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UNICEF rings the alarm as breastfeeding rates plummet in East Asia
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR, 25 May 2012 – UNICEF is worried about major declines in breastfeeding rates across East Asia and today called for greater attention to the critical importance of breastfeeding for children’s survival and cognitive development.
UNICEF: Supporting mothers, saving lives
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2012 - Mother’s Day is a day to pay tribute to our mothers for all the love and care they have given to us selflessly all these years. They have nurtured us, been with us through our good and bad times, showed us right from wrong.
My mother is a Superhero
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 May 2012 - This Mother’s Day, UNICEF invites netizens to support #unicef4MOMS to celebrate mothers on social media, including the UNICEF Malaysia Facebook, by sharing photos and messages with the world on why their Mother is a Superhero.
Charles Taylor verdict serves as warning to war-time leaders, says UNICEF
NEW YORK, 26 April 2012 – The verdict against former Liberian President Charles Taylor by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone is a victory for children recruited and used in war and will serve as a warning to other war-time leaders and warlords.
High level meeting sets course towards Water and Sanitation for All
WASHINGTON DC, April 19, 2012 –- Ahead of the World Bank’s Spring Meetings here this week, government ministers from almost 40 developing countries are meeting with senior members of major development bodies, major donors and organizations
UNICEF on standby to respond to needs of children following Indonesia quake
JAKARTA, 11 April 2012 – A massive earthquake has just struck off the west coast of Indonesia. While the extent of damage has yet to be ascertained, UNICEF’s immediate concern is for the safety of children.
Break the cycle of disasters for the children of the Sahel and act now, says UNICEF
N’DJAMENA, Chad, 4 April 2012 – As malnutrition reaches emergency levels across the Sahel with at least one million children at risk, UNICEF calls for an urgent escalation of humanitarian efforts to stop the crisis and the cycle of disasters.
A call to business to respect and support children’s rights
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 April 2012 – A landmark set of ten principles were recently introduced by the UN Global Compact, UNICEF and Save the Children to help business respect and support children’s rights in the workplace, marketplace and community.
UNICEF steps up its response to children affected by the crisis in Syria
GENEVA / AMMAN, 23 March 2012 — As the impact of the ongoing crisis in Syria ripples across the region, UNICEF has unveiled plans to address the urgent health, educational and other needs of Syrian children being sheltered in surrounding countries.
UN Sec-Gen Marks World Stop TB Day with TB Patients In Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 March 2012 – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commemorated World TB Day this year with a visit to the Malaysian Institute of Respiratory Medicine here, as part of his first official visit to Malaysia.
UNICEF applauds landmark ruling on war crimes against children
NEW YORK, 14 March 2012 - UNICEF today applauded the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for recruiting children into his armed movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC.
Millennium Development Goal drinking water target met
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 6 March 2012 – The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline
UNICEF launches flagship report focusing on urban children
GENEVA, 28 February 2012 – UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World’, launches today, 28 February, in Mexico City.
UNICEF statement on children caught in the bloodshed in Syria
NEW YORK, 7 February 2012 – Nearly eleven months of violence in Syria have led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of children. There are reports of children being arbitrarily arrested, tortured and sexually abused while in detention.
UNICEF appeals for $1.28 billion for its humanitarian operations to assist children in 2012
GENEVA, 27 January 2012 – UNICEF appealed today for US$1.28 billion to fund its humanitarian operations in 2012, assisting children in more than 25 countries globally. The list of countries includes many long standing or so-called “silent” emergencies.
India records one year without polio cases
NEW DELHI, India, 12 January 2012– India appears to have interrupted wild poliovirus transmission, completing one year without polio since its last case, in a 2-year-old girl in the state of West Bengal, on 13 January 2011.
Two years after earthquake, little victories for children in Haiti recovery
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, 9 January 2012 – A report by UNICEF titled “Children of Haiti – Two Years After” emphasises that the situation for children in Haiti is slowly improving, though critical challenges remain.
