United Nations Children's Fund (New York)
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July 26
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Central African Republic: Unicef-Chartered Cargo Plane Delivers Life-Saving Humanitarian Supplies
A UNICEF-chartered cargo aircraft loaded with 52 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies touched down today in Bangui, Central African Republic. Read more »
July 25
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Liberia: Govt Commits to Accelerate Child Mortality Reduction
The President of Liberia, H.E. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, launched today "A Promise Renewed: Committing to Child Survival in Liberia" at a gathering of community leaders, health... Read more »
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In an innovative collaboration, the IKEA Foundation is donating a range of IKEA toys to UNICEF's Early Childhood Development (ECD) kits to help meet the needs of some the most... Read more »
July 23
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Mali: Nutrition Security in Gao - an Alarming Situation
The humanitarian community is raising the alarm on the rates of acute malnutrition in Gao, Northern Mali. Mali's Ministry of Health and its partners, including UNICEF, have just... Read more »
July 22
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Africa: Millions of Girls At Risk of Female Genital Mutilation, Despite Opposition - Unicef
A majority of people in most countries where female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is concentrated oppose the harmful practice, according to a new UNICEF report issued today.... Read more »
July 15
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Africa: Unrelenting Efforts for World's Most Vulnerable Children [press release]
Despite financial concerns in much of the world and complex emergencies affecting children in nearly 80 countries in 2012, global progress was still made for millions of children... Read more »
July 06
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Nigeria: Unicef Condemns Killings in School Attack in Northeast Nigeria
The deaths of students in yet another attack on a school in Northeast Nigeria should be condemned absolutely by all communities, UNICEF says. Read more »
July 02
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Central African Republic: Snapshot of Child Misery Emerges From Unicef Missions in CAR
Hundreds of thousands of children across the Central African Republic (CAR) are without nutritious food, basic medicines, medical care and schooling as violence continues in the... Read more »
July 01
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Continues Steady Progress On Millennium Development Goals [press release]
Building on impressive strides made, sub-Saharan Africa must continue to ramp up efforts towards achieving many of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their 2015 target... Read more »
June 27
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNICEF and MONUSCO Condemn Rapes in South Kivu [press release]
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in DRC, Mr. Roger Meece and the Country Representative of UNICEF, Ms. Barbara Bentein are deeply concerned about... Read more »
June 26
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Zambia: ING Employees Worldwide Run for the Children of Zambia
Today is a special day for the children of Zambia as over 1,000 men and women across the world get together for a common and meaningful purpose: running for children. These runners... Read more »
May 30
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Africa: See the Child - Before the Disability, Unicef Says
Inclusion of children with disabilities benefits society as a whole Read more »
May 28
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Mali: Unicef Steps up Efforts to Curb Cholera Outbreak
A cholera outbreak in Gao region has claimed two lives and left another 20 people needing urgent treatment. This is the first outbreak of the disease in Mali since the start of the... Read more »
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Central African Republic: 41 Children Are Released From Armed Groups in the Central African Republic
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... Read more »
May 21
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Central African Republic: Emergency Measles Vaccination Campaign to Protect 125,000 Children in Central African Republic
UNICEF and its partners are mounting an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Bangui, the conflict-hit capital of the Central African Republic, after eight children tested... Read more »
May 15
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Africa: Landmark Reached in Fight Against Tetanus, As Over Half of 59 Priority Countries Declare Victory, Partners Say [press release]
Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can face, has been eliminated in over half of 59 priority countries, the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination... Read more »
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Africa: Funding Nutrition - a Moral Imperative, an Effective Investment
An international conference to fight child malnutrition called by UNICEF ended today in Paris with a call to hasten world progress on child nutrition and the funding for it. Read more »
May 13
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Africa: 2.4 Billion People Will Lack Improved Sanitation in 2015 - UN [press release]
Some 2.4 billion people - one-third of the world's population - will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015, according to a joint WHO/UNICEF report issued today. Read more »
May 10
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Central African Republic: Unicef Condemns the Re-Recruitment of Child Soldiers and Killing of a Child in Central African Republic [press release]
UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy. Read more »
May 06
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Africa: Lenny Kravitz Teams Up With Unicef to End Preventable Child Deaths
Lenny Kravitz - Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer and actor - is urging people to join UNICEF to bring about an end to preventable child deaths. As many as... Read more »
April 25
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Africa: Nets Are Key to Cutting Malaria Deaths and Illness [press release]
Malaria still kills 660,000 people every year, most of them African children. Universal coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets is key in making gains against malaria - one of the... Read more »
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Africa: Global Leaders Support New Six-Year Plan to Deliver a Polio-Free World by 2018
Pledges announced will enable more than 2.7 billion children to be vaccinated Read more »
April 24
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Somalia: Somali Children to Receive Vaccinations Against Deadly Diseases
The Somali authorities have launched today a new five-in-one-vaccine against several potentially fatal childhood diseases which could save thousands of young lives. Read more »
April 19
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West Africa: Political Support Crucial to Reach 'The Fifth Child' With Vaccines [press release]
One and a half million children would not have died in 2011 had they been immunized, according to UNICEF at the start of World Immunization Week. But one in five children is not... Read more »
April 18
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Africa: Unicef Staffers Make Time 100 List 'World's Most Influential People'
Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi recognized for "changing the world" through innovation Read more »
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