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UNICEF: Alarm Over Number of Children in Poverty
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 1:04 pm | UNICEF
Some 300 million children in South Asia, or half of the region’s under-18 population, suffer from chronic levels of poverty, according to a new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) study presented today at the opening of a conference in Bangladesh. ... More >>
UNICEF Supports Water Tankering for Samoans
Monday, 2 November 2009, 4:12 pm | UNICEF
APIA, 2 November 2009 “ Almost 3,000 people, many of them children, are still relying on roadside delivery of water a month after a tsunami hit Samoa. The UN Children's Fund is supporting the Samoan Water Authority (SWA) with two water tankers to provide ... More >>
Water tankering for displaced Samoan families
Monday, 2 November 2009, 10:52 am | UNICEF
Apia, 2 November 2009. – Almost 3,000 people, many of them children, are still relying on roadside delivery of water a month after a tsunami hit Samoa. The UN Children’s Fund is supporting the Samoan Water Authority (SWA) with two water tankers to provide ... More >>
UNICEF: Granting Hope for Broken Dreams
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 11:27 am | UNICEF
Lesotho 28 October 2009 – It took several years for the foundations of the ambitious [Government of Lesotho, European Union and UNICEF supported] Child Grants Programme to be established, but finally its seeds are bearing fruits. With remarkable impetus, ... More >>
Sudan One of Most Dangerous Places for Mothers
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 10:25 am | UNICEF
Sudan is one of the world’s more dangerous places for mothers, the top United Nations Children’s Fund ( http://www.unicef.org/) official there said today, calling for increased maternal care services. Some 26,000 women in Sudan – with a population ... More >>
Tsunami toll on Samoan pre-school children
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 10:43 am | UNICEF
Apia , 25 October 2009. – The UN Children’s Fund is urgently supporting the return of tsunami-affected children to pre-school in what may be a forgotten chapter of Samoa ’s recent disaster. The devastating tsunami that struck Samoa on 29 September ... More >>
Tsunami Toll on Samoan Pre-School Children
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 9:26 am | UNICEF
APIA, 25 October, 2009 – The UN Children’s Fund is urgently supporting the return of tsunami-affected children to pre-school in what may be a forgotten chapter of Samoa’s recent disaster. The devastating tsunami that struck Samoa on 29 September ... More >>
Young Kiwis take climate action
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 2:44 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF Kiwi climate ambassadors are gearing up for three days of action as part of this weekend’s international climate festivities. More >>
Emissions Data from Industrialised Countries
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 11:04 am | UNICEF
(Bonn, 21 October 2009) – According to the UN Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn, greenhouse gas emissions from industrialised countries increased in 2007, continuing the upward trend of the previous six years. More >>
Post-tsunami immunization campaign
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 4:52 pm | UNICEF
Apia , 21 October 2009. – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are giving full support to a Samoan Government nationwide measles and Vitamin A immunization campaign that aims to reach more than 32,000 children. More >>
The Most Inaccessible and Vulnerable Children
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 10:41 am | UNICEF
Lesotho 20 October 2009 – The people of Thaba Khubelu, one of the most remote areas of Lesotho, hardly see any assistance coming their way. This is because their village, nestled in the rolling mountains of the district of Qacha’s Nek (400 Km from the ... More >>
Strengthening Resolve To Help Those Most In Need
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 2:38 pm | UNICEF
Natasha is a young mother living with HIV in Zambia. Her newborn son Fanwick was born HIV-negative, thanks to medicines Natasha received while pregnant and during birth to stop the transmission of the virus. Unemployed and alone, Natasha lives ... More >>
UNICEF - Immunisation, Education Needs in Samoa
Friday, 9 October 2009, 5:11 pm | UNICEF
10 days after the tsunami which took 138 lives, with 6 people still missing and an estimated 3,200 homeless, UNICEF is now looking at education needs, child protection and a measles campaign to immunize 11,000 children in the coming week. Measles outbreaks ... More >>
UNICEF Indonesia Earthquake Response
Friday, 9 October 2009, 5:08 pm | UNICEF
The latest figures from the government’s provincial disaster management unit report 704 deaths from the 30 September earthquake, with 295 people missing and 2,090 injured. The total number of houses severely damaged is now reported at 102,046 with 49,864 ... More >>
UNICEF Responding to the Tsunami Disaster in Samoa
Monday, 5 October 2009, 5:39 pm | UNICEF
The welfare of 2,000 displaced children is among UNICEF’s greatest concerns following the Pacific Tsunami. 40 villages were badly hit by the Tsunami in Samoa, and 20 destroyed including 5 schools. More >>
Supplies Arrive For Indonesian Quake Survivors
Monday, 5 October 2009, 5:28 pm | UNICEF
Sixty water storage bladders, 1,500 jerry cans and 868 hygiene kits supplied by UNICEF have arrived in Padang, Indonesia for distribution to families affected by the earthquake. These are the first of UNICEF's initial supplies intended to support ... More >>
UNICEF Responding to the Tsunami Disaster in Samoa
Monday, 5 October 2009, 5:12 pm | UNICEF
The welfare of 2,000 displaced children is among UNICEF’s greatest concerns following the Pacific Tsunami. 40 villages were badly hit by the Tsunami in Samoa, and 20 destroyed including 5 schools. In order to prevent the outbreak of disease UNICEF aims to reach ... More >>
Emergency Pacific Tsunami Appeal
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 3:30 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF New Zealand today launched an urgent appeal to provide aid to the people of Samoa and Tonga following a devastating tsunami that swept the island nations. More >>
UNICEF Pacific to Provide Support To Samoa & Tonga
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 11:18 am | UNICEF
SUVA, 1 October 2009 - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Pacific office based in Suva, Fiji has mobilised its emergency response team following the Pacific tsunami and will provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Samoa and Tonga. UNICEF ... More >>
Sri Lankan friends bridge ethnic divide
Monday, 21 September 2009, 10:08 am | UNICEF
A group of young friends, made up of the two main ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, have put aside historic ethnic differences to organise a street appeal in Wellington to support UNICEF's work for children in Sri Lanka. They expect up to 100 collectors ... More >>
