Press Centre: 2008
Press Releases for 2008:
December
04 December: Global Measles Deaths Drop by 74%
01 December: Early HIV testing and treatment can save newborn lives, new U.N. report released on World AIDS Day states
November
28 November: World Congress Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents comes to a close in Brazil
27 November: Adolescents from around the world converge on Rio de Janeiro to participate in the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children
25 November: World Gathers in Brazil to Reinvigorate Fight against Sexual Exploitation of Children
20 November (2): Turkey’s Parliament sets up Child Rights Monitoring Committee
20 November (1): On Universal Children’s Day, UNICEF welcomes new initiative to aid children affected by conflict
October
31 October: Enthusiastic launch for EU–funded child protection project
15 October: In the fight to save children’s lives, washing hands takes centre stage.
September
19 September (1): Uniting force of basketball, Memo in new link with UNICEF.
19 September (2): Report highlights risk of maternal mortality in developing world.
16 September: UNICEF announces nominees for this year’s International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards.
12 September: Releasing declining numbers for child mortality, UNICEF calls for increased efforts to save children’s lives.
August
28 August: UNICEF Regional Director visits displaced women and children in Georgia
22 August: UNICEF voiced its concern over the situation of nearly 40,000 children affected by the conflict in Georgia.
01 August: Supporting mothers to breastfeed will improve children’s chances of survival.
July
10 July: Young people from Group of 8 (G8) industrialised nations and from the developing world met with the G8 leaders in Toyako, Japan on 7th July to present their recommendations as part of the Junior 8 (J8) Summit. Sciences.
June
10 June: UNICEF Egypt is organising an international conference on Child Poverty and Disparities: Public Policies for Social Justice within the framework of the First International Forum for the Developing Countries Think Tanks.
04 June: A campaign has been launched in Turkey to eliminate the negative consequences of insufficient iodine intake.
May
29 May: State Minister Nimet Çubukçu thanks UNICEF
16 May: The closing ceremony of the first phase of the EU–backed project was marked by frank personal statements from project beneficiaries.
13 May: UNICEF China is deeply concerned that large numbers of children could be affected by a major earthquake in Sichuan Province.
08 May (1): The closing ceremony of the first phase of Towards Good Governance, Justice and Protection for Children in Turkey, the Government’s multi–sectoral project, which is funded by the EU and implemented with the technical support of UNICEF will take place from 14:00 to 16:00 on the 14th of May at the Dedeman Hotel, Ankara.
08 May (2): The nation–wide telethon broadcast on the 23rd of April raised more than one million lira to fund more pre–schools in the most needy areas of Turkey. Running under the We’re Adding Pre–schools! slogan, the telethon campaign is another remarkable result of the successful partnership between the Turkish National Committee for UNICEF and the national broadcaster NTV.
08 May (3): Some 130 UNICEF technical and operations staff continued to travel to the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis today, identifying the greatest threats to children and women and delivering much–needed supplies.
April
18 April (1): The More Schools! campaign was launched last year by the Turkish National Committee for UNICEF and NTV. This year on April 23rd NTV and the Turkish National Committee for UNICEF will add a new stage to the campaign with full–day telethon supported by a host of surprise guests. The aim is raise funds to set up new preschools in 13 provinces. Donations will be accepted via the Turkish National Committee for UNICEF, SMS and live phone–ins to NTV on special hotlines that will run throughout the broadcast.
18 April (2): As the Turkish National Committee for UNICEF we have made many important contributions to the education system in Turkey, especially in recent years. Hundreds of thousands of chidren who were not previously attending school are enrolled in the education system now thanks to the Haydi Kızlar Okula! girls’ education campaign. During last year’s More Schools! campaign, which we launched with the NTV channel, we promised to build 100 classrooms in the most needy regions of Turkey. Happily, we have exceeded that goal with the current total of 150 classrooms.
January
29 January: UNICEF’s flagship report, The State of the World’s Children 2008, was launched at a press conference in Ankara on January 23, coinciding with similar events taking place in all parts of the globe.
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