
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 9:31 am | UNICEF
The UN has declared a famine in the Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions of Somalia, with all other regions in the South of the country expected to have famine status within the next two months. Nearly half a million children are malnourished in South ... More >>
Horn of Africa set to get worse for millions of children
Monday, 18 July 2011, 9:47 am | UNICEF
UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) has called for an immediate expansion of assistance across the Horn of Africa’s drought affected communities to address the dire needs of more than two million children. Half a million of these children are at imminent ... More >>
Children Facing Severe Malnourishment in Horn of Africa
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 4:43 pm | UNICEF
As the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa continues to worsen, UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) has warned that it expects 480,000 severely malnourished children in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia this year - about 50% more than in 2009. Climate change ... More >>
UNICEF NZ Speaker Event – Young Voices of the Pacific
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 5:06 pm | UNICEF
free public event, organised by UNICEF New Zealand and the Auckland University Centre for Pacific Studies, focusing on current challenges facing young people in the Pacific. More >>
Tonga Parliamentarians act on child rights issues
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 4:04 pm | UNICEF
Tonga parliamentarians are moving to act on alarming challenges in the area of education and nutrition faced by vulnerable children in Tonga. About fifteen Members of the Tongan Parliament gathered last week in a one-day advocacy forum organized by the ... More >>
UNICEF Calls on Donor Countries to Vaccinate Every Child
Friday, 10 June 2011, 2:23 pm | UNICEF
As world leaders prepare to converge on London for the GAVI Alliance* pledging conference next week (June 13), UNICEF (UN Children's Fund) is calling on donors to fund a global immunization effort to save millions of children's lives by 2015. More >>
Asia Pacific Child Rights Award - Closes June 15th
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 3:25 pm | UNICEF
Get your entries into the 11th Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award. The ABU, CASBAA and UNICEF are inviting broadcasters and producers in the region to submit entries for the Award. More >>
UNICEF appeals for $US20 million for work in conflict zones
Friday, 20 May 2011, 12:21 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) is appealing for $20 million USD ($25 million NZD) for humanitarian operations to address the needs of children and women inside Libya as well as those who have fled into neighbouring countries. This appeal is part of ... More >>
Local Youth Urged to 'Be the Change' for UNICEF
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 11:22 am | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ (UN Children's Fund) is offering 50 young people from across New Zealand the unique opportunity to attend the first-ever UNICEF NZ Youth Congress which is being held in Manukau from July 15-17, 2011. More >>
Otaki Community Board Wins Award for Youth Events Programme
Friday, 6 May 2011, 11:18 am | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) is pleased to announce that the Otaki Community Board won a Community Boards Best Practice Award on Thursday 5 May in recognition of its Youth Events Programme. More >>
Global Violence Devastating Children’s Lives
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 1:16 pm | UNICEF
Violence, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, is displacing, damaging and killing children says UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund). The charity is on the ground helping those affected across the region and is extremely concerned at the ... More >>
