Archive 2005"Open Up The Airwaves to Us", Say Young Egyptian Broadcasters CAIRO, 11 December 2005 – Young Egyptians say they're ready to play a bigger part in the making of quality television programmes for child and adolescent audiences. Al-Azhar University and UNICEF Present New Manual Underscoring Importance of Children in Islam November 29, 2005 –Al-Azhar University and UNICEF released today a new manual designed to underscore how the care, protection and development of children is central to Islam. Egyptian TV Wins International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award NEW YORK/CAIRO, 27 November 2005 - Egyptian TV won the International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) award at last week's 33rd International Emmy Awards Gala. The special prize is awarded every year by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and UNICEF. UNICEF Calls for Commitment to End FGM/C in One Generation Cairo, November 24, 2005 – International experts, human rights activists, NGOs and young delegates gathered today at the Cairo global launch of a UNICEF Digest “Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Changing a harmful Social Convention” Egyptian Children's Animation Documentary Nominated for Prestigious Television Award Cairo, November 14, 2005: A documentary film showcasing the work of young Egyptian animation film-makers has been nominated for an award at next week's International Emmy Awards Gala in New York. Cairo, November 24, 2005 - : The Innocenti Digest examines the social dynamics of FGM/C, a harmful practice which is a fundamental violation of girls’ and women’s human rights. UNICEF Urges Plan of Action to Combat Iodine Deficiency among Egyptian Children Cairo, September 28, 2005: Efforts to end the scourge of iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) among Egyptian children are the focus of a workshop in Cairo this week organized jointly by the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and UNICEF Egypt. Japan gives $ 3.74 million for polio eradication in Egypt Cairo, August 29, 2005: The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has received a grant worth US$ 3.74 million from the Government of Japan to support the campaign against polio in Egypt. Achievements of Village Water and Sanitation Project Hailed Cairo, August 7, 2005: A unique combination of community involvement, governmental initiative and outside resources was the formula that has brought safe drinking water, proper sanitation and hygiene education to some of Egypt's poorest villages. Women in Upper Egypt learn new skills to protect their and their children's health Cairo, August 5, 2005 – In an initiative to enhance health awareness in rural areas of Qena and Assuit governorates, the Ministry of Health and Population, with the support of UNICEF, Terre Des Hommes Foundation (Switzerland), community development associations, and USAID, have started a new project focusing on mothers' and children's health. MENA Consultation Calls for an Alternative Culture to Violence Against Children CAIRO 29 June 2005 -- Delegates attending the UN’s Regional Consultation for the Middle East and North Africa wrapped up their 3 day meeting with a declaration calling for the creation of a culture that condemns any violence against children. Conference on Violence against Children Debates School Discipline Cairo, July 28, 2005 - “Teachers who hit children will be punished.” This was the title written out a hundred times on a blackboard at the United Nations sponsored conference discussing violence against children in Cairo today. NCCM to Host Regional Consultation on Violence Against Children Cairo, May 25, 2005 – Calling on media outlets and journalists to “support dynamic cooperation in ventilating violence issues affecting children in the Arab countries, the Middle East and Iran", Ambassador Moushira Khattab, Secretary General of the National Council of Childhood and Motherhood . Report on Children Living In Most Disadvantaged Areas of Upper Egypt Draws Call for More Resources Cairo, 31 May 2005 – A new report on the situation of children in some of the most deprived districts of Upper Egypt has drawn calls for action on their behalf. Bellamy Says Farewell to UNICEF Leaves Behind a Legacy of Survival and Protection NEW YORK/GENEVA, 27 April 2005 -- UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy completes her ten-year tenure with UNICEF this week, bestowing to her successor a legacy focused not only on child survival, but on protecting children from exploitation and abuse and ensuring their well-being through adolescence. Cairo Street Children Project Earns Praise from Head of UNICEF Australia Cairo, May 4, 2005: An NGO helping children living rough on the streets of Cairo has been commended for its work by Mrs Diana Hill, President of the Australian National Committee for Egypt's Polio Partners Declare Commitment to Eradicating the Disease by End of 2005 Cairo, April 3, 2005: National and international partners to Egypt's polio eradication campaign have declared their determination to eliminate the last remaining traces of the disease within the next nine months, in line with the target set by the global Polio Eradication Initiative. UNICEF and Sot El Arab Radio Present Awards for Children's Rights Competition Cairo, 20 March 2005. The winners of a competition highlighting children's rights organized by UNICEF and Sot el Arab radio have received their awards. UNICEF Wins Award at Cairo International Film Festival for Children Cairo, 13 March 2005. A documentary film produced by UNICEF Egypt was among the winners at last week's Cairo International Film Festival for Children. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mahmoud Kabil appeals to Arab countries: help Darfur children, now! Cairo, March 6th, 2005 --- Following a visit to Darfur, UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa Mahmoud Kabil issued an appeal to Arab countries to support children and women who have carried the brunt of the conflict. Animation Workshop At Cairo International Film Festival For Children CAIRO, March 6, 2005 : Members of the media are invited to attend an animation workshop to be held during the Cairo International Film Festival For Children. UNICEF Egypt and Akhbar El Youm Begin Quest for Cartoon Characters to Tackle Young People's Issues Cairo – March 3, 2005 – A competition has been launched offering young Egyptians the chance to create the characters and story-lines for a new cartoon series focusing on the key issues facing youth of today. Children Debate Rights Issues with Governor of Aswan Aswan, February 17, 2005. A number of key issues related to children's rights were on the agenda when members of the Children and Adolescents' Forum met the governor of Aswan, His Excellency, General Samir Yussef recently. New Polio Immunization Drive Underway in Egypt Cairo, 14 February, 2005 – A new mass immunization campaign against the polio virus has begun in Egypt -- the first of at least six rounds aimed at eradicating a disease formerly considered a prime threat to the health of young children. Cairo Conference Urges Action on Behalf of Street Children Cairo, February 8, 2005 – A combination of fresh thinking, unconventional measures and urgent action is necessary to ease the plight of thousands of children and adolescents living on the streets of Egypt's big cities. UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Mahmoud Kabil meets Street Children Cairo, January 31, 2005 – The dangers of life on the streets of Egypt's big cities were the subject of animated discussion between about one hundred street children and UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Mahmoud Kabil.
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