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UNICEF New Zealand launches Vanuatu emergency appeal
Monday, 16 March 2015, 8:52 am | UNICEF
UNICEF New Zealand has launched an emergency appeal to respond to the severe devastation caused by Super Cyclone Pam in the Pacific region. More >>
14 million children impacted by conflict in Syria and Iraq
Friday, 13 March 2015, 10:33 am | UNICEF
14 million children impacted by conflict in Syria and Iraq: UNICEF As Syria crisis enters fifth year, more support urged for young adolescents Donate at: www.unicef.org.nz/syria Some 14 million children across the region are now suffering from the escalating ... More >>
UNICEF on standby in Vanuatu as Cyclone Pam closes in
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 5:09 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF is on standby and ready to respond with emergency supplies and personnel as Tropical Cyclone Pam inches closer to Vanuatu where approximately 260,000 people could be in the disaster zone. More >>
UNICEF putting Child Friendly Cities on the agenda
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 9:27 am | UNICEF
UNICEF putting Child Friendly Cities on the agenda in New Zealand At the national Child Friendly Cities forum co-hosted by UNICEF NZ and Wellington City Council today (26 February), attendees will hear about the importance of ensuring that children’s ... More >>
Damning report card results for Government on child poverty
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 11:18 am | UNICEF
The annual State of the Nation report released today by The Salvation Army describes progress for children over the past two years as “minimal” and further claims there are signs that things are getting worse for the country’s most vulnerable ... More >>
UNICEF: South Sudan on the edge of nutrition catastrophe
Friday, 6 February 2015, 1:33 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF: South Sudan on the edge of nutrition catastrophe if hostilities don’t end now More >>
Some 280 children handed over to UNICEF today
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 11:54 am | UNICEF
UNICEF and partners have secured the release of approximately 3,000 children from an armed group in South Sudan - one of the largest ever demobilisations of children. The first group of 280 children were released today, at the village of Gumuruk in ... More >>
Children losing homes, schools and lives in Nigeria
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 2:13 pm | UNICEF
Children are suffering the dire consequences of the conflict in Nigeria, losing their homes, missing out on education and risking their lives, UNICEF said today. More >>
UNICEF mobilizes to reach people affected by Typhoon
Friday, 12 December 2014, 1:19 pm | UNICEF
As Typhoon Hagupit wreaks havoc through the Philippines, UNICEF is acting quickly to support the Filipino government’s response to the emergency, providing lifesaving supplies and services for children and women in the areas hardest hit by cyclone-force ... More >>
UNICEF on standby as Philippines braces for Typhoon
Saturday, 6 December 2014, 11:56 am | UNICEF
Typhoon Hagupit, known locally as Ruby, currently situated off the east coast of the Philippines, could make landfall this weekend with a potential path through the same communities devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. More >>
1.1 million HIV infections in children averted since 2005
Monday, 1 December 2014, 2:41 pm | UNICEF
An estimated 1.1 million HIV infections among children under 15 have been averted, as new cases declined by over 50 per cent between 2005 and 2013, according to data released by UNICEF to mark World AIDS Day today (1 December). More >>
UNICEF Calls on NZ Youth to Apply for Youth Ambassador Roles
Friday, 28 November 2014, 3:53 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF NZ Calls on NZ Youth to Apply for Youth Ambassador Roles UNICEF NZ has once again launched its nationwide search for six new Youth Ambassadors and is calling on enthusiastic young people to apply before Friday, 12 December 2014. Jacqui Southey, ... More >>
West Africa: countries at risk of Ebola remain on high alert
Monday, 24 November 2014, 2:03 pm | UNICEF
With new Ebola cases in Mali and a continuing surge in Sierra Leone, UNICEF is stepping up efforts to help other West African countries at risk prepare for potential outbreaks. More >>
Innovation can drive change for most disadvantaged children
Friday, 21 November 2014, 10:35 am | UNICEF
On the 25th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, The State of the World’s Children report lays out an agenda for change More >>
25 years of children’s rights
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 2:23 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF and OFC celebrate 25 years of children’s rights with Just Play Sports Days On Universal Children’s Day (20 November) and as part of the Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) inaugural President’s Cup, UNICEF will celebrate 25 years of children’s ... More >>
Kids for Learning celebrates 25 years of children’s rights
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 8:59 am | UNICEF
Kids for Learning, an art project involving more than 600 local primary school students, launches today in Christchurch city centre, marking Universal Children’s Day. 20 November 2014 also marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of ... More >>
UNICEF cautions NZ child poverty rates are “stagnating”
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 8:56 am | UNICEF
An international report by UNICEF has found that child poverty rates in New Zealand have barely changed since 2008, despite similar sized countries significantly reducing child poverty during the recent recession. More >>
UNICEF New Zealand Launches Ebola Emergency Appeal
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 11:18 am | UNICEF
As the numbers of infected and related deaths from Ebola continue to rise at an alarming pace, UNICEF New Zealand has today launched an emergency appeal for urgently needed funds in order to stem the spread of the virus. More >>
Thousands of Children Orphaned by Ebola: UNICEF
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 10:45 am | UNICEF
At least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have lost one or both parents to Ebola since the start of the outbreak in West Africa, according to preliminary UNICEF estimates, and many are being rejected by their surviving relatives for fear ... More >>
Missions Reach More than 500,000 in South Sudan
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 10:41 am | UNICEF
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF are wrapping up their 25th joint emergency mission to deliver lifesaving supplies and services in the most remote and conflict-hit regions of South Sudan. More >>
