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UNICEF chief visits devastated region in Iran
Sunday, 11 January 2004, 4:21 pm | UNICEF
Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of UNICEF, will arrive in Iran on Saturday, January 10, for a two-day day visit to inspect the damage caused by the earthquake in December and to assess the ongoing relief effort for children affected by the crisis. She ... More >>
UNICEF names top five concerns for children in 04
Thursday, 1 January 2004, 12:29 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK – Marking the New Year by calling attention to the immediate needs of children in developing countries, UNICEF today named the top five concerns for children in 2004: child survival, the effects of HIV/AIDS, children caught in war, exploitation, ... More >>
UNICEF appeals for $1 million for children of Bam
Wednesday, 31 December 2003, 11:49 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK – UNICEF today appealed for nearly $1 million in emergency funds to help children who survived last week’s massive earthquake in Iran. According to initial estimates, the earthquake killed 20,000 people, injured 30,000 others and left 70,000 ... More >>
UNICEF Rushes Relief Supplies to Iran Quake Zone
Monday, 29 December 2003, 10:29 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK, UNICEF is rushing over 40 tonnes of relief supplies to Iran to help tens of thousands of children affected by Thursday's earthquake near the town of Bam, the agency confirmed today. More >>
UNICEF Celebrates 50 Years Of Star Support
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 4:27 pm | UNICEF
Auckland, New Zealand, 4 December 2003 - UNICEF today marks the 50th anniversary since celebrities have been involved as Goodwill Ambassadors supporting and promoting the organisation and the work it does on behalf of children worldwide. More >>
50 Years of Goodwill Ambassadors for Children
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 11:25 am | UNICEF
UNICEF today marks 50 years of celebrity goodwill for children, honoring the global stars who for five decades have carried on a trail-blazing tradition of service that brings hope to hundreds of millions of children worldwide. More >>
Africa's Orphan Crisis: Worst Is Yet to Come
Wednesday, 26 November 2003, 11:50 pm | UNICEF
JOHANNESBURG/GENEVA, 26 November 2003 – The staggering number of African children already orphaned due to AIDS is only the beginning of a crisis of gargantuan proportions, and “the worst is yet to come,” warned a UNICEF report issued today. More >>
UNICEF to celebrate 50 years of celebrity advocacy
Monday, 24 November 2003, 9:52 am | UNICEF
Katie Couric, “ER,” Sir Peter Ustinov, Sir Roger Moore, Harry Belafonte, Vanessa Redgrave, Nana Mouskouri and George Harrison To Be Honored More >>
UNICEF bids to secure indigenous children's rights
Friday, 14 November 2003, 9:08 am | UNICEF
Welcoming Secretary-General's call, UNICEF bids for action to secure indigenous children's rights More >>
Bellamy Travel to Spotlight Education AIDS Orphans
Friday, 7 November 2003, 8:54 am | UNICEF
Visits to India and South Africa Will Preview UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report, Coming in December More >>
UNICEF: Nobel Prize 'Is Like A Gift To Children
Monday, 13 October 2003, 10:52 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK, 10 October 2003 ? UNICEF today trumpeted the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi, saying the selection "is like a gift to children everywhere." More >>
UNICEF celebrates "Global Girls Football Day"
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 10:54 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK, 8 October 2003 – As excitement builds to a fever pitch in the last week of the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003, children around the world will be celebrating Global Girls Football Day, jointly designated as 11 October by UNICEF and FIFA. Global ... More >>
UNICEF hails Canada expanding access to AIDS drugs
Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 9:09 am | UNICEF
NEW YORK, 29 September 2003 - UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy praised Canada's push to quickly enact legislation allowing Canadian generic medicine companies to export cheaper versions of patented medicines to poor countries hard hit by the AIDS ... More >>
UNICEF Urges GA to Focus on Children and the Young
Monday, 22 September 2003, 9:46 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF chief urges United Nations General Assembly to focus on children and young people in deliberations on HIV/AIDS More >>
‘Child Survival Crisis’ in Caucasus & Central Asia
Wednesday, 23 July 2003, 10:02 am | UNICEF
ROME, 22 July 2003 – Infant mortality rates in nine countries of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States are much higher than official figures have long claimed, according to a new report by UNICEF released today. UNICEF found that ... More >>
In Iraq Unexploded Munitions Become Child’s Play
Friday, 18 July 2003, 6:51 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF says cluster bombs, left over munitions and hundreds of surface-to-air missiles* are a deadly threat to the children of Iraq More >>
Iraq: Routine child immunization re-established
Tuesday, 17 June 2003, 8:32 am | UNICEF
BAGHDAD – With support from UNICEF, the Iraqi Ministry of Health has begun the process of immunizing the country’s 4.2 million children under the age of five against preventable diseases such as polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, measles and tuberculosis. ... More >>
UNICEF takes Bob Geldof back to Ethiopia
Monday, 26 May 2003, 1:47 pm | UNICEF
GENEVA / NEW YORK, 26 May 2003 -- Musician and activist Bob Geldof will return to Ethiopia with UNICEF next week for the first time since his landmark visit to the drought-stricken country 20 years ago. More >>
Anti-Polio Drive By Unicef in Afghanistan
Wednesday, 21 May 2003, 9:57 am | UNICEF
Anti-Polio Drive By Unicef Highlights Afghanistan's Day Of Unity For Children Afghanistan's successful polio eradication campaign, with the help of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), as well as a host of other vital efforts to improve the lives of young ... More >>
Bellamy to Baghdad to see Iraqi children
Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 8:52 am | UNICEF
GENEVA / NEW YORK, 16 May 2003 – UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy will visit Iraq this weekend to draw attention to the difficult situation of children. Her three-day stay will encompass activities in Baghdad and the north of the country. More >>
