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The Kiwi Necessities: What We Can’t Live Without
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 9:56 am | UNICEF NZ
We may be a nation renowned for our love of coffee, cheese and fine wine, but according to a new survey from UNICEF NZ and UMR Research*, we’d find it hardest to live without our greens. More >>
Critical Supplies For Syrian Refugee Children Airlifted
Monday, 2 September 2013, 5:15 pm | UNICEF NZ
A plane carrying 100 tonnes of UNICEF emergency supplies to assist Syrian refugee children and families has arrived in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. More >>
Summer Heat adds to Perils Facing Children of Syria
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 10:04 am | UNICEF NZ
Although we are in the middle of winter in New Zealand, soaring summer temperatures, overcrowding and worsening hygiene are the latest threats facing some 4 million children affected by the on-going conflict in Syria, UNICEF NZ said today. More >>
Chch Children’s Photographs to be Exhibited Internationally
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 1:08 pm | UNICEF NZ
This week the voices of Christchurch children will take centre stage in the Philippines with the UNICEF NZ children’s photographic exhibition ‘Christchurch: See Through my Eyes’ on display at Yuchengco Museum in Manila. More >>
More Data Needed on Children with Disabilities
Friday, 31 May 2013, 9:26 am | UNICEF NZ
A lack of clear data on children with disabilities is a barrier to ensuring their rights for inclusion, support and visibility are properly realised, says UNICEF’s annual international State of the World’s Children report, this year titled Children ... More >>
Africa: 41 Children Released from Armed Groups In CAR
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 4:47 pm | UNICEF NZ
Forty-one children were released on 27 and 28 May in the capital Bangui following a series of meetings between UNICEF and the President of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia. The children are between the ages of 14 and 17, among which seven ... More >>
UNICEF NZ Warning People about Scam Using its Name
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 10:43 am | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ Warning People about Scam Using its Name UNICEF NZ is asking people to be wary of phone calls which ask for large sums of money on behalf of the charity or request a donation in return for a large sum of money. More >>
UNICEF NZ Urges MPs to Give Kids Best Start in Life
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 9:32 am | UNICEF NZ
With 270,000 children living in poverty in New Zealand, UNICEF NZ is urging all MPs to back the Education (Breakfast and Lunch in Schools) Amendment Bill, and help mitigate some of the hardship currently faced by many Kiwi children. More >>
Generation of Syrian Children at Risk
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 10:43 am | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) Media Release Wednesday 13 March, 2013 Generation of Syrian Children at Risk as Conflict Enters Third Year - UNICEF The unrelenting violence, massive population displacement, and damage to infrastructure and essential ... More >>
Nationwide Quest Begins for New UNICEF NZ Youth Ambassadors
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 11:14 am | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) is launching a nationwide quest for three passionate young Kiwis to become its newest Youth Ambassadors. Applications will be accepted until Friday 8 February from young New Zealanders who want to take action to improve ... More >>
‘Feed the Kids Bill’ Opportunity to Improve Lives of NZ Kids
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 4:47 pm | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) is pleased that a start can be made in improving the health and education of children living in poverty, with the Food in Schools Amendment Bill to be introduced to Parliament on Weds 13 February, 2013. More >>
UNICEF NZ Launches Cyclone Emergency Appeal
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 4:58 pm | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) has launched an emergency appeal in response to Cyclone Evan, and the agency is standing by ready to respond to government requests for assistance. More >>
Children Bearing the Brunt of Poverty – UNICEF NZ
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 9:04 am | UNICEF NZ
The OCC Expert Advisory Group’s report on Solutions to Child Poverty (EAG Report) today and the Children’s Social Health Monitor yesterday make one point very clear - the unfavourable economic environment of the on-going recession impacts far more ... More >>
Christchurch Children Tell Their Story
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 10:28 am | UNICEF NZ
Children from Christchurch are set to share their views of how the earthquakes have changed their lives and communities in a new photography exhibition organised by UNICEF NZ, ‘Christchurch: See through my eyes’. The exhibition will open to the ... More >>
Review of Children in Police Custody Raises Alarm Bells
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 2:32 pm | UNICEF NZ
The joint thematic review on children in Police detention released today (by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and the Human Rights Commission (HRC)) raises more alarm bells around the situation ... More >>
Investing in Children Key to Reducing Social & Economic Gaps
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 2:01 pm | UNICEF NZ
Investing in Children Key to Reducing Social and Economic Gaps in the Pacific Suva, 24 September 2012 – Government representatives from 16 countries across East Asia and the Pacific met in Vietnam today to discuss how fiscal and social policies can ... More >>
Diverse countries making rapid progress in child survival
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 12:36 pm | UNICEF NZ
Countries across the world are making rapid progress in reducing child deaths, demonstrating that it is possible to radically reduce child mortality over the span of two decades, a UNICEF report says today. More >>
UNICEF scales up response for children in crisis in Syria
Friday, 7 September 2012, 1:27 pm | UNICEF NZ
Thousands of Syrian children are being screened to prevent malnutrition as part of a regional response to meet the growing health and nutrition needs of an estimated 1.3 million children affected by the on-going crisis – including children inside ... More >>
Pacific Leaders will need to address situation of women
Friday, 31 August 2012, 11:08 am | UNICEF NZ
Wellington, 31 August 2012 – Women’s Rights and Advocacy in the Pacific (WRAP) is hopeful that with the participation of two powerful women’s rights advocates and following Australia’s announcement yesterday to commit millions more in funding ... More >>
UNICEF NZ Welcomes Summary of Green Paper Submission
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 3:42 pm | UNICEF NZ
The summary of the submissions received in response to the Minister of Social Development’s “Green Paper for Vulnerable Children” released today is good news says Barbara Lambourn, National Advocacy Manager for UNICEF NZ. More >>
