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Child malnutrition ‘of epic proportions’ in Pakistan

Friday, 28 January 2011, 12:31 pm | UNICEF

28 January 2011. -- The floodwaters that swept the length of Pakistan six months ago have abated to reveal a new humanitarian crisis: child malnutrition. “I haven’t seen levels of malnutrition this bad since the worst of the famines in Ethiopia, ... More >>

UNICEF responds to Tropical Cyclone Vania destruction

Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 10:17 am | UNICEF

Port Vila, Vanuatu 25 January, 2011 – An estimated 16,000 people, almost half of them children on the islands of Tanna and Erramango in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province face immediate hunger and lack of safe water following a tropical cyclone that destroyed ... More >>

UNICEF ready to respond to 7.2 Pakistan earthquake

Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 1:51 pm | UNICEF

Wellington, 19 January 2011. – UNICEF is standing by to respond to humanitarian needs following a 7.2 earthquake that struck south-west Pakistan early this morning. The quake is reported to have been centred in a mountainous region of Baluchistan ... More >>

Kiwis Showed Generosity This Christmas With UNICEF gifts

Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 9:58 am | UNICEF

UNICEF NZ would like to thank the thousands of Kiwis who said ‘No To Naff’ this Christmas by purchasing gifts that do good for children around the world. Over the festive season, New Zealanders bought enough water purification tablets to make over ... More >>

UNICEF emergency supplies reaching Sri Lanka flood victims

Monday, 17 January 2011, 9:54 am | UNICEF

A second consignment of UNICEF supplies has arrived in the flood-affected eastern part of Sri Lanka. These supplies are 4,961 hygiene kits (washing kits to last a family of five a month including towels, soap, toothpaste, washing powder), 10,000 ... More >>

UNICEF tackles needs of Sri Lankan flood victims

Friday, 14 January 2011, 10:48 am | UNICEF

14 January 2011. – UNICEF supplies packed into seven trucks have arrived in eastern Sri Lanka, to support the up to a million people affected by massive flooding. More >>

UNICEF responds to Sri Lanka floods

Thursday, 13 January 2011, 2:59 pm | UNICEF

12 January 2011 – UNICEF is rushing emergency supplies to eastern Sri Lanka as hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by flooding. Water levels in some areas are two metres higher than normal – and still rising. More >>

Photo gallery - Haiti earthquake One Year On

Monday, 10 January 2011, 10:15 am | UNICEF

One year after the devastating January 12 earthquake shook their fragile lives, Haiti’s four million children are still reeling from the lingering impact of the disaster. More than 220,000 lives were lost, and countless families were separated, ... More >>

Google Inc. Grants UNICEF $4M for Polio Eradication

Thursday, 16 December 2010, 10:15 am | UNICEF

New York, NY – December 14, 2010 – The US Fund for UNICEF gratefully acknowledged receipt of a $4 million grant from Google, Inc. to address the critical fundraising gap of $14 million in UNICEF’s Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) pipeline for outbreak response. ... More >>

Warning: Income Disparities Impact on Child Wellbeing

Monday, 13 December 2010, 11:14 am | UNICEF

“The overall picture painted by the updated 2010 Children’s Social Health Monitor is deeply concerning” said Dennis McKinlay, UNICEF NZ executive director. The 2010 Children’s Social Health Monitor (CSHM) released today at the Dunedin School of ... More >>

Inequality – what’s it doing to children? Warning for NZ

Friday, 3 December 2010, 2:34 pm | UNICEF

3 Dec 2010: A report released today by UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) is a strong warning signal for New Zealand, says UNICEF NZ executive director Dennis McKinlay. More >>

The Country's First Knitted Billboard From UNICEF

Thursday, 2 December 2010, 12:13 pm | UNICEF

New Zealand's first ever knitted billboard was unveiled today by UNICEF New Zealand in Auckland's CBD. More >>

Haiti Cholera Epidemic Continues to Soak up Supplies & Money

Thursday, 2 December 2010, 10:19 am | UNICEF

UNICEF is taking strong action in Haiti, expanding its field-staff by more than sixty people, as the cholera epidemic worsens, and the country continues to be in a state of unease. Over the election week-end information from the field reported that health ... More >>

Mongolian Justice team studies NZ Youth and Child Systems

Monday, 22 November 2010, 4:28 pm | UNICEF

A delegation of senior officials of the Mongolian Government and Judiciary will be in Wellington the week 22-26 November to find out about New Zealand’s family law, youth justice and child protection systems. More >>

The country’s ‘naffest’ Christmas gifts

Monday, 22 November 2010, 3:47 pm | UNICEF

Hoping for something special from Aunty this Christmas? Forget it, aunties and uncles are the worst Christmas gift givers, according to a survey released today by UNICEF New Zealand. More >>

Violent demonstrations in Haiti are hampering aid

Thursday, 18 November 2010, 1:38 pm | UNICEF

UNICEF is concerned that aid programmes - including the distribution of vital supplies - are being interrupted by violent demonstrations in Haiti.So far the worst disturbances have been confined to Cap Haitien and Port de Paix. More >>

Christchurch Mass Reading for Childrens Rights

Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 4:40 pm | UNICEF

Christchurch mass reading for 21st anniversary of childrens rights - Imagine a thousand kids being read to all at once.That’s what UNICEF and Canterbury College of Education are aiming to achieve this Friday and Saturday. More >>

UNICEF Alarmed by cholera spread to Port-au Prince

Friday, 12 November 2010, 11:55 am | UNICEF

The cholera outbreak in Haiti is worsening – with the first case now in capital city Porte au Prince. More >>

Tropical Story Thomas Likely To Hit Haiti

Friday, 5 November 2010, 4:50 pm | UNICEF

UNICEF is concerned that Tropical Storm Tomas will jeopardise and put back the cholera recovery operations. As a result of the storm’s potential landfall, the island is being returned to emergency status. More >>

UNICEF Prepares For Hurricane’s Impact On Haiti

Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 4:29 pm | UNICEF

UNICEF is concerned about the impact on children by the fourth emergency in Haiti this year. UNICEF is pre-positioning staff and supplies in anticipation of the hurricane which is expected to affect the country this Friday (Nov 5). More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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