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Historic moment expected as South Asian children make an ordinary act extraordinary
KATHMANDU / NEW DELHI,  9 October 2008 – In what is thought to be the biggest ever exercise of its kind, more than 120 million children across South Asia...

Urgent funding needed to reach the 2010 measles goal, says Measles Initiative
NEW YORK, 6 October 2008 - Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to humans and the only way to prevent the disease is through vaccination.

India’s silent tragedy: maternal mortality finds a voice
NEW DELHI, 7 October 2008 – The stories of women who die in India during pregnancy, delivery or from post-partum complications have...

International forum calls for improved social services to tackle child poverty in developing countries
DUBLIN, 6 October 2008 -  The 4th Global Forum on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS, taking place in Dublin, has called for a package of social welfare services to...

UNICEF Executive Director visits Roma community in Albania
Tirana, 3 October 2008 -  UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, on a two day visit to Albania, highlighted the plight of Roma children...

UN calls for unconditional release of 90 LRA - abducted children in the DRC
NEW YORK, 1 October 2008 - Two weeks ago, the Lord’s Resistance Army attacked a number of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Private sector representatives vow to help fight the sexual exploitation of children
WINNIPEG / CANADA, 26 September 2008 – Representatives from Canada and around the world held talks over the last two days to discuss the role the private sector plays...

$9 million committed to bolster worldwide measles initiative
WASHINGTON D.C, 25 September, 2008—The Measles Initiative announced today $9 million worth of donations from the Vodafone Foundation-United Nations ...

Joint statement on maternal and newborn health
Statement - 25 September 2008