Archive 2006Egyptian television and Sabah el Kheir magazine scoop inaugural NCCM/UNICEF Children’s Media Awards Cairo, December 22, 2006: The results of the inaugural NCCM/ UNICEF Children’s Media awards were announced at a gala event held last Tuesday in Cairo marking UNICEF’s 60th anniversary. The Thematic Channels of Egyptian Television and the weekly magazine Sabah el Kheir took the top honours. Veteran screen star Faten Hamama narrates documentary film for UNICEF’s 60th anniversary Cairo, December 12, 2006: A gala event marking UNICEF’s 60th anniversary will feature the Egyptian premiere of a documentary film narrated by the veteran leading lady of Egyptian cinema, Faten Hamama. Al-Azhar University and UNICEF promote “Children in Islam” manual Cairo, 15 October, 2006: Key issues in “Children in Islam”, a manual jointly published by Al-Azhar University and UNICEF in November 2005, were highlighted in an Iftar event organized last Tuesday by the International Islamic Centre for Population Studies and Research of Al-Azhar University and UNICEF. Medical practitioners publicly reject the practice of FGM/C in Nazlet Ebeid Cairo, 13 September, 2006: Health workers in the village of Nazlet Ebeid in the Governorate of Minya, Upper Egypt, have declared their opposition to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), a key step towards total elimination of the practice in the village. Egyptian children urge G8 to do more on Education The many challenges facing Egypt’s education system were on the agenda when Egyptian child delegates contributed their views to the recent Group of 8 (G8) Summit, held in the Russian city of St Petersburg. What’s more, their views were heard directly by the summit host, Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs official tours UN projects in Upper Egypt Cairo, June 28, 2006: Development projects supported by the United Nations were the focus of a recent visit to Qena governorate in Upper Egypt by Ayman Zaineldine, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. CNN reports on efforts to help Egypt's street children Cairo, July 1, 2006 - (CNN) -- Harsh life of Egypt's neglected street kids Salt producers and health workers join forces to combat Iodine Deficiency Disorder Cairo, June 21 2006: Preparations for a fresh campaign against iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) have been boosted following the completion of a training workshop for staff from the Ministry of Health and Population, National Nutrition Institute, and other concerned bodies including, for the first time, experts from the Egyptian salt industry. HIV/AIDS becomes Egypt’s private sector business Cairo, May 17, 2006: Over 30 of Egypt's biggest private sector companies have pledged their support to the global partnership against HIV and AIDS, saying that to do otherwise would incur risks the private sector – and Egypt -- cannot afford. Media Awards launched to encourage better reporting on children's issues CAIRO May 10, 2006 – The United Nation's Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood have announced two new awards aimed at raising standards in media reporting in Egypt on issues relating to children and their rights. UNICEF and USAID bring clean water and better sanitation to schools in Upper Egypt Cairo, April 12, 2006: More than 300 primary schools in Upper Egypt will benefit from clean water, sanitation and better hygiene education thanks to a new partnership between the Ministry of Education, USAID and UNICEF. Cairo, 12 March 2006: Children from a UNICEF-supported Community school in Upper Egypt are among those contributing to an innovative project involving children’s art and poetry from 191 countries. Cairo, 9 March 2006: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the governorate of Alexandria and the Arab Urban Development Institute, have signed the first agreement to protect children at risk in the city of Alexandria. NEW YORK, 6 February 2006: UNICEF today applauded the women and men who are working together to end the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and to respect the right of girls to grow to womanhood without harm to their bodies. Egypt's Private Sector Joins the Campaign Against HIV/AIDS Cairo, February 2, 2006: Private sector companies in Egypt have committed their support to the global partnership against HIV/AIDS, in the knowledge that to do otherwise could bring financial and other consequences.
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