Press releases & statements
UN Commissioners aim to adopt new recommendations to increase access to health commodities
CASBAA, ABU and UNICEF are calling for entries for the 12th Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award from broadcasters and producers in the region.
Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award 2012: A call to broadcasters
CASBAA, ABU and UNICEF are calling for entries for the 12th Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award from broadcasters and producers in the region.
First Mother-and-Baby Friendly Hospital in the Pacific
HONIARA, 30 April 2012 – The Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today declared the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands “Mother-and-Baby Friendly”.
Investing in Children is the Best Investment Fiji Can Make
SUVA, 20 April 2012 – Children constitute nearly 40 per cent of the entire Fijian population. Their well-being is central to the well-being of the nation. Investing in its children is the best investment Fiji can make.
United Kingdom Immediate Assistance for Flood Victims
The Acting British High Commissioner, Mr Martin Fidler, today announced support through UNICEF to help the education sector in Fiji recover from the devastating effects of the March 2012 flooding.
Fiji Floods: UNICEF and partners urgently responding to water, health and education needs
SUVA, 7 April 2012 - Over 14,000 thousand people, including 5,000 children, have been displaced from their homes due to flooding in the Western and Central Divisions of Fiji. These families are sheltering in over 200 evacuation centres ...
Children's Rights and Business Principles
Education for all in Tuvalu
15 March 2012 - The Government of Tuvalu, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and UNICEF have agreed to a four year partnership for the Education Sector in Tuvalu.
Regional commitment to early childhood education takes shape
Fiji, 5 March 2012 – 13 Directors of Early Childhood Education Departments from the Pacific have come together in Fiji to develop a tangible action plan to deliver on the region’s commitment to advance early childhood care and education (ECCE). Agreed act
Cities are failing children, UNICEF warns
SUVA, 29 February 2012 – Urbanization leaves hundreds of millions of children in cities and towns excluded from vital services, UNICEF warns in The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World.
UNICEF Donates to those Affected by Floods
SUVA, 10 February 2012 – In an effort to assist those most affected by the floods and landslides, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) donated emergency relief materials to the Fiji Red Cross Society for distribution.
Young Pacific Film Producer Wins International Award
Suva, 3 February 2011 – 16 year old Vanuatu film maker Nenneth Sakita has scooped up a 2011 OneMinutesJr. Award for the film “Discrimination Against Women”. The film was selected by an independent jury in competition with 250 videos from around the world.
