application/rss+xml en-GB convention, rights, child, health, education, equality, protection, unicef, turkey hourly 1 2005-03-31T16:00:00-00:00 Start here for the latest news from UNICEF Turkey about children’s rights, health, education, protection and development. 2008-05-13 Copyright © UNICEF Turkey 2008 http://www.unicef.org/turkey/hm/hm1.html Emergencies and Disasters 2008-05-13 UNICEF China is deeply concerned that large numbers of children could be affected by a major earthquake in Sichuan Province. China Central Television reports that in one middle school in the city of Du Jiangyan, near Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, a three story school building collapsed and 900 students are trapped in the rubble. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/pc/ep20.html Child Protection 2008-05-08 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. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/pc/cp76.html Early Childhood Education 2008-05-08 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. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/pc/ge81.html Emergencies and Disasters 2008-05-08 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. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/pc/ep19.html 2008-04-18 Early Childhood Education 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. http://www.unicef.org/turkey/pc/ge79.html