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Child sexual exploitation in NZ
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 4:48 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 25 November 2008. – On the eve of a major world conference, UNICEF NZ is calling on the Government to devote more resources to uncovering how many children are sexually exploited in New Zealand. More >>
Young leaders eschew ‘Apprentice’ model
Monday, 24 November 2008, 4:50 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 24 November 2008. – Teams of young leaders in an Apprentice-type race to raise funds for UNICEF were quick to change the rules and increase productivity. More >>
Children tell NZ Government what’s important
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:26 am | UNICEF
Wellington, 18 November 2008. – Children from a northern Wellington primary school have shared their beliefs with the Government and United Nations on what they think is important for young people. More >>
Apprentice-style race to support UNICEF
Monday, 17 November 2008, 1:09 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 17 November 2008. – Thirty-seven young leaders from New Zealand and Asia are in a race against time and each other to raise funds for UNICEF projects in Laos. More >>
UNICEF applauds NZ Govt for DR Congo efforts
Friday, 7 November 2008, 4:26 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 7 November. – UNICEF is welcoming the New Zealand Government’s decision to make available $1 million to help people caught up in the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More >>
Israeli Demolitions Resume In West Bank
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:10 pm | UNICEF
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) has voiced alarm at Israel’s recent resumption of house demolitions – after a freeze which began this April – in the West Bank. More >>
Growth In City Populations Could Deepen Poverty
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:08 pm | UNICEF
The current unprecedented growth in urbanization means that by 2030 two-thirds of the world will be living in cities and some 2 billion people could be living in slums and temporary shelters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today. More >>
DR Congo: UN Agencies Stepping Up Relief Efforts
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:06 pm | UNICEF
UN agencies are stepping up their efforts to assist hundreds of thousands of people displaced by violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid reports that fighting has resumed in rebel-held territory in North Kivu. More >>
UNICEF Deplores Stoning Of Child Rape Victim
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 12:03 pm | UNICEF
The UN Children's Agency, UNICEF has described last week's stoning of a 13 year old Somali girl as 'deplorable.' The girl, Aisha Duhulow, was stoned to death in a stadium of spectators in Kismayo on 27 October 2008. More >>
Up To 100,000 People Displaced In North Kivu, DRC
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 11:09 am | UNICEF
GOMA, NORTH KIVU, DRC, 3 November, 2008 - Up to 100,000 people, around 60 per cent of which are children, have fled their homes due to heavy fighting between armed groups in North Kivu last week. More >>
UNICEF at forefront of Pakistan earthquake relief
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 3:57 pm | UNICEF
30 October 2008 – UNICEF is working closely with the Pakistan Government and other UN agencies to provide emergency relief efforts in earthquake-hit Pakistan. More >>
Governments urged to maintain anti-poverty impetus
Friday, 17 October 2008, 9:04 am | UNICEF
Wellington, 16 October 2008. – The world financial crisis could put at risk progress towards reaching the UN’s anti-poverty targets, leaving children particularly vulnerable says UNICEF NZ. More >>
UNICEF, WHO China on Contaminated Infant Formula
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 2:27 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF and WHO Offices in China have observed with great sadness and concern the unfolding story of tainted infant formula produced by Sanlu and other companies. Whilst any attempt to deceive the public in the area of food production and marketing ... More >>
UNICEF Ambassador Hayley Westenra To Visit Ghana
Friday, 19 September 2008, 2:34 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF Ambassador and internationally renowned New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra will visit Ghana next week to see for herself the needs of some of the poorest children for safe water and education. More >>
Calls for Increased Efforts to Save Children
Saturday, 13 September 2008, 1:18 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 12 September 2008 – UNICEF today released new figures that show the rate of deaths of children under five continued to decline in 2007. The new estimates show a 27 per cent decline in the under-five mortality rate, from 93 deaths per 1000 ... More >>
300,000 Children Affected by Hurricanes in Haiti
Monday, 8 September 2008, 12:13 am | UNICEF
Up to 300,000 Children Affected by Back-to-Back Hurricanes in Haiti, says UNICEF More >>
UNICEF cards showcase Kiwi designs & help children
Monday, 25 August 2008, 5:16 pm | UNICEF
Iconic Kiwi designs feature strongly in this year’s UNICEF Corporate Christmas card catalogue which has been sent to more than 8,000 businesses around the country. More >>
Barrier To Life: West Bank Pregnant Women At Risk
Friday, 8 August 2008, 1:08 pm | UNICEF
Between January and early June 2007, 33 babies were born to mothers from Azzun 'Atme. Twenty were delivered outside the enclave; of the home deliveries, none was attended by a trained midwife or doctor. This year, 24 babies have been born so far. More >>
Child mortality a continuing challenge for Pacific
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 10:47 am | UNICEF
Child mortality rates are lagging in a number of Pacific Island states according to a just released UNICEF report. More >>
Kiwi wins HIV-AIDS awareness competition
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 5:11 pm | UNICEF
Wellington, 31 July 2008. – A New Zealander is among 10 people from around the world to win a video camera and the chance to film a short piece about HIV-AIDS to be broadcast internationally. More >>
