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UNICEF supports reintegration of child soldiers
Monday, 31 May 2010, 5:12 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF is working with the Government of Chad on a regional conference that will focus on the recruitment and use of children in armed forces and groups. More >>
Kiwi teens to international environment conference
Friday, 28 May 2010, 2:39 pm | UNICEF
Four young New Zealanders, aged between 13–18, will be travelling to Brazil next week to participate in a major international youth conference. More >>
Budget should help lift children out of poverty
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 1:07 pm | UNICEF
Whatever else the Budget holds for New Zealanders, it must do something to reduce New Zealand’s shocking level of child poverty. More >>
Lesotho: Free Education Becomes Legally Compulsory
Saturday, 15 May 2010, 11:46 am | UNICEF
In a milestone effort to advance progress towards universal primary education, the Government of Lesotho recently enacted the Education Act 2010, legalising the right to free and compulsory education. More >>
UNICEF launches life-saving Mother’s Day gift
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 1:00 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 4 May 2010. – UNICEF is urging Kiwis to show their mum they care this Mother’s Day with a gift that is helping thousands of mothers in the developing world protect their babies from HIV. More >>
UNICEF's New Executive Director
Monday, 3 May 2010, 11:57 pm | UNICEF
Anthony Lake has begun his tenure as UNICEF’s sixth Executive Director, bringing more than 45 years of public and international service to the position. “I am excited to be joining UNICEF. I look forward to working with our exceptional staff and our ... More >>
Kiwis take action to put children UNDER COVER
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 9:46 am | UNICEF
Wellington, 22 April 2010. – With one million people dying from malaria each year, most of them children, UNICEF NZ is asking Kiwis to get behind its UNDER COVER movement to save lives both cheaply and easily. More >>
“Protect me with Love and Care” Children Say
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 3:51 pm | UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Pacific office today released the Child Protection Baseline Reports - “Protect me with Love and Care” for Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to regional partners working to protect the children of the Pacific. More >>
Life-saving Knowledge Made Available Online Today
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 7:57 pm | UNICEF
SUVA, 8 April 2009 – The 4th edition of Facts for Life which provides practical advice on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development and the care of children, was launched and made available on the internet today. More >>
Fiji: 30,000 Doses of Typhoid Vaccines
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 6:09 pm | UNICEF
Suva, 25 March, 2010 – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Pacific Office is contributing to a typhoid vaccination campaign which will be undertaken by the Ministry of Health in Fiji and the World Health Organisation (WHO) South Pacific Office. More >>
UNICEF delivers emergency aid to Fiji
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 2:44 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 23 March 2010. – UN Children’s Fund staff are delivering essential emergency supplies in the wake of a category four cyclone that hit Fiji on 15 March, leaving three people dead, 433 homes completely destroyed, 4,000 households affected ... More >>
UNICEF Assists Those In Cyclone Affected Areas
Saturday, 20 March 2010, 11:47 am | UNICEF
Landslides, destruction to homes, schools and health centers, and damage to vegetation were sighted when United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF Pacific) Emergency Coordinator, Mr Hamish Weatherly, accompanied the Australian Airforce which flew over the cyclone ... More >>
Over 2m Haitian children missing out on school
Monday, 22 February 2010, 11:14 am | UNICEF
Aid agencies are scrambling to get Haitian children back into the classroom after last month’s earthquake destroyed or damaged as many as 5,000 schools and killed more than 500 teachers. More >>
Severe Winter Pushes Mongolia To Disaster Status
Saturday, 13 February 2010, 11:14 am | UNICEF
Weeks of freezing temperatures and heavy snows have left more than half of Mongolia’s 21 provinces in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The Government of Mongolia has declared disaster status in 12 provinces. More >>
Disease Growing Threat For Haitian Children
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 4:38 pm | UNICEF
A month on from the devastating Haitian earthquake the relief operation has moved into high gear, but the spread of disease is proving to be a very real risk. More than 200,000 were killed and 300,000 injured, with 3 million people – half of them ... More >>
Protecting Haiti’s Children A ‘Top Priority’
Friday, 5 February 2010, 3:50 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 5 February 2010. – Keeping children safe and reuniting them with family is a major concern in post-quake Haiti, says UNICEF NZ. Thousands of children are believed to have become lost and separated from their families in the chaos following ... More >>
UNICEF: Haiti disaster ‘tip of the iceberg’
Friday, 5 February 2010, 12:14 pm | UNICEF
As global attention focuses on efforts to provide life-saving support to the people of Haiti, UNICEF has released a report that spotlights the most severe crises impacting children and women around the world. More >>
Haiti: A Day In The Life Of UNICEF Staff Members
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 11:03 am | UNICEF
UNICEF has maintained a presence in Haiti since 1949. The earthquake that struck this country with such disastrous force on 12 January has significantly affected the agency’s capacity to respond, but staff members have been adapting to difficult ... More >>
Human Trafficking Third Largest Criminal Activity
Monday, 1 February 2010, 5:33 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF is again warning that post-quake Haiti is providing ideal conditions for child traffickers to operate. UNICEF NZ Executive Director, Dennis McKinlay, says relief agencies estimate that as many as 1.5 million children have been affected by the ... More >>
Dropping The “Grow First, Clean Up Later” Saying
Friday, 29 January 2010, 3:19 pm | UNICEF
[Suva, Fiji – 29 January, 2010] – In light of the current economic crisis, aligning development approaches to environmental sustainability is the best solution to rebuild more resilient, socially inclusive economies. More >>
