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  • EMERGENCIES

    UNICEF report calls for aid to most vulnerable

    UNICEF report calls for aid to most vulnerable

    'Humanitarian Action for Children' appeals for $1.28 billion to assist the world's most vulnerable children, with special focus on the Horn of Africa crisis.

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    • Two years after earthquake, little victories for children in Haiti recovery — UNICEF
  • SPECIAL REPORTS

    Protecting the right to a legal identity

    Protecting the right to a legal identity

    In Benin, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo advocates for better birth registration policies to ensure all children are legally recognized and protected.

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    Qatar forum focuses on children with disabilities

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    Empowering children and women to change lives in Nepal

  • PROTECTION

    Hoping to find a way home

    Hoping to find a way home

    In the aftermath of the Philippines floods, UNICEF is working to protect unaccompanied children and reunite separated families.

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    A safety net for the most vulnerable in Lesotho
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    • UNICEF: In conflict and crisis, children with disabilities must not be forgotten
    • UNICEF welcomes Israeli Government’s release of 55 Palestinian child detainees
  • NUTRITION

    Feeding drought-affected families

    Feeding drought-affected families

    In Niger's drought-affected Magaria District, a joint intiative is using cash transfers to help vulnerable families purchase food.

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    Communities fight malnutrition in Ethiopia
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    • On first official visit to Yemen, new UNICEF Regional Director voices concern over child malnutrition
    • UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lakes visits Bangladesh
  • EDUCATION

    Trainings a priority for education

    Trainings a priority for education

    In Angola, teacher trainings supported by UNICEF and the European Union are improving education quality, helping teachers prepare their students for a brighter future.

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    Playing, learning and recovering in Haiti

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    • Conflict over, 1.2 million children to return to school in Libya
    • Arab youth, key drivers of Arab development and democratization
  • HEALTH

    Immunizing Haiti’s hard-to-reach communities

    Immunizing Haiti’s hard-to-reach communities

    In Haiti, the Reach Every District approach aims to immunize all children, especially those in areas with the lowest vaccine coverage.

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    Promoting salt iodization in Ghana

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    • India records one year without polio cases
    • Call to Action: A Cholera-Free Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
  • WATER & SANITATION

    Access to water changes a community

    Access to water changes a community

    In Angola, a European Union–UNICEF project is bringing water to thousands of homes, reducing cholera and diarrhoea.

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    Fighting a deadly outbreak in DR Congo

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    • Millennium Development Goal on drinking water “almost there”—UNICEF/WHO report
    • “Clean hands save lives” — Global Handwashing Day 2011 is celebrated by millions of people worldwide

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