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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF) - Click to view 360-page
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF)
Type: Organization
Name: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF) (United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF ICEF))
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 13 Documents (in Health)
Ann M Veneman - Click to view image in its original context
Ann M Veneman
UNICEF report highlights gains in child health, while 1b still lack essential services
A special edition of UNICEF's annual State of the World's Children report, released 20 years after the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, shows that "fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school - but an estimated 1 billion still lack ... [News-Medical.Net - 19 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 14 Documents (in Politics)
Unicef's state of the world's children report 2009: Where is the worst place in the world to grow up? Afghanistan
Unicef's state of the world's children report 2009: Where is the worst place in the world to grow up? Unicef's 2009 state of the world's children report tells us what it's like to grow up in the poorest - and richest - places in the world. Find out which ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Politics)
India is taking steps on child rights, says UNICEF
NEW DELHI: As the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child this week, the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) on Friday acknowledged the measures taken by India to ensure that children can survive and thrive. But, ... [The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 11 Documents (in Health)
Red Cross/Crescent - Click to view image in its original context
Red Cross/Crescent
Afghanistan: A deadly place for children
The country has the highest infant mortality rate in the world. Twenty five per cent of children die before they reach the age of five.The findings are published in UNICEF’s annual report, The State of the World’s Children on Universal Children’s Day ... [EuroNews - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Politics)
Gunilla Carlsson - Click to view 360-page
Gunilla Carlsson
Sweden to support UNICEF's efforts for children in conflict
Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponSweden decided Friday to donate an extra 20 million Swedish Kronor (about 3 million U.S. dollars) to UNICEF's efforts to implement Security ... [People's Daily Online - 21 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)
United Nations - Click to view 360-page
United Nations
UNICEF marks double celebration in Nepal
Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) celebrated Friday as a day of double celebration as it celebrated 40 years of ... [People's Daily Online - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents (in Politics)
David Beckham, Ewan McGregor team up for Unicef’s ‘photo pledge’ campaign
Soccer star David Beckham , Ewan McGregor and Cat Deeley have teamed up for Unicef ”photo pledge” campaign in a bid to raise awareness on children’’s rights.They have been asked to choose photographs from their visits to deprived countries for the ”photo ... [FreshNews.in - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/21/2009 - Updated 11/21/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Monique Coleman to Illuminate UNICEF Snowflake at Lighting
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced that actress and UNICEF supporter Monique Coleman will light the UNICEF Snowflake on Saturday, November 21 at the 2009 Beverly Hills UNICEF Snowflake lighting ceremony. The UNICEF Snowflake will grace the intersection ... [PR Newswire via MSN Money - 11/21/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 9 Documents
Child labor rises as Palestinian children lose faith in learning
- Powered by BEIRUT: Palestinian children in the camps of Lebanon are losing faith in the value of an education, with record numbers leaving school to work. We are facing a big problem here, said Ray Virgilio Torres, the head of the United Nations Childrens ... [Lebanon Daily Star - 22 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
UNICEF Sudan calls for religious leaders to support A World Day of Prayer
- UNICEF's Representative in Sudan Nils Kastberg is appealing for religious leaders to pray for the country's children to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child this Friday (November 20th). "It is important for organisations ... [UNICEF - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Somalia to join child rights pact, only U.S. outside (Reuters)
GENEVA (Reuters) Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday.Somalia and the United States have long been the last hold-outs ... [Yahoo! News - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/21/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents
Czech panel discussion marks anniversary of child rights convention
Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponThe Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a panel discussion on Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention ... [People's Daily Online - 20 hours ago]

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"Breast milk is the only adult tissue where more than one type of stem cell has been discovered. That is very unique and implies a lot about the impressive bioactivity of breast milk and the consequential benefits to the breastfed infant" said Dr Cregan, who is speaking at Unicef's Baby Friendly Initiative conference this week...
Stem cells could be the secret reason why breast is best [The Independent - 47 mins ago]
...Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu-who were brought by the British in the mid-19th century to work in Assam's tea plantations. "Our people today have no links with their places of origin" says Ganesh Kurmi, a retired Commissioner of Tea Tribe Welfare, Assam, whose grandfather was among a group of labourers who came from Hazaribagh, now...
A new chapter [Indian Express - 1 hour ago]
One recent demographic and health survey found that one out of six children in Albania are stunted or too short for their age. "We believe these challenges can be overcome when all people agree, recognize and accept that all children are entitled to enjoy their fundamental rights" said Detlef Palm, representative of UNICEF in Albania
Albania marks 20th anniversary of UN children's rights convention [Xinhua News Agency - 9 hours ago]

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India push targets end of polio [BBC - 7 mins ago]
Sri Lanka vows to free 130,000 Tamil refugees [Observer - 45 mins ago]
Stem cells could be the secret reason why breas... [The Independent - 47 mins ago]
A new chapter [Indian Express - 1 hour ago]
UNICEF Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary of CR ... [Aljazeera.com - 1 hour ago]
Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe for auction [Economictimes - 4 hours ago]
RP pupils active Netizens–survey [ABS-CBN News - 5 hours ago]
India is taking steps on child rights, says UNICEF [The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
Revolving door of Raichur [The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
Protect children's rights - UNICEF Italy [Sri Lanka Daily News - 7 hours ago]
Helen Benedict -- Global warming will doom Seyc... [Washington Post - 7 hours ago]
Albania marks 20th anniversary of UN children's... [Xinhua News Agency - 9 hours ago]
More than 900 media organizations join "Gl... [Individual.com - 10 hours ago]
Concert, fun run, chillout time-what's not to l... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 10 hours ago]
Infant mortality rate declines, but challenges ... [DNA India - 11 hours ago]
‘5,000 children under 5 die in India eve... [The Pioneer - 11 hours ago]
One out of eight children in Mauritania dies be... [Xinhua News Agency - 11 hours ago]
Living conditions of children improve in AP [Express Buzz - 11 hours ago]
Saudi Arabia's Attack on Yemen [Middle East Online - 12 hours ago]
Bhutan celebrates child rights [South Asian Media - 13 hours ago]
Small island youth at risk due to climate change [Xinhua News Agency - 14 hours ago]
UNICEF urges stepped-up response to crisis in S... [Xinhua News Agency - 14 hours ago]
(Universal Children's Day) UNICEF Italy calls f... [Individual.com - 15 hours ago]
Indian girls start to fight back against juveni... [Taipei Times Online - 15 hours ago]
Girls Working as Domestic Help in Haiti are Vir... [Amnesty International USA - 16 hours ago]
Gazans Struggle for Clean Drinking Water by Mel... [Third World Network - 16 hours ago]
Child rights deprivation high in India, says Un... [Deccan Herald - 17 hours ago]
Mandela, Machel champions of childrens rights [Times Live South Africa - 17 hours ago]
Jimmy Carter on Global Health Care [Vanity Fair - 17 hours ago]
Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before ... [Hindustan Times - 17 hours ago]
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Do We Want To Be The Generation That Destroyed ... [The Understory : Understory.RAN.org - 8 hours ago]
November 20th, 2009 Published in the Huffington Post By Trudie Styler         & ... ...
Human Rights Watch: Join the World in Embracing... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 9 hours ago]
The most widely and rapidly ratified human rights treaty in history is 20 years old. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was shaped by the United ...
23 Dead in Afghanistan Bombings; Most Bagram De... [Informed Comment - 19 hours ago]
Afghan insurgents greeted the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as president for another 5 years with a string of attacks and bombings that left 23 dead and dozens ...
Trudie Styler: Do We Want To Be The Generation ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/20/2009]
The following post was originally delivered at the UN General Assembly's meeting on climate change on Thursday, November 19th. It has been 20 years ...
Ann M. Veneman: Five Major Child Advocates: Chi... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/20/2009]
On the anniversary of twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - the most ratified human rights treaty in human history -- the ...
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Madagascar drought crisis [Reuters Video: Top News - 05/03/2009]
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