By country
Angola
10 August: A year without polio: Angola celebrates victory with a vision to eradicate
16 June: Despite the difficulties, children have been saved from malnutrition
27 June: Angola to reward child-friendly municipalities with budget incentives
25 January: UNICEF, WHO and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation applaud Angolan Government for renewed commitment to polio eradication, pledge support, and urge continued action
25 August: UNICEF welcomes government campaign to reduce maternal and infant mortality
4 August: Country launches nation-wide polio immunization campaign
Burundi
12 December: Government and its partners mobilize for food security and nutrition to ensure child survival and development
22 September 2011: Introduction of the new vaccine against pneumococcus
6 May: ‘Education for All’ week puts girls’ education and women’s empowerment in focus
Ethiopia
20 December: Ministry of Health, US President’s Malaria Initiative and UNICEF join forces to combat malaria
30 October: Partners join forces against acute malnutrition and stunting
16 May: New report shines light on progress in child rights and what needs to be done next
18 April: EU donates €3 million to UNICEF for nutrition security
23 March: On World Water Day, poor rural people missing out on safe water and basic sanitation
5 December: Investments for children must be at top of African HIV and AIDS agenda
10 September: UNICEF and the European Union announce new support to help improve nutrition for millions
12 November: FGM/C abandoned in two districts of Afar Region
24 September: Great Ethiopian Run launches 'I’m Running for a Child' campaign
5 August: Health extension workers and health care facilities play a vital role in promoting good breastfeeding practices
16 June: UNICEF urges increased investment in Africa’s children for the continent’s future development
Kenya
29 November: Government committed to addressing findings on Violence Against Children Study Report
23 July: Story of drought and food insecurity in Kenya wins first-ever UNICEF-sponsored CNN MultiChoice TV News Bulletin Award
2 November: In Copenhagen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark visit UNICEF's Supply Centre
Kenya, 5 August: UNICEF delivering for children of Dadaab as needs in host communities and camps grow
15 July: As impact of drought worsens, UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
1 November: UNICEF Executive Director launches innovative approach to the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
Lesotho
10 June: Lesotho enacts Children’s Protection and Welfare Act
8 September: Don’t forget the children – A renewed call to enact the Children’s Protection and Welfare Bill
Madagascar
13 September: Madagascar pledges to make child survival a priority
5 March 2012: UNICEF brings children back to school after Cyclone Giovanna
15 February: UNICEF and partners gear up to assist victims of cyclone Giovanna
Mozambique
24 November: Country eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus
Namibia
4 June: Country geared to vaccinate 900,000 children
29 April: UNICEF distributes emergency supplies for families affected by floods in northern Namibia
23 October: Regional parliamentarian meeting closes with a commitment to strengthening child-sensitive policies
20 October: Parliament of Namibia, Inter Parliamentary Union and UNICEF host regional parliamentarian meeting to champion child-sensitive policies
Rwanda
14 September: UNICEF and WHO congratulate Rwanda on decline in child mortality
31 August: Rwanda wins prestigious commonwealth education award
29 March: UNICEF supports Rwandan children to acces justice
10 January: Prime Minister calls for all children to grow up in families
9 November: UNICEF commends Rwanda for focusing on adolescents at 7th Annual Paediatric Conference on Children and HIV
20 August: New UNICEF Representative in Rwanda
12 May: UNICEF and the UN in Rwanda applaud the new campaign to eliminate HIV transmission from mother to child
21 January: Swiss actor Anatole Taubman visits children in Rwanda
17 November: Children’s Summit focuses on education fit for children
19 October: Joint review of the Education Sector in Rwanda focuses on quality education for all
12 July: World Cup in My Village an enormous success
Somalia
22 November: Graça Machel applauds Namibia for strong commitment to scale up nutrition and urges Parliamentarians and Civil Society to accelerate action
16 May: Somalis need continuing support to withstand future shocks
18 November: FSNAU survey results show massive humanitarian response to famine has save children's lives
15 November: UNICEF extremely concerned about the impact of escalating conflict on children
4 November: UNICEF opens humanitarian warehouse in Dubai for nutrition supplies for southern Somalia
4 November: Emergency education survey completed; 13 per cent of Somali students receiving food assistance in schools
2 November: In Copenhagen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark visit UNICEF's Supply Centre
28 October: UNICEF and partners race to prevent second wave of death in the Horn of Africa
14 October: Massive push to protect populations from malaria in south-central regions
16 September: The most difficult place to grow up – Somalia has the world's hihest child mortality rate
22 August: Water-borne diseases are lethal threat to children in southern Somalia
9 August: Education Cluster rapid assessment warns of massive school drop out
29 July: Saving children in Southern Somalia must be first priority
20 July: The UN declares famine in Somalia
15 July: Emergency supplies airlifted to southern Somalia in response to worsening child malnutrition
7 June: UNICEF shocked at new reports of increase in child casualties
20 March: Ongoing Somalia crisis is a children’s crisis says UNICEF
1 September: EU-funded education support programme launched
15 June: Long-term local and international financial support a must to deliver basic services to Somali children
25 April: Malaria risk declines by over 50 percent
South Africa
4 December: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom spends a day with South African children
23 October: Children still live in unequal worlds
12 October: UNICEF applauds new integrated school health programme
6 September: Making every child count – right from the start
2 February: Children have a right to be protected from corporal punishment
1 December: South Africans need to unite to stop sexual violence
9 June: UNICEF applauds tourism industry’s commitment to stop child sex tourism
South Sudan
27 November: Children benefit from new classrooms in Warrap and Northern Bahr el Ghazal States
20 November: As the country commemorates the Convention on the Rights of the Child’s 23rd Anniversary, there is an urgent need for ratification of the convention
11 September: UNICEF supports capacity development of government in emergency preparedness and response
30 April: UNICEF: Explosive weapons in populated areas must stop
8 July: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the independence of the Republic of South Sudan
8 July: On the eve of independence, the Government and UNICEF inaugurate a new ward at the country’s only children’s hospital
Swaziland
19 March: UN warns fiscal crisis in Swaziland worsens poverty for already vulnerable groups
Tanzania
4 December: Reaching every child: GAVI Alliance Partners’ Forum
11 August: Tanzania government announces commitment to address survey report findings on the violence against children
Uganda
4 April: Executive Director becomes U-reporter #105,549 and sees innovations in action
3 April: UNICEF: Ending child under-nutrition critical to achieving virtually all MDGs by 2015
10 September: UNICEF and the European Union announce new support to help improve nutrition for millions
Zambia
12 September: A Promise Renewed: Measles vaccination campaign underway
11 September: UNICEF Zambia project Programme Mwana wins two design awards
30 July: UNICEF honours HRH Chief Macha for Community-Led Total Sanitation
27 January: UNICEF Signs Agreement with Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society
16 January 2012: Netherlands provides US$10 million for UNICEF education programme
3 November: HRH Chief Macha decorated by President for work on sanitation
1 June: UNICEF Zambia donates 40 motorcycles to Ministry of Health
13 October: Champions unite to renew battle against HIV
17 July: Launch of the national Child Health Week and measles campaign
12 July: World Cup in My Village an enormous success
11 June: Launch of campaign on accelerated reduction of maternal mortality
Zimbabwe
20 April: Zimbabwe announces a US$4.8 million for child health and child protection from the Government of Japan
22 February: Boost for water and sanitation sector as UNICEF receives US$ 6.7million from AusAID
17 February: UK – UNICEF partnership on support to Zimbabwe’s health sector set to expand with £74 million pounds contribution
16 June: UNICEF and partners commemorate the Day of the African Child
18 March: UNICEF launches report on the Situation of Women and Children
17 November: Graca Machel pledges continued support for Zimbabwe’s women and children
8 October: Country needs massive investment in health to save lives
4 October: Water and sanitation sector to receive a boost
23 September: Children claim their stake in the Constitution-making process
8 September: Over 5500 primary schools begin receiving vital education support
Regional
Ethiopia, 30 October: Partners join forces against acute malnutrition and stunting
20 July: Horn of Africa crisis one year on – famine reversed, countless lives saved, but situation of millions of women and children still grave
UNICEF, 11 April: Despite recent improvements, outlook for the Horn of Africa increasingly worrisome
Horn of Africa, 26 September: ‘Context, challenges and best practices’ – UNICEF and FAO announce expert briefing on crisis
Kenya, 5 August: UNICEF delivering for children of Dadaab as needs in host communities and camps grow
29 July: Vaccination campaigns for children underway in the Horn of Africa
26 July: UNICEF plans massive scale up to respond to crises
18 July: Situation in Horn of Africa set to get worse for millions of children
15 July: As impact of drought worsens, UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
30 June: UNICEF concerned about impact of drought and food crisis on children in Horn of Africa
3 June: Impact of the drought in the Horn of Africa
18 March: UN agencies and partners agree on framework to eliminate transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies
18 January: WFP and UNICEF to scale up nutrition to fight child stunting in Southern and Eastern Africa
26 October: More than 72 million children to be immunized across 15 countries to tackle remaining risks
15 October: Global Handwashing Day partners lather up with millions around the world
30 July: Horn of Africa is once again polio-free, UNICEF and polio partners announce
18 June: WHO and UNICEF concerned about measles outbreak in the Eastern and Southern Africa region
Global
U.S.A., 20 November: On World Toilet Day, ending open defecation is possible, says UNICEF
Belgium, 15 November: Nobel Peace prize money to be given to projects that support children affected by war and conflicts
U.S.A., 13 November: Pneumonia still number one killer
USA, 11 October: UNICEF focuses on ending child marriage on the International Day of the Girl Child
New York / Geneva,13 September: Accelerating progress on child survival since 2000, UN says
New York / Brussels, 11 September: UNICEF and EU put children first in emergencies
USA, 5 August: Make breastfeeding easier for mothers, says UNICEF
3 July: Award-winning youth drama Shuga: Love, sex, money to reach new audiences in radio format
Day of the African child, 16 June: UNICEF calls for social inclusion of children with disabilities in Africa
14 June: World unites to accelerate progress in ending preventable child deaths
13 June: Maternal, newborn and child survival: A promise renewed
26 July: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director to the Rome meeting to address the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa
21 June: UN Secretary-General launches the "Sustainable Sanitation: Five-Year Drive to 2015"
Day of the African Child, 16 June: UNICEF calls African governments to protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse
1 June: Global launch of the Opportunity in Crisis Report
24 May: Global launch of the Opportunity in Crisis Report
25 April: UNICEF on World Malaria Day: Preventable and curable, but still killing 800,000 every year
30 November: An AIDS-free generation is achievable by focusing on the most disadvantaged communities affected by HIV, says a new U N report marking World AIDS Day
20 November: Convention on the Rights of the Child turns 21
18 November: World AIDS Day: Global launch of the 2010 Stocktaking Report “Children and AIDS” with UN partners
18 November: New report offers breakthrough to ending Female Genital Mutilation
12 November: UNICEF partners with Frog Design for major mHealth initiative
28 September: Developing countries can provide universal access to HIV/AIDS services, the latest report confirms
17 September: Child mortality rate drops by a third since 1990
15 September: Maternal deaths worldwide drop by third
9 September: UNICEF announces nominees for the 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards
