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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 >>
Cyclone-affected children return to school
Friday, 25 July 2008, 10:14 am | UNICEF
Thousands of cyclone-affected school children in Myanmar have been able to return to school thanks to help from UNICEF. More >>
Afghanistan: Attacks On Schools Threaten Gains
Saturday, 5 July 2008, 4:37 pm | UNICEF
"In 2007, there were a total of 228 schools which were attacked, resulting in 75 deaths and 111 injured,' Mr. Arsenault said. 'And this year alone, as of June 2008 there've been 83 further attacks resulting in ten deaths and four injured." More >>
UNICEF: On Abduction, Torture & Rape Of Children
Sunday, 22 June 2008, 4:59 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF is deeply concerned by increasing reports of kidnappings and abduction of children by criminal gangs and armed groups, particularly in countries affected by violence. In many cases these abductions are being carried out with impunity. More >>
Call For Resumption Of Services In Zimbabwe
Friday, 20 June 2008, 12:22 am | UNICEF
UNICEF expressed its deep concern at the Zimbabwe Government’s suspension on NGO workers from reaching the country’s most vulnerable children. The UN Children’s Fund called for a full and immediate resumption of programmes which are critical ... More >>
UNICEF successfully launches Tap Project in NZ
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 4:29 pm | UNICEF
Earlier this year, UNICEF New Zealand embarked on the Tap Project campaign to get New Zealanders to recognise how fortunate they are to have access to clean water and help raise money for UNICEF water projects in developing countries where more ... More >>
Environment Day – educating children brings hope
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 10:13 am | UNICEF
UNICEF and the UN Environment Programme are developing an Environmental Education Resource pack for schools, which will empower children living in some of the world’s poorest communities to take action on climate change. More >>
UNICEF to focus on damaged schools
Friday, 30 May 2008, 1:45 pm | UNICEF
Yangon, 28 May 2008 – Responding to a request for assistance from the Government of Myanmar, UNICEF will work with the Ministry of Education to reopen schools in some cyclone-affected areas by 2 June. The focus will be on damaged and collapsed ... More >>
Children who survived Cyclone risk from infection
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 2:55 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF races to bolster the relief effort for families in Myanmar’s flood-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, there are grave concerns that the children who survived Cyclone Nargis last weekend are now at risk from infectious diseases. More >>
