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UNICEF opens funding documents to public
NEW YORK, 17 June 2013 – UNICEF today posted to the Internet detailed information on its programme activities and funding.
UNICEF, Nelson Mandela Foundation and Peter Krämer Foundation kick off appeal to expand Schools for Africa Initiative
NEW YORK, 17 June 2013 – UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Peter Krämer Foundation today kicked off a new fundraising drive to raise US$80 million to help Africa’s girls, orphans, children living in extreme poverty and other vulnerable children go to school and get a quality education.
UNICEF and Save the Children congratulate the National Parliament of Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17 June 2013 -UNICEF and Save the Children welcome the passing of the Children’s Bill 2013 by the National Parliament of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad). The new law is based on the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) and has referred to the CRC in the preamble.
Communities are key to ending customs that harm children, says UNICEF
NEW YORK/ADDIS ABABA, 16 June 2013 – On the Day of the African Child, UNICEF joined the African Union to mark the efforts by African communities to promote social change and end practices that endanger the lives and health of hundreds of thousands of children each year.
A Promise Renewed: A Great Global Ambition and Every Father's Dream
Co-authored by Rajiv Shah, Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Conflict creating unprecedented threats to children’s lives
NEW YORK, 12 June 2013 – Children living in armed conflict today face unprecedented threats. These include grave violations such as the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, sexual violence against children, killing and maiming of children, and recurrent attacks on hospitals and schools.
Child labour robbing millions of health, education and growth, UNICEF says
NEW YORK, 12 June 2013 – On the World Day Against Child Labour, UNICEF today called attention to the millions of children around the world who are engaged in some form of hazardous or exploitative work, usually at the expense of their health and education, and overall wellbeing and development.
London conference delivers new hope for children in the battle against stunting and other forms of undernutrition – UNICEF
LONDON, 8 June 2013 – The Nutrition for Growth event held in London today delivered a new opportunity to further reduce the crippling impact of stunting and other forms of undernutrition for millions of children, says UNICEF.
UN agencies and partners launch largest ever humanitarian appeal for Syrians: US$4.4 billion
GENEVA, 7 June 2013 – Millions of ordinary men, women and children are bearing the brunt of the brutal conflict in Syria, said Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos and High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, as they appealed today for an additional US$3.1 billion to meet growing humanitarian needs in Syria and among refugees in the surrounding region this year. The total requirements for the entire year 2013 are $4.4 billion.
Statement by Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Director of Emergencies, at the launch of new UN appeals for Syria
GENEVA, 7 June 2013 – “The Syria conflict is one of the gravest crises facing children anywhere in the world today. Four million children’s lives have been devastated and an entire generation is at risk.
Resolute leadership and steadfast commitment are key to winning the battle against undernutrition
NEW YORK, 5 June 2013 – UNICEF said today that new research published in the Lancet on maternal and child nutrition reinforces the need for resolute leadership and steadfast commitment at national and global levels to win the battle against undernutrition.
DR Congo aims to save the lives of 430,000 children and 7,900 mothers by 2015
KINSHASA, 31 May 2013 – The Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Félix Kabange Numbi Mukwampa, today launched a comprehensive approach to health with the aim of saving the lives of 430,000 children under five years of age and some 7,900 mothers by 2015 under the banner of A Promise Renewed.
