16 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - A network of volunteers set up by Save the Children Jordan, working with UNICEF, travel from door to door in towns across the country to reach out to Syrian families and help register children for school. Information about health, child protection an ...

17 days ago From Sudan Vision  

LONDON, U K - UNICEF - The Government of the Republic of Sudan and UNICEF have signed a new programme cooperation agreement today with a total value of US Dollar 284.38 million for the period 2013-2016. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance and National .. ...

17 days ago From Fiji Times  

SUVA, FIJI - UNICEF chief child protection officer Amanda Bissex stresses the need to uphold the fight for child protection. Picture: JONE LUVENITOGA. THE government, together with UNICEF, will work towards protecting Fiji's children from violence, abuse and ...

19 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - UNICEF and partners conducted a vaccination campaign for Syrian refugees at Domiz camp, Iraq, to ensure that measles and meningitis outbreaks be kept under control. DOHUK, IRAQ, 29 April 2013 =96 =93I have just taken my shots, and I did not cry!=94 s ...

20 days ago From Pakistan Observer  

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - Multan=97The government has launched a process of ranking schools every month with the cooperation of UNICEF to create an atmosphere of competition among schools for improvement in their performance. Official sources said .. ...

21 days ago From AllAfrica.com  

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - Concerted efforts and the contribution of partners such as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in providing vaccines and logistics for transporting them to hinterlands have been lauded. UNICEF sourc ...

26 days ago From EIN News-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - With partners, UNICEF champions and supports governments to undertake the free distribution of insecticide-treated nets =96 especially long-lasting insecticidal nets. When universal coverage =96 one net for every two people =96 is reached this simple ...

26 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - =93I've seen people sell or trade their eggs for cheese doodles because they think imported foods must be healthier,=94 says Casimir Alfred, Programme Coordinator from UNICEF's partner on the ground Haitian Health Foundation. In addition, the ...

27 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - A recent household survey (Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey =96 MICS4) carried out by UNICEF and the relevant Ministries, found only 7% of children in Puntland and 11% of children in Somaliland had received the required three doses of DTP by their f ...

27 days ago From Zawya  

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - "The Government of Saudi Arabia has always been a firm supporter of UNICEF's mission to help improve the lives of children in need," Lake said. "We look forward to a new chapter in our collaboration and strategic partnership in ach ...

31 days ago From People's Daily Online  

BEIJING, CHINA - BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) China Office is closely monitoring the impact on children living in the hardest hit areas after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province. &quo ...

33 days ago From All Africa  

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - Dangote Foundation has contributed N79.15 million through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support the government's response to the recent measles outbreak that affected many in Nigeria. The donation was announced in Lagos durin ...

34 days ago From Arab News  

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - In support of the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) efforts to eradicate polio in the world, the Kingdom agreed to provide $ 7.5 million as part of the country's contribution to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in Ye ...

34 days ago From Petra News Agency  

ISRAEL, JORDAN - Jordan's Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners are organizing the campaign, after cases of measles were reported in Lebanon and Syria. The campaign ...

38 days ago From Ghana Broadcasting Corporation  

ACCRA, GHANA - "Before the latest upsurge of fighting began in December last year, UNICEF estimates that at least 2,000 boys and girls were associated with armed groups. Recruitment of children for use by armed forces and groups has taken place by both sides s ...

40 days ago From Escambray  

SANCTI SPíRITUS, CUBA - Bergo=F1a Arellano, representative of the Regional Office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced in Havana the launching of the project =93Let's Play=94, in conjunction with the mayor of Rio de Janeiro. Arrellano said that s ...

40 days ago From All Africa  

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF-Liberia) has donated several pieces of furniture, including armchairs to the Duazon Public School, situated few kilometers away from Monrovia, in Lower Margibi County. The United Nations Children's Fund .. ...

41 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - A new report by UNICEF to be issued on 15 April reveals the high prevalence of stunting in children under 5, but also outlines the tremendous opportunities that exist to make it a problem of the past. CAALA, Angola, 10 April 2013 =96 When Eunice brou ...

41 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Baghdad, 10 April 2013 =96 The Government of Japan has contributed $1.5 million to the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) emergency response to Syrian refugee children and women in Iraq. =93With up to 5,000 new Syrian refugees arriving ...

42 days ago From UPI.com  

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The report by the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, ranked 29 rich countries. The Netherlands was the leader, followed by four Scandinavian countries, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden. The United States was in 26th place, followed onl ...