Press releases - 2005
Durban, August 20, 2005: Joining hands in a unique partnership with UNICEF, Ravi Shastri, former Indian cricketer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF India, and Indian cricketers playing in the Afro – Asia Cup matches in South Africa, found a new cause to bat for—children orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS. Photo: UNICEF / South Africa / Jantilal [PDF] [Word] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
August 2005 - Thandiwe School for the disabled in the rural KwaZulu Natal (KZN) municipality of Nkandla is home to boys and girls, aged from 2-16, with a range of physical and cognitive disabilities. But that doesn’t stop the children from having a good time with a ball. Photo by Blowfish [PDF] [Word] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.)
20 July 2005 - “The school, a place of learning has turned out to be a nightmare because there is violence and it is unbearable.” So said children in their final report to 350 adult delegates at the closing plenary session of the eastern and southern Africa regional consultations on violence against children held in South Africa. Photo: Prof. P. Pinheiro [visit Resources for more documents] [Word]
18 July 2005 - Prof. Pinheiro, the UNSG's Independent Expert on violence against children, often repeats a phrase he heard in Slovenia, “Children see what adults cannot see.” From what the children who deliberated on the issue of violence against children in the regional consultations told him, the sentiment is no different in Johannesburg. [Also read Young Voices for their final recommendations] [Word]
Pretoria, 28 June 2005 - Macharia Kamau, the new Country Representative for UNICEF South Africa, this morning presented his credentials to the Government of South Africa represented by Dr. Essop Pahad, Minister in the Presidency at the Union Buildings, Pretoria. Mr. Kamau, a national Kenya, is responsible for all UNICEF’s programmes and operations in South Africa. [Word]
South Africa hosts United Nations Study on Violence against Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Consultation 18-20 July, Children’s Consultation 16 and 17 July The ESAR consultation for the UN Secretary General’s Study on Violence against Children is being organised at the request of the Study expert, Professor Paulo Pinheiro. More:
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16 June 2005 - Children from Soweto, Alexandra and Braamfontein had a unique Youth Day this year, and celebrated by spending time with their favourite soccer star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Quinton Fortune and his wife Kim. Also read Quinton's biography, remarks made at Jabulani School, comments made by Quinton on his visit to the Baragwanath Thuthuzela Care Centre. [Word]
Children see cameras for the first time in their lives May 2005 - The photo competition organised by the German Committee for UNICEF in collaboration with Fujifilm in Eastern Cape, has been going exceptionally well if the reaction of the children is the measure. Some 4,000 children from rural and urban schools have been taking photos of their daily lives. Photo by children from Longweni [Word]
22 May 2005 – UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman arrived in Johannesburg Saturday as part of an official visit to 3 southern African countries, including South Africa, Swaziland and Malawi. The former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, assumed the leadership of UNICEF on 1 May, becoming the 5th Executive Director to lead the UN children’s agency in its 60-year history. Also read her biography. [Word]
May 2005 - Two fundraising classical music concerts organised by students of Pretoria’s Sttep Music School and the Durban Youth Orchestra were among the highlights of unsolicited efforts by ordinary South Africans to support UNICEF's urgent tsunami relief work in Asia and Africa. [Word]
April 2005 - Newly appointed UNICEF Regional Spokesperson Yvonne Chaka Chaka was recently in Zambia to attend the regional launch of the Africa Malaria Day on 25 April. While in Zambia, she met with the Zambian First Lady, Maureen Mwanawasa, and visited the Lazarus Project, a faith-based project that is caring for 70 former street boys. Photos: UNICEF Zambia/John Ngoma [Word]
South African singer to help bring international attention to the biggest killer of children in Africa 21 April 2005 - UNICEF today announced the appointment of Yvonne Chaka Chaka, a well known South African singer, as Regional Spokesperson on Malaria for Eastern and Southern Africa. Ms. Chaka Chaka joins an impressive list of celebrities who continue to be associated with UNICEF’s work. [Word]
18 March 2005 - In celebration of Human Rights Day, Monday 21 March, UNICEF together with children representing the national youth group Soul Buddyz Clubs, today officially handed over a large mural painted by club children and others to Justice Yvonne Mokgoro and the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Also read the official statement. [Word]
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