Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register UNICEF for InfoPages here.
UNICEF - Latest News [Page 20]
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 >>
Auckland musicians join Haiti benefit gig
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 3:33 pm | UNICEF
As many as 25 Auckland bands and musicians are donating their talents to a musical event that’s raising funds for UNICEF’s emergency relief effort in Haiti. More >>
Haiti Chaos Used To Target Children
Monday, 25 January 2010, 2:29 pm | UNICEF
he UN Children’s Fund is on alert amid reports that children are being removed from Haiti illegally. UNICEF NZ Executive Director, Dennis McKinlay, says that the huge damage and breakdown of normal society wrought by the 7 magnitude earthquake ... More >>
Adoption ‘Not A Quick Fix Solution’ For Haiti
Friday, 22 January 2010, 3:06 pm | UNICEF
Kiwis wanting to rescue unaccompanied and separated children in Haiti by adopting them should think again, says UNICEF NZ. In the aftermath of last week’s big earthquake in Haiti, thousands of children are believed to have lost or become separated from ... More >>
Haiti aid flowing better, but challenges remain
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 9:28 am | UNICEF
Essential emergency supplies are flowing more freely to the quake-affected population in Haiti, but the aid effort continues to face challenges.Two planes loaded with UNICEF supplies such as tents, tarpaulins and medicines have already touched down ... More >>
UNICEF Emergency Supplies, Experts Arrive In Haiti
Monday, 18 January 2010, 10:46 am | UNICEF
Another plane loaded with UNICEF emergency relief supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince this morning, carrying urgently needed water and sanitation supplies. This is the second load of UNICEF water and sanitation materials to arrive in Haiti in the past ... More >>
UNICEF calls for $160 million for Haiti
Sunday, 17 January 2010, 12:08 pm | UNICEF
Wellington 16 January 2010. – The UN Children’s Fund has put out a worldwide call for $160 million to support its relief operations in Haiti. The funding call is part of a wider United Nations appeal for $762 million to overcome the massive ... More >>
Schools To Open Despite Emergency
Friday, 15 January 2010, 4:20 pm | UNICEF
Widespread landslides, flash floods, damaged schools, water contamination and reports of diarrhoea, red eye, psychological trauma, coughing and the ‘flu’ were cited in the assessment conducted by the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) More >>
Haiti: Fast Facts from UNICEF
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 12:12 pm | UNICEF
Haiti is one of the poorest countries on earth – it ranks 148 out of 179 countries on UNDP’s Human Development Index, is struggling to recover from years of violence, insecurity and instability and has a long history of being struck by one natural ... More >>
