http://www.unicef.org/ News from UNICEF, Press releases, News notes, Media advisories, Statements en-us Copyright 2007, UNICEF Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:20:01 GMT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:30:01 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rss/ http://www.unicef.org/images/unicef_aqua.gif http://www.unicef.org/ http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52719.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 8 February 2010 – On a dusty, hot day here in the Haitian capital late last week, UNICEF's new logistics hub was buzzing. Fifty people were loading trucks with hygiene kits for immediate dispatch to quake-stricken communities in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:30:01 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52718.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 8 February 2010 – Dr. Gerlant Van Berlaer is a paediatrician with B-Fast, a Belgian non-governmental organization and UNICEF partner specializing in rapid medical deployment to large-scale emergencies. His team arrived in Port-au-Prince one day after the 12 January earthquake, setting up a field hospital complete with surgical suite on the grounds of the Laboratoire National de Santé Publique. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:20 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/people/people_52703.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 4 February 2010 – UNICEF's newly appointed Director of Human Resources, Christine Lloyd, majored in geology at university and became fascinated with the dynamic cycles of water flow. When she earned her degree and moved into the workforce, however, Ms. Lloyd's attention was gradually drawn to the dynamic flow of human talent. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:27 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/mali_52714.rhtml BOUGOUNISSABA, Mali, 5 February 2010 – When the Cinéma Numérique Ambulant came to Djènèba Doumbia's village, the young women had no idea how it would change her life. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:26 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/domrepublic_52697.rhtml JIMANI, Dominican Republic, 4 February 2010 – Down a dusty dirt road, amidst small houses, grazing goats and dirt yards, there's an oatmeal-coloured cement church. Inside, the chairs are pushed back to the walls, the polished wooden pews are lined up in rows at the far side, and people are resting on ragged mattresses on the floor. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:26 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/emerg/index_52686.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 4 February 2010 – As much of the international community continues to focus attention on the disaster in Haiti, UNICEF's flagship Humanitarian Action Report emphasizes the critical role of partnerships in assisting vulnerable children and families caught in crisis situations worldwide. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:25 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52684.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 3 February 2010 – Safe water is flowing in earthquake-affected areas of Haiti. Overall, UNICEF and its partners are now distributing more than 2.6 million litres of drinking water daily to over half a million people here in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and in the cities of Leogane and Jacmel. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:24 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52681.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 3 February 2010 – Magalie grimaces as the needle pierces her skin, and her four-year-old son screams as it pierces his. Despite the pain, this needle has the potential to save both of their lives – and right now, their lives are precarious. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:20 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52676.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 2 February 2010 – A cacophony of songs and voices drifts from the tented camp as thousands of handheld radios transmit entertainment and, more important, information. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:43:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52674.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 5 February 2010 – Best-selling author and one-time child soldier Ishmael Beah, and long-time Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow, are among the latest UNICEF supporters to add their voices to the worldwide appeal for donations to help children in Haiti, in the wake of the 12 January earthquake there. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:26 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/afghanistan_52669.rhtml MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, 2 February 2010 – Farida Dastgeer, 65, is learning how to read. She is one of 20 women and girls who gather six times a week for two hours, in the living room of one of the students, to improve their literacy. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:26 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52665.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 1 February 2010 – Award-winning freelance photographer Roger LeMoyne has been taking pictures for UNICEF since 1990, and has spent a great deal of time on assignment in Haiti. He was one of the first photographers to arrive in the country after the earthquake struck on 12 January. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:47:50 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52660.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 1 February 2010 – UNICEF has maintained a presence in Haiti since 1949. The earthquake that struck this country with such disastrous force on 12 January has significantly affected the agency's capacity to respond, but staff members have been adapting to difficult conditions on the ground. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:18:31 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/laopdr_52657.rhtml TAMY VILLAGE, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1 February 2010 – The director's office at the Tamy village primary school is adorned by a simple map. It's not a map of Lao PDR, or even of the remote, northern Luang Nam Province where Tamy is situated, close to the border with China. Instead, it shows the village's 66 wooden stilt houses, neatly depicted in black ink. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:25 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52642.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 29 January 2010 – Rodrigue wipes away his tears and carries on talking. It's an astounding act of bravery for the 12-year-old Haitian boy, who saw his parents die in the 12 January earthquake here. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:18:31 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52634.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 28 January 2010 – More than two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, UNICEF's emergency relief effort is reaching hundreds of thousands of survivors. As of last night, 13 planes had brought health, nutrition, and water-and-sanitation supplies to Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/southafrica_52631.rhtml SOWETO, South Africa, 28 January 2010 – On a rain-drenched afternoon, the football legend and head coach of Argentina's national team, Diego Maradona, took time out from his whirlwind visit to South Africa to visit the Selelekela Secondary School in Soweto, where he hosted a UNICEF-organized soccer clinic. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:18:31 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52628.rhtml PANAMA CITY, Panama, 28 January 2010 – After a week in Port-au-Prince immediately following the earthquake, it was time for me to return home. Entering the city had been an ordeal; leaving was just as stressful. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:47 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52603.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 26 January 2010 – Two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, UNICEF continues to reach children with life-saving support, including urgently needed safe water. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52600.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 26 January 2010 – Jean Bernard Bayard, 29, is a second-year film student at Ciné Institute, the only film school in the southern port city of Jacmel, Haiti. Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January, Mr. Bayard and other film students have used their cameras to document the events and stories unfolding around them. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:50 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52589.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 25 January 2010 – UN representatives and leaders from 15 nations are meeting today in Montreal, Canada, to discuss the long-term reconstruction of earthquake-shattered Haiti – with the aim of building back better than before. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:43:46 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52590.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 25 January 2010 – With nearly half of the country's population under the age of 18, children have been significantly affected by the 12 January earthquake in Haiti. Schools have been destroyed, and children are taking shelter in camps for the displaced. Many have been orphaned or separated from their families. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52571.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 24 January 2010 –Aid is reaching childrenin parts of Haiti devastated by the 12 January earthquake, but huge humanitarian challenges remain. Many of the disaster's worst effects – including its impact on child health and safety – are aggravated by the country's longstanding impoverishment and instability. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:38 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52574.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 22 January 2010 – Until their home was destroyed in last week's earthquake, Bruno Rene, 18, lived with his mother in the southern Haitian port city of Jacmel. Since then, Bruno, an aspiring artist, has been working on art projects to cope with the impact of the disaster. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:47:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52571.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 24 January 2010 –Aid is reaching childrenin parts of Haiti devastated by the 12 January earthquake, but huge humanitarian challenges remain. Many of the disaster's worst effects – including its impact on child health and safety – are aggravated by the country's longstanding impoverishment and instability. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:38 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52557.rhtml SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, 21 January 2010 – Nine days after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, UNICEF is delivering life-saving support to children and families in need. Several planeloads of aid have landed in Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Half a dozen more supply flights are scheduled to arrive before the end of the week. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:37 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/tanzania_52554.rhtml DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 20 January 2010 – West African singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo recently visited Tanzania to highlight issues related to girls' education, particularly early pregnancies, which have forced many girls to drop out of school. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:38 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52560.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 23 January 2009 – The two-hour, star-powered 'Hope for Haiti Now' global concert benefiting Haiti earthquake relief – broadcastlast night– featured more than 100 artists, many of whom have shown a long-time commitment to supporting UNICEF's work in emergencies. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:38 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52553.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2010 – The earthquake in Haiti has wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people and crippled essential services for some 3 million Haitians from all walks of life – ranging from the desperately poor to middle-class and the affluent. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:37 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52543.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 20 January 2010 – A powerful aftershock struck Haiti early this morning, adding to the stress of children and families affected by the 12 January earthquake there but apparently causing little further damage. Relief operations are ongoing. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:47:49 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/kenya_52616.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 27 January 2010 – Partnerships play a vital role in UNICEF's efforts against the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. When it comes to delivering messages about HIV prevention, the organization's work with media and entertainment partners such as MTV provides a valuable – and credible – connection to young audiences. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:40:21 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52538.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 19 January 2010 – One week has gone by since an earthquake turned what was already a desperately poor part of the world into a full-fledged humanitarian emergency. The race against time to bring relief to the people of Haiti continues. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:38 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52520.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 19 January 2010 – As the full magnitude of the crisis in Haiti continues to unfold, donors have rushed to provide UNICEF with funding to meet the needs of children and families at risk. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:38 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52480.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 17 January 2010 – Thousands have died, an unknown number are injured and an estimated 300,000 are homeless following the earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince and other densely populated areas of Haiti on 12 January, affecting a total of more than 3 million people. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:43:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52474.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 15 January 2010 – The people of Port-au-Prince and other areas affected by this week's devastating earthquake in Haiti are living outdoors, surrounded by the ruins of their homes. Picking through the rubble, they try to salvage what they can from a tragedy that defies comprehension. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:46:03 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52499.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 18 January 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other UN and government officials visited stricken areas of Port-au-Prince yesterday, amidst continuing international efforts to help 3 million people – perhaps half of them children – affected by the 12 January earthquake in Haiti. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:37 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52472.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 15 January 2010 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo has added her voice to the global call for donations to bring urgently needed assistance to the children of Haiti and their families. The singer and activist took time out from her European concert tour to record a fundraising appeal in Paris. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:49 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52462.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 14 January 2010 – UNICEF is part of a massive international relief effort now under way to assist up to 3.5 million people affected by Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:41:46 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/somalia_52460.rhtml HARGEISA, Somalia, 14 January 2010 – Until the most recent school semester, every textbook at Sheikh Nur Primary School was shared by at least four students. But thanks to a new supply, students can now follow their lessons in their very own textbooks. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:47 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52435.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 13 January 2010 – The first shipment of UNICEF supplies for survivors of yesterday's devastating earthquake is on its way to Haiti. The emergency aid is urgently needed, as basic services and infrastructure in the western hemisphere's poorest nation were already close to collapse even before the 7.0-magnitude quake struck. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:49 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/kazakhstan_52427.rhtml ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 13 January 2010 – Over 2,500 people attended the first-ever Adolescents and Youth Forum called 'We are the Peers of Our Country's Independence', held in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on 7 December 2009. In front of an audience including the Minister of Education and senior Government officials, young Kazakhs spoke about issues that directly affect their lives. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_52423.rhtml PANAMA CITY, Panama, 13 January 2010 – Despite heavy damages to its own offices in Port-au-Prince, UNICEF is ready to provide immediate support to the victims of the unfolding humanitarian crisis following the earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/about/execboard/index_52420.rhtml NEW YORK, 12 January 2010–The UNICEF Executive Board has elected the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Ambassador Abdul Momen as President to replace the Permanent Representative of Mali, Ambassador Oumar Daou. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:49 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/syria_52415.rhtml DAMASCUS, Syria, 12 January 2010 – Last summer, a six-weekphotography workshop invited 24 young peoplefrom Syria, Palestine and Iraq to bring their perspectives to issues affecting their region. The participants addressed issues including identity, gender equality, children's rights and integration. Thousands of photos emerged, many of which were exhibited in galleries in Damascus and London. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/togo_52416.rhtml LOMÉ, Togo, 12 January 2010 – Inspired by a UNICEF video on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a group of young journalists have produced a video about children's rights that will be screened on Togolese national television. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:49 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/liberia_52380.rhtml MONROVIA, Liberia, 11 January 2010 – As Liberia slowly recovers from a 14-year-long civil war, its educational system retains some of the lawlessness that reigned during the conflict. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:49 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/uk_52369.rhtml LONDON, United Kingdom, 11 January 2010 – To mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on 20 November 2009, the World Photography Organisation, Sony Corporation and UNICEF are giving six young photographers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Ethiopia for a photography workshop complete with mentoring from acclaimed photographer and humanitarian activist Reza. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:47 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/india_52370.rhtml DUMURDI, India, 11 January 2010 – Bharati Mandi walks to her local 'Angawadi' – a government sponsored centre for mothers and children in India – each day with her four-month-old son Biswajit and her three-year-old daughter Shampa. Together with other mothers, she prepares herself a healthy mid-day meal of lentils, rice and vegetables. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/afghanistan_52374.rhtml HERAT, Afghanistan, 11 January 2010 - Nafiza Popal, 45, manages Herat's only women's shelter, providing a refuge for women in distress, the vast majority of whomhave fled their husbands after experiencing physical violence. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:48 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/nepal_52362.rhtml SINDHULI DISTRICT, Nepal, 8 January 2010 - In a flurry of colour, flowers and blessings, a group of some 200 young people – some former child soldiers – left behind them their military barracks in Maoist army cantonment here and took their first steps back into civilian life. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:47 GMT