http://www.unicef.org/ News from UNICEF, Press releases, News notes, Media advisories, Statements en-us Copyright 2007, UNICEF Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:54:52 GMT Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 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/jordan_69437.rhtml AMMAN, Jordan 31 May 2013 – When Abdullatif’s neighbour was killed, and his own house destroyed and farm animals lost, the decision was made simple. He had to flee the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic to save his family. But the journey and challenges that lay ahead were anything but easy, especially with two children with disabilities. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_69431.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 31 May 2013 – When the 2010 earthquake struck, Jean Saint-Phar was buried and knocked unconscious by the collapsing walls of the classroom where he was studying engineering. After he woke up, hours passed with no sign of rescue. He feared he might die like the lifeless student beside him. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/vietnam_69423.rhtml DA NANG, Viet Nam and NEW YORK, United States of America, 30 May 2013 – UNICEF’s The State of the World’s Children report focuses this year on the potential of children with disabilities and the contributions they can make to society. Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/vietnam_69407.rhtml DA NANG, Viet Nam, 30 May 2013 – For children at the Da Nang Association for Victims of Agent Orange, the end of a daily two-hour journey has turned into the beginning of a new life: doing things they have never done before. Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/lebanon_69425.rhtml BEIRUT, Lebanon, 30 May 2013 – Imagine you are a healthy 13-year-old boy from a prosperous family. One day at school, you witness the death of your classmates in a horrific bomb blast, and you realize one of your legs is missing. Suddenly forced to leave your home and your belongings behind, you walk across the border into a new country. You settle in a makeshift camp, living in poverty. And living with a disability. Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/uganda_69403.rhtml GULU DISTRICT, Uganda, 30 May 2013 – Beatrice Adong and Sony Kinyera were victims of the brutal fighting in northern Uganda involving rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) that ended in 2006. Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/disabilities/index_69386.rhtml NEW YORK, 30 May 2013 – Children with disabilities have a much greater role to play in societies, according to UNICEF’s annual The State of the World’s Children report. Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/jordan_69380.rhtml ZA’ATARI, Jordan, 29 May 2013 – Rania dreams of one day becoming a teacher. Every morning, her mother and brother wake up at dawn to help her get to school. Although it’s only a short walk, Rania is unable to make it on her own. White gravel surrounds the tents and caravans in the camp where they live, and Rania needs to be carried to the main road where her wheelchair will work. Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/ecuador_69373.rhtml QUITO, Ecuador, 29 May 2013 – It’s a chilly morning high in the hills on the outskirts of Ecuador’s sprawling capital city, Quito. In the working class neighbourhood of Venceremos, 8-year-old Richard Herrera is getting ready for school. Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/mongolia_69362.rhtml Tsagaannuur, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia, 28 May 2013 – Tumenjargal is a kindergarten teacher in northern Mongolia. She’s also a wife and mother of four. The family live in the small village of Tsagaannuur, about an hour from the Russian border. Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/vietnam_69360.rhtml HANOI, Viet Nam, 28 May 2013 – Nguyen Phuong Anh was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or ‘glass-bone disease’, a genetic disorder causing fragile bones. “My bones have broken 30 times or more,” she says. “We stopped counting because we thought that it didn’t matter anymore. Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/car_69365.rhtml BANGUI, Central African Republic, 24 May 2013 – It’s the first day of a measles vaccination campaign, and 3-year-old Teves is among the first to be vaccinated at the Ouango Health Centre in Bangui. His mother, Aubierge Goneme, says she learned about the campaign from radio broadcasts and from organizers who passed through their neighbourhood with megaphones and pamphlets. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/malawi_69295.rhtml KASUNGO, Malawi, 20 May 2013 – On a rainy afternoon in a village on the outskirts of Kasungu, 130 km north of the capital, Lilongwe, Lexina Lungu settles sidesaddle on the thinly cushioned seat on the back of a bicycle taxi. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/mauritania_69292.rhtml MBERA CAMP, Mauritania, 20 May 2013 – Although he is only 15, Malal Guisse has already had a hard journey. When crisis arose last year in his native Mali, he moved from his village of Léré, in Timbuktu Region, to the region of Segou in the south, where he lived with his aunt in Niono. He then moved across the border to the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/uganda_69289.rhtml KICUZI, Uganda, 17 May 2013 – Peter, Erik and Dalton Butetera are huddled in a corner of their hut while health worker Beatrice Asaba prepares millet porridge at their home in Ibanda District in southwestern Uganda. Despite their different ages – Peter is 4, Erik 3, and Dalton only 2 years old – the brothers are nearly the same size. All three children are malnourished, and their physical similarity is the result of stunting. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/iraq_69332.rhtml DOMIZ, Iraq, 22 May 2013 – The Domiz refugee camp, which sits about 60 kilometres from the Syrian border amidst an imposing mountain landscape, was originally built to accommodate 22,000 people. Today it is home to around 40,000 Syrian refugees. Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/burkinafaso_69264.rhtml DORI, Burkina Faso, 17 May 2013 - After 35 days at Dori Hospital, 15 of them in a coma, 2-year-old Mariama now weighs 6.5 kilograms and is on the road to recovery. When she arrived, she weighed just five kilograms and was suffering from severe malnutrition with complications. Over the last two years, this referral hospital in the hot and dry north of Burkina Faso has seen a steady flow of such cases, as a large-scale nutrition crisis across nine countries of the Sahel region has left more than a million children at risk for or suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/philippines_69114.rhtml NEW BATAAN, Philippines, 13 May 2013 – Glenn Larabez can’t wait to go back to school. The 8-year-old usually attends second grade in his village in New Bataan in the province of Compostela Valley. As he speaks about the typhoon that destroyed his family’s home and stole away his pet bird, Alimokon, his voice becomes quiet, matching his tiny frame. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/immunization/index_69116.rhtml NEW YORK, United States of America, 13 May 2013 – Four-year old Shahadat was crippled by polio when he was only 2. It came on suddenly, paralyzing his entire body. Shahadat can move his left leg, but he will never regain the use of his right leg. Living in cramped quarters near India’s capital, New Delhi, he faces a lifetime with a permanent handicap. Shahadat will never run home from school, chase a ball and live a life he deserved. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/afghanistan_69087.rhtml KABUL, Afghanistan, 10 May 2013 – It has been another painful journey back from the children’s hospital for 4-year old Akram, a trip the young boy has made several times in the past two weeks with his mother, Zarghona. Akram was diagnosed with measles, and the disease has made him feeble and tired, with a high fever and little appetite. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/uganda_69086.rhtml IGANGA DISTRICT, Uganda, 10 May 2013 – Pneumonia is one of the top three killer diseases of children under the age of 5 globally. In Uganda, pneumonia kills up to 24,000 children every year before their fifth birthday. But now thousands of children’s lives will be saved by the recent introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/nigeria_69076.rhtml HAWAN DAKI, Nigeria, 8 May 2013 – Aisha may not be able to read, but she never forgets a name, or a child. "Where are Hassan, Hassana and the other kids?" Aisha asks the woman of the house as she stands in the doorway. Hassana is in, but Hassan is outside,” says their mother. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/bosniaherzegovina_69060.rhtml Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 May 2013 – A delegation from the UNICEF Executive Board, including officials from Albania, Finland, Guyana, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kenya, recently paid a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/education/bege_69027.rhtml NEW YORK, United States of America, 3 May 2013 – Last week, the Government of Denmark and UNICEF hosted the interactive discussion ‘Breaking barriers: Innovative partnerships creating exponential change in access to quality learning’. Moderated by journalist Femi Oke, the lively discussion brought together government representatives, leaders from the private sector, civil society and others to explore how innovations can surmount barriers for children in fulfilling their right to access to a quality education and, more importantly, quality learning. Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/videoaudio/video_69044.rhtml NEW YORK, United States of America, 6 May 2013 - Ezeria Chazanga was born HIV-positive and deaf 20 years ago. She always had challenges relating to her peers because of her HIV status and her disability. But in spite of these seeming limitations, she recently took the opportunity to share her capabilities through a one-minute film. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_69014.rhtml ROSSIGNOL, Haiti, 3 May 2013 – Suzette Beliard has been a community health worker in this rural town for seven years. Today, like on many days, she’s preparing to give children vaccines and drops of vitamin A. Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/jordan_69006.rhtml IRBID, Jordan, 2 May 2013 – Eleven-year-old Hanin proudly arranges her artwork on the living room floor. Her drawings of brightly coloured flowers reflect happier times. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/ghana_68986.rhtml GBULLUNG, Ghana, 1 May 2013 - When Hamdan’s face and body swelled up, his mother Ramatu did not know what was wrong with him. In this part of northern Ghana, many parents believe that symptoms of illness in their children signify a curse from the gods or punishment from ancestors. Children are taken to traditional healers for spiritual intervention, rather than for medical care. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/serbia_68968.rhtml BELGRADE, Serbia, 30 April 2013 – They may have different ethnic backgrounds, and different abilities – but the children are playing and learning together. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/somalia_68939.rhtml MOGADISHU, Somalia, 30 April 2013 – At the Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu, 6-month-old Abdul Wahab sleeps peacefully in his mother’s arms. Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/iraq_68941.rhtml DOHUK, IRAQ, 29 April 2013 – “I have just taken my shots, and I did not cry!” says the girl to her brothers and sisters. She holds an ice cream in her hand. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/education/bege_68914.rhtml NEW YORK, United States of America, 26 April 2013 – Members of the Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) gathered last week in Washington, DC, to advise high-level policy-makers on issues around education. Over the next year, the young leaders will provide strategic advice on young people’s priorities, mobilize youth groups and act as a connector between the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) and young people all over the world. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/syria_68918.rhtml HOMS, Syrian Arab Republic, 26 April 2013 – Six mornings a week, Dr. Fedaa Shofan attends to children and women seeking medical assistance at a clinic run by one of the local NGOs in Homs city. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/jordan_68897.rhtml ZA’ATARI, Jordan, 25 April 2013 – As the sun rises over Za’atari refugee camp, gusts of wind blow sand high into the air. Families begin to emerge from between rows of tents that line the camp. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/rwanda_68890.rhtml NYAKARIRO, Rwanda, 25 April 2013 – Giovance Kyomugisha and her family live in a small rural village about a three-hour drive from the capital, Kigali. A year ago, Ms. Kyomugisha was terrified. All five of her children had developed a high fever, diarrhoea and a rash on their skin. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_68881.rhtml JEREMIE, Haiti, 24 April 2013 – Through the leafy beanstalks, Derilus Firdemont watches her 4-year-old daughter Sendy play with friends in the garden. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/cambodia_68872.rhtml KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia, 24 April 2013 – It is 8:00 a.m. in Ponleak village, Kampong Thom, and the sun is already high in the sky. A line of oxen amble down the dry dirt road past Vath Ngim’s house on stilts. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/syria_68853.rhtml BAB AL SALAMA, Syrian Arab Republic, 23 April 2013 – Last November, Bassam Guan, a 35-year-old father of four, left for work at a freezer plant in his hometown of Marea in the northern part of the Syrian Arab Republic. His family never saw him again. That afternoon, the plant was bombed by war planes. Mr. Guan and nine of his colleagues died in the explosion. Many more were wounded. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/jordan_68840.rhtml ZA’ATARI, Jordan, 22 April 2013 – There’s excitement in the air – hundreds of children are waiting for the official opening of Za’atari refugee camp’s fifth playground. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/mozambique_68834.rhtml MAPUTO, Mozambique, 22 April 2013 – The dirt road that leads to the Malhangalene Medical Centre in Maputo has turned to mud. Hard rain has been pelting the capital city throughout the day, making everyone wish the rainy season were over. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/mali_68806.rhtml SÉGOU, Mali, 19 April 2013 – A needle, some dyed straw and a razor blade are all Aicha Dicko needs for some economic relief for herself, her two daughters and six grandchildren. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/jordan_68803.rhtml ZA’ATARI, Jordan, 18 April 2013 – At a water tank on the outskirts of Za’atari refugee camp, a couple of boys fill jerrycans with water. Crouching at their side with camera in hand is Amjad Belini. The 17-year-old is one of a group of boys and girls taking part in a three-month photography project managed by Save the Children in partnership with UNICEF. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/policyanalysis/index_68798.rhtml NEW YORK, United States of America, 18 April 2013 – They are driving new technologies and strategies at UNICEF that are reshaping the development discourse. They have been pushing the envelope and bringing innovative solutions to some of the toughest problems we face. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/vietnam_68794.rhtml LAO CAI PROVINCE, Viet Nam, 17 April 2013 – It’s Immunization Day at designated health centres in northern Viet Nam’s Lao Cai province. Parents have brought their children to be vaccinated or to receive their follow-up doses. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/niger_68782.rhtml NIAMEY, Niger, 17 April 2013 – A few hundred metres from the banks of the mighty Niger River, where the routines of fishers and farmers continue as they have for centuries, a modest factory is transforming how this West African nation responds to the threat of malnutrition. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/vietnam_68765.rhtml DIEN BIEN PROVINCE, Viet Nam, 16 April 2013 – At 6:30 a.m. in this remote, mountainous region of northern Viet Nam, the day has begun at the Tua Thang boarding school. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/bangladesh_68757.rhtml JAMALPUR, Bangladesh, 16 April 2013 – Monsoon rains lash down in northwest Bangladesh. The rising waters flood fields and rice paddies, turn dirt tracks and paths into muck. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/pakistan_68748.rhtml SANGHAR DISTRICT, Sindh Province, Pakistan, 15 April 2013 – Nightat Bibi is from a remote village in Sanghar district. A mother of five, she knows all too well how vulnerable a malnourished child is to disease and death. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT