Press releases & news notes
2 November 2009: I have the right to know! UNICEF announces the launch of media campaign timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
23 October 2009: UNICEF in Space: Astronaut and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Frank de Winne talks to school children
16 October: International conference “A family – for every child” was held in Saratov
15 October 2009: Over 80 countries celebrate the second annual Global Handwashing Day
12 October 2009: Orlando Bloom named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
9 October 2009: New training materials developed for promotion of ideas of peace and tolerance among children
6 October, 2009: UNICEF: Without a protective environment, it’s a harsh life for children
September 29, 2009: Izhevsk has joined the UNICEF Global Initiative “Child Friendly Cities”
September 18, 2009: NOT FOR SALE art performance against child trafficking and in support of UNICEF programmes was held in Moscow
September 15, 2009: Participants of the All-Russian Boomerang Forum have replenished the ranks of Young UNICEF Envoys
Global child mortality continues to drop
UNICEF applauds creation of the position of the Child Rights Ombudsperson at the national level
Russian girl leads the way on climate change
20 August, 2009: Children, young people unite online to address climate change
"A Child's Smile" is now shining in Krasnodar. Under the joint project, UNICEF and Amway opened 2 play and 3 sensor rooms
UNICEF statement on the killing of Zarema Sadulayeva, head of ‘Let's Save the Generation’ NGO
Khedi Chooses Breastfeeding
UNICEF Chief commemorates Breastfeeding Week by promoting better nutrition and child health in Nigeria
Oksana Fedorova, Vera Krasova and Sofia Rudyeva participated in the Gala Closing Ceremony of UNICEF Peace & Tolerance Summer Camp
July 13, 2009: Summing up the results of J8 Summit-2009
12 July 2009: Completion of the 10th peace camp for youth was celebrated in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria
9 July 2009: J8 participants presented their recommendations to G8 leaders
6 July 2009: J8 Participants are Ready to Give the World's Leaders an "Earful"
Russian team of young leaders is heading for Junior 8 Summit – 2009
July 3, 2009: UNICEF presented the Youth Friednly Clinics programme in Russia
June 25: International Conference “A Childhood Without Cruelty and Abuse" in Moscow
25 June: Summit of Ombuds for Children. Impact of the Global Financial Crisis and Climate Change on Children
12 June: World Day Against Child Labour marks the need to tackle the worst forms of exploitation. UNICEF press release
10 June: UNICEF CRC Video Contest-20th Anniversary
Sunshine story: UNICEF and IKEA lighten up children’s lives in the developing world
3 June 2009: You are not alone! All-Russian Charity Marathon is aimed to support UNICEF programmes in Russia
UNICEF and IKEA instruct children on their rights
International Contest “On the Safe Road to Safe Future”
1st June: International Children’s Day
UNICEF Child Passport
26 May: Determined the final composition of the Russian national J8 team
Second Summer School on Adolescent Health
May 25: The project “Child’s Smile”: UNICEF and Amway have opened a sensor room and one-of-a-kind mobile room in Orenburg and Biysk
“A Child’s Smile”. UNICEF and Amway opened more than 20 playrooms and sensor rooms in Russian cities
27 April: Top child rights experts discuss key child rights issues in Russia at Moscow State University
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman on World Health Day, 2009
7 April 2009: Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to threaten children
UNICEF and Amway open 3 playrooms and 1 sensor room
20 March: UNICEF and IKEA presented results of joint projects
Junior-8: winners of the contest “World through the eyes of young people” were identified
Call for applications
Junior 8 Summit - 2009
3 March: UNICEF launched a registration procedure for teams of young people to participate in the J8 Summit
27 February 2009: UNICEF in Dagestan: ensuring sustainability
25 February: IKEA becomes the Largest Corporate Donor to UNICEF
19 February 2009: The findings of the joint WHO/UNICEF Report on Child Injury Prevention have been made public
UNICEF and Amway open 4 new Play rooms under the project “A Child’s Smile”
11 February: UNICEF Appoints Opera Star Maria Guleghina
6 February 2009: Inclusive school in Ingushetia: one year on
Finnish actor, Ville Haapasalo, learned how UNICEF is helping disadvantaged children in St. Petersburg
3 February: UNICEF and KMB BANK start art therapy project for vulnerable children
“Hope” shelter: «All our children love their parents for the way they are, without judging them…»
“Sweet Home” Foundation: «We succeeded in preventing more than one third of cases of child abandonment»
World Breastfeeding Week in Russia
23 January 2009: UNICEF will open 17 new psychosocial recovery centres in Chechnya
15 January: Extreme Risks for Pregnant Women and Newborn Babies in Developing Countries
15 January: UNICEF teams up with the private sector to give orphans some Christmas magic
14 January: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza
January 12: Tupperware leads the way in corporate social responsibility
New UNICEF Moscow Office address
22 December: The possibility of joining the UNICEF Global Intiative “Child-Friendly Cities” is being discussed in the city of Salekhard
22 December: The Second Teletsk Workshop on children’s and youth environmental-educational tourism
24 December 2008: Funds to cover the cost of 4,054 000 vaccines against tetanus were raised within the joint UNICEF-Pampers project
Meeting of UNICEF young envoys in Moscow
15 December: UNICEF and Amway open a playroom for children in Irkutsk regional specialized children’s home No.2
UNICEF equipped a training orientation playground for deaf and blind kids
December 11: A round table entitled “Dignity and Justice for All” was held in Moscow within the framework of the 14th STALKER International Human Rights Festival
10 December: Assistance to HIV-positive children is more than a medical issue
8 December: UNICEF information bulletin
2 December: International Conference "A family for every child" is being held in Moscow
1 December - "Positive" children
25 November: World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children & Adolescents opened in Rio de Janeiro
20 November 2008: Krasnodar joined UNICEF Global Child Friendly City Initiative
17 November 2008: UNICEF unites young leaders from 8 North Caucasus regions for peace and tolerance Congress
16 November 2008: Orlando Bloom learns about UNICEF's support for vulnerable families
12 November 2008: UNICEF and World Bank will empower the youth of the North Caucasus
13 November: First youth-friendly clinic opened in Buryatia
10 November 2008: “Pay attention to children”: UNICEF and Moscow City Government joint campaign
30 October 2008: DevInfo Workshop to be held in Moscow today
25 October: "Discovery” training has helped me take a different look at my life"
22 October 2008: UNICEF-developed textbook receives an award at a top Russian education forum
The Second Teletsk Workshop on eco-tourism for youth will be held in the Altai Republic
16 October 2008: Children should study together. Alexey Vorobiyev performed his songs in front of children with disabilities
15 October 2008: UNICEF Executive Director marks 30th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration
15 October - First Global Handwashing Day 2008 celebrated worldwide
7 October 2008: Smeshariki aiding children. UNICEF, Detskiy Mir and “Smeshariki” announce joint action
3 October 2008: The project “Child’s Smile”: UNICEF and Amway open two play rooms in Karelia
30 September 2008: HIV-positive parents and their children find it difficult to access quality healthcare and social services due to healthcare workers’ biased attitude
29 September 2008: A joint UNICEF-Pampers project launched in Russia
Releasing Declining Numbers for Child Mortality, UNICEF Calls for Increased Efforts to Save Children’s Lives
22 September 2008: Network of UNICEF young envoys is announced at the Russian National Forum “Boomerang”
19 September 2008: 13-year old Saneta Sabanova from Beslan speaks at the the Symposium to support victims of terrorism in New York
UNICEF to hold classes promoting peace and tolerance at the children’s centre “Orlyonok”
4 September 2008: UNICEF and Amway open a new Play Room at the children's tuberculosis hospital in Chelyabinsk
For the sake of a child’s smile
3 September 2008: UNICEF at the Moscow International Book Fair
2 September 2008: UNICEF Regional Director returns from visit to Georgia and Russian Federation
Two families face the future – in Tbilisi, Georgia, and North Ossetia, Russian Federation
27 August 2008:Children from South Ossetia will receive UNICEF school supplies
Irma and Sarmat: “It’s miracle that we managed to get away from South Ossetia”
19 August 2008: Support to children affected by the conflict in and around South Ossetia – response inside the Russian Federation
The Child in the City international conference.
11 August 2008: UNICEF: Protection of Women & Children in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict
Caucasus Diary: Naurskiy
21 July 2008: Zarina Pashtova gets an award for her oneminutesjr. video at the Stranger festival in Amsterdam
2 – 10 July 2008: UNICEF holds another peace and tolerance camp in North Caucasus
25 June 2008: J8 Meets G8 as young people from around the world unite for 2008 Summit
24 June 2008: UNICEF statement about spam messages
16 June 2008: Against the odds, Chechen landmine survivors score goals on the football pitch
4 June 2008: St. Petersburg becomes "child-friendly"
1 June 2008: CHILDREN: please pay attention
23 May 2008: Fundraising campaign for the first hospice for children in Russia
23 May 2008: Operation Hope – programme for children with hydrocephalus
23 May 2008: UNICEF in the Russian Federation helps to protect HIV-affected children’s rights
21 May 2008: UNICEF in North Caucasus moves from humanitarian needs to sustainability
7 May 2008: The Government of the Chechen Republic praises UNICEF for its programme of psychosocial assistance to children
15 April 2008: UNICEF and Amway launch "Child"s Smile" project in Russia
11 April 2008: UNICEF initiative helps children with special needs receive an education in Moscow
3 April 2008: Grozny celebrates International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 4: Classes for “special” kids in North Caucasus
March 28: A full-service ‘triangle of support’ helps Russian families cope with HIV
March 26: Carel de Rooy urges policy makers to pay more attention to life expectancy in Russia
March 21: The United Nations Children’s Fund launches the Facts for Life special edition
March 8: UNICEF Marks International Women’s Day
6 March 2008: Centre provides support for Beslan's families
March 3: Help for children psychologically affected by war in Chechnya
Call for proposals from NGOs
February 19: Long-term strategy “Moscow children” discussed by the Moscow City Government
February 15: Lucy Liu visits UNICEF projects in Moscow
February 12: Toys for kids who never had them
January 22: UNICEF State of the World’s Children Report 2008 released
December 27: First year of the EU-funded programme in the North Caucuses proves a success
December 26: New publications by UNICEF and partners
December 19, 2007: UNICEF Stalker festival award goes to “Kuka”
December 10, 2007: Progress for Children: A World Fit for Children Statistical Review
