40 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - =93In less than one week here in Madagascar, I went from crowded city slums to the most remote villages and my eyes were opened wide by the incredible need for a healthy life =96 nutrition, sanitation, and protection against rape and abuse - which UN ...

44 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Within the walls of a children's centre, children and mothers can forget the horrors outside, if only briefly. HOMS, Syrian Arab Republic, 3 April 2013 =96 I did not quite know what to expect when I accompanied a UNICEF team driving through the s ...

45 days ago From UN News Centre  

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 2 April 2013 =96 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today announced the development of =93a high-level road map=94 for effective teacher management in Libya as part of the agency's continuing efforts to improve access to quality educ ...

45 days ago From Tolerance  

TORONTO, CANADA - Trauma facility established by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi in South Sudan is lifeline for young victims. JUBA, South Sudan, 1 April 2013 =96 It is a shelter of hope and survival she helped build 17 years ago. Since then, it has save ...

46 days ago From U.TV  

BELFAST, U K - The Thor star travelled to Guinea in January to visit communities which have been helped by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programs, and he admits a trip to a medical centre in the capital city of Conakry was an emotional experience. ...

46 days ago From Starpulse.com  

BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT - The Million Dollar Baby star flew to the African country on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to visit the learning centers which have been established to support local youngsters. Swank met with young pupils at the Dima Guran ...

47 days ago From Business Recorder  

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - GENEVA: UNICEF said on Tuesday it urgently needs $45 million (34.4 million euros) to help children in conflict-stricken Mali, where the threat of violence and trafficking has spiralled, compounding a long-running food crisis. The money was needed to ...

49 days ago From All Africa  

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the government of Japan exchanged notes followed by a subsequent signing of an agreement between it and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, on Thursday in Abuja on the prevention of .. ...

51 days ago From GhanaWeb  

ACCRA, GHANA - Water started flowing from a new borehole at Kpugli in the Northern Region two months after the community's chief asked for help from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Dr Iyabode Olusanmi, to provide safe water for h ...

51 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - In a relatively peaceful part of Mali, a new programme is addressing pervasive malnutrition and malaria. OU=C9LESS=C9BOUGOU, Mali, 27 March 2013 =96 Continuing conflict in the northern part of Mali has had tremendous impact on the country. Mali has a ...

53 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - A UNICEF staff member visits two settlements in Lebanon to distribute some basic supplies to Syrian refugee children. BEIRUT, Lebanon, 25 March 2013 =96 Children run barefoot across the sharp rocks, broken glass and dirt, as we offload boxes of donat ...

53 days ago From Infosurhoy  

ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA - GUATEMALA CITY =96 Guatemala, which has shown progress in improving children's living conditions nationwide, must do a better job of providing better nutrition to its youngest residents and reuniting them with their families, Anthony Lake, the ex ...

54 days ago From Yemen Post  

SANA'A, YEMEN - HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation-Global (Registered in Lebanon) and Dr. Ibrahim El-Ziq, The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative to the Gulf Area, signed a memorandum ...

57 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - =93For thousands of families in Peru, the only option is to buy water supplied by tank trucks and store it,=94 explains UNICEF Representative in Peru Paul Martin. =93This lack of access to safe drinking water translates into children having skin prob ...

58 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - UNICEF has teamed up with the World Bank in support of the Indonesian Government as it tries to reduce stunting. They support an existing community development programme, PNPM Generasi, which aims to tackle stunting using a broad-based approach ...

58 days ago From Huffington Post  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Throughout World Water Month, UNICEF is giving Facbook users the chance to provide ... President and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF, said in a press release. ...

59 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - UNICEF is working alongside UNHCR and partners to reinforce interventions in Mb=E9ra camp and to respond to the needs of new refugees. Life-saving humanitarian services are provided to children and women, including a comprehensive water, sanitation . ...

59 days ago From UNICEF-press release  

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - =93Before RapidFTR, we would have to use paper and fill out lots of forms to get all the details,=94 says Child Protection Officer of Save the Children Fatuma Arinaitwe. =93This took a lot of time, and then we would go around with a list of names and ...

62 days ago From The Japan Times  

TOKYO, JAPAN - Last year, she did internships at the government's Japan Foundation cultural exchange body and the Japanese Red Cross Society. She is expected to continue ...

63 days ago From UN News Centre  

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - =93The combined immunization campaign constitutes an important step forward for Chad in its agenda to accelerate child survival and development,=94 said Bruno Maes, the Representative in Chad for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), which is supporti ...