http://www.unicef.org/ News from UNICEF, Press releases, News notes, Media advisories, Statements en-us Copyright 2007, UNICEF Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:04:20 GMT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 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/car_61568.rhtml BANGUI and NDIMBA, Central African Republic, 3 February 2012 – Véronique Yassambatendji was awakened late one night in October when her husband began experiencing severe diarrhoea and vomiting. The 30-year-old mother of four brought him directly to the local health centre in Ndimba, where he was treated with oral rehydration salts. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/Turkey_61566.rhtml ANKARA, Turkey, 2 February, 2012 – Turkey is at pivotal point in its history. Parliamentarians are poised to make fundamental changes to the country’s constitution, and children will have a rare chance to leave their stamp on it. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/cambodia_61571.rhtml PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, 6 February 2012 – Cheng Sophea dropped to the ground with her son and bowed in a gesture of respect as Khun Khat arrived at her home in Kampong Speu Province, several hours outside Phnom Penh. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/uzbekistan_61556.rhtml BUKHARA, Uzbekistan, 2 February 2012 – In Bukhara, southern Uzbekistan, music and laughter drifted across Preschool Number 11. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/car_61541.rhtml BANGUI, Central African Republic, 1 February 2012 - About 100 malnourished children are admitted each month in the Bangui Paediatric Hospital, many of them requiring three to four weeks of treatment. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/videoaudio/video_61540.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1 February 2012 – UNICEF and the One Minutes Foundation announced today the winners of the 2011 OneMinutesJr. Awards. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/sudan_61530.rhtml KOSTI, Sudan, 1 February 2012 – A raggedy doll is all that 18-year-old Sabina Saisa has left to remind her of her best friend, Jacqueline. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/rwanda_61517.rhtml RUSIZI DISTRICT, Rwanda, 31 January 2012 – One Sunday morning three years ago, a devastating earthquake ripped through Rusizi and Nyamasheke, two of Rwanda’s south-western districts, injuring 643 and killing 36. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61518.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 31 January 2012 – In 2007, 10-year-old Larissa Saint-Claire (NAME CHANGED) lived quietly with her parents in Beaumont, in southwest Haiti, when a visit from one of her sisters changed her life. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/usa_61513.rhtml WEST PALM BEACH, USA, 30 January 2012 – ‘Full of Grace’, a graceful, eclectic and evocative exhibition of more than 200 photographs, accompanied by sculptures and literary quotations, opened on 26 January at the Palm Beach Photographic Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is an exuberant celebration of the representation of children in photography over the past 150 years. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/yemen_61509.rhtml ADEN, Yemen, 30 January 2012 – The voice of Miryam Mohammed, a 10-year-old Somali girl, echoed around the small rooms of her day care centre. She and the other children are singing the Somali national anthem. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61506.rhtml NEW YORK, 30 January, 2012 – With 43 per cent of its people under 18 years old, Haiti has one of the youngest populations in the world. Yet the country’s young people continue to suffer from a lack of opportunities and remain vulnerable in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/niger_61471.rhtml GAWOUNAWA, Niger, 27 January 2012 – At the end of the farming season, Halima Isaka sat with her 10-month-old daughter at the edge of their family’s field, watching as her husband loaded a pile of dried millet stalks onto an oxcart. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/mozambique_61477.rhtml MAPUTO, Mozambique, 27 January 2012 – Mozambique faced a double disaster this month when both Tropical Storm Dando and Tropical Cyclone Funso struck coastal areas, leaving significant damage to homes and infrastructure. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/qatar_61454.rhtml DOHA, Qatar, 26 January 2012 – At the fifth annual International Shafallah Forum, held from 22 to 24 January in Doha, Dr. Rima Salah, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director (a.i.), stressed the need not to let children with disabilities be the forgotten victims of emergencies. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/ghana_61446.rhtml BOLGATANGA, Ghana, 26 January 2012 – Joseph Opoku pointed to a plastic container in the local restaurant, called a chop bar, belonging to his grandmother, Gertrude Azasim. “That is the smartest salt in Ghana,” he said. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/emerg/index_61438.rhtml NEW YORK, 26 January 2012 – The ongoing crisis in the Horn of Africa will remain a significant part of UNICEF’s global humanitarian response in the coming year, according to the ‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ report, which launches tomorrow. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/philippines_61417.rhtml CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines, 25 January 2012 – In City Central School, in Cagayan de Oro City, two teachers recently held their first day of classes since the devastating floods that swept through their community – even as their own futures looks uncertain. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/angola_61423.rhtml LUANDA, Angola, 25 January 2012 – When Beatriz da Encarnação got her own tap, the ready access to clean water quickly improved the health of her sons, 8-year-old Filipi Capitango and 8-month-old Beomiro Pedro. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/ethiopia_61413.rhtml GETER MEDA, Ethiopia, 24 January 2012 – Seven-month-old Aynadis played with her mother, Seta Temesgen, as they waited to be screened at the Geter Meda Health Post. Several weeks ago, Aynadis was diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition – a condition that can be deadly if untreated. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/benin_61409.rhtml COTONOU, Benin, 24 January 2012 – A legal identity is a critical right, one many children in Benin are denied. During a visit to her home country, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo, an internationally renowned singer, advocated for improvements in the birth registration system to guarantee this right for all children. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/philippines_61403.rhtml ILIGAN CITY, Philippines, 23 January 2012 – From his ready smile and the way his face lights up when greeted, one wouldn’t guess that 10-year-old Roy* is facing the greatest test of his life. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61402.rhtml CAP HAITIAN, Haiti, 23 January 2012 – It doesn’t take an earthquake to kill a child. More often, children are killed by something much less dramatic, and much more insidious: disease. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/rwanda_61400.rhtml Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda, 23 January 2012 - In the busy lakeside town of Gisenyi, a UNICEF-supported therapeutic nutrition rehabilitation unit is helping give babies a healthy start in life. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/uzbekistan_61370.rhtml KARAKALPAKSTAN, Uzbekistan, 20 January 2012 – In the remote Khujayli District of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, the Saparova family can often be found in a traditional yurt at the back of the house, escaping the worst of the summer heat. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/about/execboard/index_61350.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 19 January 2012 – Marking the beginning of the new year with new leadership, UNICEF’s Executive Board elected His Excellency Mr. John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, as its President for 2012. Mr. Ashe was nominated from among the Latin American and Caribbean states that are members of the Executive Board. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/rwanda_61343.rhtml NYAMATA, Rwanda, 19 January 2012 – Across Rwanda, children are benefiting from faster malaria diagnosis, the widespread distribution of nets, and the diligence of hospital and health centre staffs determined to keep malaria in check. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61342.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 19 January 2012 – It might look like simple fun, but the dominos, colouring pencils, construction blocks, hand puppets, puzzle pieces and memory games in Jean Pierre’s school are about more than just a good time. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61331.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 18 January 2012 – In two cramped UNICEF tents in the middle of the General Hospital, Head Nurse Bluette Jean-Louis and Dr. Josiane Andrianarisoa attend to severely malnourished children. Many of them are ill. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/angola_61321.rhtml LUANDA, Angola, 17 January – Just off the main road, next to the ruins of a whitewashed chapel, a jacaranda tree is in bloom. Beneath the petals, children sit on brightly coloured plastic chairs, watching their teacher attentively. Lucrecia Agostinho draws apples and oranges to illustrate an arithmetic problem on a blackboard. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/southsudan_61320.rhtml WESTERN EQUATORIA, South Sudan, 17 January 2012 – Education is a key priority for the government of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/rwanda_61318.rhtml KIGALI, Rwanda, 17 January 2012 – Five years ago, students with disabilities at Murama, a child-friendly school in Rwanda’s southern Bugasera District, felt isolated from their classmates, unable to participate in even a simple game of hide-and-seek or football. Today, thanks to a better understanding of their special needs, this has changed. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/drcongo_61310.rhtml MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16 January 2012 – “At the beginning I thought she had just diarrhea, but when she didn’t stop vomiting I took her to the hospital, where they told me it might be cholera,” said Getou Bofala, 35. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/drcongo_61307.rhtml BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16 January 2012 – “I was 13 years old when the rebels came to my village. They didn’t ask questions. ‘Take your jacket and come, or we kill you,’” recounts Christian, 16.* “I stayed with them for three years, no thinking, just functioning.” Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/drcongo_61310.rhtml MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16 January 2012 – “At the beginning I thought she had just diarrhea, but when she didn’t stop vomiting I took her to the hospital, where they told me it might be cholera,” said Getou Bofala, 35. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/nepal_61301.rhtml KATHMANDU, Nepal, 13 January 2012 – On his first visit to Nepal, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake lauded the role played by Nepalese women and children in trying to better their lives. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/pakistan_61297.rhtml BADIN DISTRICT, Pakistan, 13 January 2012 – Andraj, 11, looks up at a familiar sound. His eyes brighten and, without pausing to put on his shoes, he dashes barefoot out of his house. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/laj_61299.rhtml TRIPOLI, Libya, 13 January 2012 – On 7 January, nearly a year after conflict broke out in Libya, more than 1.2 million children returned to school, many for the first time in many months. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/southsudan_61292.rhtml PIBOR, South Sudan, 12 January 2012 – It was 7 a.m. when I boarded a UN MI8 helicopter with colleagues from the Human Rights and Child Protection section of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as well as representatives from the South Sudan Human Rights Commission, the South Sudan Peace Commission, the World Food Programme, and media representatives from South Sudan Radio and Television. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/india_61293.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 12 January 2012 – Once recognized as the epicenter of the polio epidemic, India is now on the verge of creating history by stopping the transmission of polio. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61288.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 January 2012 – UNICEF challenged young Haitian filmmakers to reveal how they view their country – and its conditions for children – two years after the January 2010 earthquake. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/bangladesh_61277.rhtml DHAKA, Bangladesh, 11 January 2012 – Masuda, 10, eagerly greeted UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake at the gate of a five-story drop-in-centre, a safe haven for girls living and working on the streets of Dhaka. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/haiti_61275.rhtml PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 11 January 2012 – January 12, 2010, the day a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, is still fresh in the memory of Renold Telford, Haiti’s Director of Basic Education. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/rwanda_61272.rhtml KIGALI, Rwanda, 11 January 2012 – Once a year, the seats of Rwanda’s parliament are filled with children. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/pakistan_61266.rhtml SIALKOT, Pakistan, 10 January 2012 – Sadness fills the eyes of 12-year-old Chand Khushi Mohammad as he recalls walking the streets, collecting garbage, near Sialkot, a city known for sporting goods manufacturing, in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/somalia_61267.rhtml SOMALILAND, Somalia, 10 January 2012 – Ali Abdullah stands at the front of the class asking students their ages, how long they take to walk to school, whether they are orphans, and whether any have learning or development needs. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/education/index_61263.rhtml New York, USA, 10 January 2012 – UNICEF is launching Schools for Asia today, an international fundraising initiative to improve the access and quality of education for disadvantaged children living across Asia and the Pacific. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/infobycountry/peru_61257.rhtml LIMA, Peru, 9 January 2012 – In the Andean community of Rosaspata, in Vinchos District, a community health promoter has invited children, their parents and a health centre representative to the local community hall for the area’s biweekly nutrition surveillance programme. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org/rsstracker/news/education/index_61255.rhtml NEW YORK, USA, 9 January 2012 – A quality education is the cornerstone of every child’s rights, yet across the developing world millions of children’s futures are stunted because they don’t have the opportunity to learn. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT