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UNICEF Bulgaria 2010 telethon - Hope for Haiti
Impressions from the UNICEF Bulgaria telethon for Haiti on bTV - February 2, 2010

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Dimitar Berbatov
Berbatov launches “It’s about ability” in Bulgarian and is joined by Bistra Stareishinka, national artistic gymnastics champion, and Niki Panaiotov, Special Olympics champion.

A public health triumph in the making
Iodized salt in Kyrgyzstan and the people behind it

Providing quality care for mothers and children
United for Child Health. The Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, the European Commission and UNICEF are working together to provide quality care for mothers and children in Uzbekistan.

Orlando Bloom visits social shelter in Moscow
The children in the Krasnoselsky social shelter in the centre of Moscow could not believe their luck when Orlando Bloom, their hero from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, specially came to visit and spend time with them.

Ana Ivanovic visits primary school in Serbia
Tennis star Ana Ivanovic visited the “14 October” primary school in Baric, south-east of Belgrade. Thanks to Ana’s donation, the school is now implementing the UNICEF program “School without Violence - Towards Safe and Enabling Environment for Children”.

Keep children healthy in Albania
As the poorest country in Europe, Albania has some of the worst health indicators for women and children. Around 1,000 children die every year before reach their fifth birthday - mostly from preventable illnesses.

OneMinutesJr workshop on disabilities
From September 17-21, 2007, a group of children with and without disabilities produced a series of OneMinutesJr videos in the Ukrainian National Paralympics Center in Yevpatoriya.

Supporting juvenile justice in Albania
In late 1990s, Albania’s pre-trial centres and prisons were notorious for mistreating children and ignoring their status as minors. To protect the rights of children, UNICEF has assisted in developing a comprehensive juvenile justice system in Albania.

Serving time in a Ukrainian youth detention centre
Across Ukraine, young people continue to be detained in closed institutions such as at Berezhany juvenile detention facility in the west of the country. There are currently about 180 boys serving sentences here.

Education for some more than others?
A new regional study on education examines the trend in disparities in education across Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Children with disabilities capture colours of Moscow
A UNICEF photography workshop for children with disabilities was led by photographer Giacamo Pirozzi. After, the 20 participants took to the streets to capture the sights and colours of Moscow.

Junior 8 Summit 2007 in Germany
Follow the delegates from Russia and Moldova through the Junior 8 Summit in Wismar, Germany, taking place in the first week of June 2007!

UNICEF Albania Calendar 2007
'Look me in the eye' is the theme of the UNICEF Calendar 2007, featuring dedicated young Albanians.

UNICEF and the Government of Turkmenistan
For 15 years, UNICEF and the Government of Turkmenistan have worked closely in the areas of child survival, development, protection and participation. The following photographs are from an exhibition marking UNICEF 60th anniversary.

Part 1: Remembering the past...
To celebrate 60 years of UNICEF, from 30 November to 11 December 2006, a photography exhibition and series of events will be held in Belgrade. Here are some of the photographs from that exhibition which tell part of the story of UNICEF in Serbia.

Part 2: ...and looking towards the future
These pictures are from a photography exhibition in Belgrade which celebrates 60 years of UNICEF. UNICEF continues to play an important role in Serbia.

Chechnya through the eyes of children
A photography exhibition showing life in Chechnya through the prism of 10 Chechen children's eyes opened in Grozny on 17 November 2006.

Uzbek teenagers produce OneMinuteJr videos
18 teenagers from different regions in Uzbekistan have met in the capital Tashkent to produce OneMinuteJr videos and have their say through the medium short-film.

Violence through the eyes of Albanian teenagers
21 Albanian teenagers are producing OneMinuteJr videos on "Violence Against Children". The films will be used to launch the UN Study on Violence Against Children in Tirana next week.

Vitamin A
Challenging the threat of vitamin A deficiency, UNICEF Uzbekistan kicks off the seventh round in a series of Vitamin A supplementation.

Junior 8 Summit - St. Petersburg, Russia - 2006
Impressions from the Junior 8 Summit in St. Petersburg where young people met with the leaders of the G8 nations to voice their opinions on the future of the world.

Photo workshop for Chernobyl-affected children
From 2-7 March 2006, UNICEF held a photo workshop for children aged 12-17 from the three countries hardest hit by the disaster: Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

"Children's Voice" - Young Ukrainian media makers
See the youth media NGO "Children's Voice" from Kiev, Ukraine, in action. The young people have recently won a number of awards for their outstanding work.

Albania photo calendar
Children aged 8-14 in ten towns and rural areas from all over Albania were given training in photography and child rights. They received a simple camera and two rolls of film. From their photo stories, UNICEF Albania created a calendar for 2006.

Youth photography workshop in Moldova
FOTOsCOPII 2005 - This outstanding photo exhibition is the result of a photo workshop for young people in Moldova held by UNICEF photographer Giacomo Pirozzi in 2005.

Photo exhibition "Mines are hurting children"
A two-week photo exhibition devoted to children who have been killed or injured by mines and other unexploded ordnance in Chechnya over the past 10 years opened in Moscow on Dec 6, 2005.

All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children - A film about the faceless, nameless childhood of children from around the world. The list of directors of the movie includes Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee and Katia Lund.