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Kiwi’s personal experience of malaria menace
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 3:23 pm | UNICEF NZ
Wellington, 8 July 2010. – Contracting malaria while doing development work overseas was ‘unbearably painful’ says a UNICEF staff member in an interview with the Waikato Times. More >>
UNICEF and partners help make World Cup a win
Monday, 14 June 2010, 1:09 pm | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF has cheered the kick off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a series of partnerships and programmes to provide children with the opportunity to learn about their world, and help harness the power of sport to promote children’s rights. More >>
UNICEF backs swift action on child abuse reports
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 4:29 pm | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ is pleased that Police have appointed a taskforce to ensure that child abuse cases are dealt with quickly and appropriately. More >>
Dame Susan Devoy Fights Pneumonia
Monday, 17 May 2010, 10:31 am | UNICEF NZ
One of New Zealand’s sporting icons, Dame Susan Devoy, will team up with Vicks this winter in an initiative to help combat pneumonia – the biggest killer of children under five in developing countries More >>
International accolade for NZ child advocate
Monday, 10 May 2010, 10:34 am | UNICEF NZ
Wellington, 10 May 2010. – A Kiwi paediatrician who has dedicated his career to championing children’s rights in New Zealand is to be honoured with a prestigious international award. More >>
Niger: UNICEF Supports Supplementary Feeding
Friday, 30 April 2010, 2:07 pm | UNICEF NZ
The nutritional status of young children in Niger is getting a boost with a UNICEF-supported project set to reach 500,000 children with supplementary food. More >>
Somalia: Malaria Risk Declines By Over 50 Per Cent
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:26 pm | UNICEF NZ
Action by UNICEF and partners to prevent malaria in Somalia has resulted in a nationwide reduction of over 50 per cent in the number of Somalis getting sick or dying from malaria. More >>
UNICEF NZ welcomes ‘Child Witnesses’ report
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 10:24 am | UNICEF NZ
The UN Children’s Fund in NZ welcomes the release today of the research report “Child Witnesses in the New Zealand Criminal Courts: A review of practice and implications for policy”. More >>
UNICEF mobilizing for China Earthquake Disaster
Friday, 16 April 2010, 11:28 am | UNICEF NZ
The UN Children’s Fund is mobilizing to send urgently needed relief supplies for children affected by the massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake in China’s remote west. More >>
UNICEF ready to respond to China earthquake
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 9:16 am | UNICEF NZ
Following this morning’s deadly earthquake in northwest China’s Qinghai province, UNICEF has extended its deepest sympathies to the Chinese people and is ready to assist if help is needed. More >>
Solid progress for children: Haiti three months on
Monday, 12 April 2010, 4:49 pm | UNICEF NZ
Wellington 12 April, 2010. – Three months after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, good progress has been made for children, but much still remains to be done. More >>
Children's struggle to access education in Timor
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 4:12 pm | UNICEF NZ
New Zealand filmmaker Peter Marra’s documentary, “Children of a Nation”, will be screening on Channel 74 (Documentary Channel) on Thursday 1 April at 7.30pm. It was listed as a finalist in the 2009 Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award jointly organised ... More >>
UNICEF ready to respond to cyclones in Fiji
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 9:08 am | UNICEF NZ
UN Children’s Fund staff are ready to assist in the wake of two extreme cyclones which hit Fiji and the Solomon Islands simultaneously today. More >>
Treating children as criminals ‘backward step’
Monday, 22 February 2010, 2:57 pm | UNICEF NZ
A Bill that would see children aged 12 and 13 referred to the Youth Court instead of the Family Court is at odds with New Zealand’s international obligations, says the UN Children’s Fund. More >>
Student broadcasters invited to highlight children
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 3:30 pm | UNICEF NZ
Young Kiwis running their own school-based radio stations are being encouraged to take part in the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (7 March). More >>
Child Pornography Harmful To All Children
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 2:31 pm | UNICEF NZ
UNICEF NZ is concerned at the statement in the case of a prominent Manawatu man convicted of downloading over 300,000 pornographic images, some of children, “that there was no offending against any individuals within New Zealand”. More >>
Haiti: UNICEF ‘extremely concerned’ about childern
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 4:12 pm | UNICEF NZ
The situation facing children in the chaos following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last week is of growing concern, according to the UN Children’s Fund.UNICEF NZ Executive Director, Dennis McKinlay, says that almost half of Haiti’s population ... More >>
Kiwis generosity in face of Haiti disaster
Friday, 15 January 2010, 4:39 pm | UNICEF NZ
New Zealanders are pulling out their wallets to help the survivors of the devastating 7.3 earthquake that struck Haiti on Wednesday. Up to 100,000 people may have died, with some 3.5 million people affected by the massive quake, huge numbers of which ... More >>
Haiti earthquake toll includes UNICEF office
Wednesday, 13 January 2010, 2:43 pm | UNICEF NZ
Wellington, 13 January 2010. – The earthquake that hit Haiti today is believed to have caused significant damage to the capital, including to UNICEF’s own office. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake was centred west of Port-au-Prince, less than 15km from ... More >>
humanitarian needs in wake of Solomons tsunami
Friday, 8 January 2010, 3:16 pm | UNICEF NZ
Lack of clean water, sanitation facilities, shelter and food are among the key issues facing residents of tsunami-damaged Rendova Island according to a UN Children’s Fund assessment team on the ground. A series of earthquakes earlier this week – ... More >>
