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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF)
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 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

UNICEF HAITI EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATE : 17th MARCH 2010

Source: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)Full_Report (pdf* format - 1.1 Mbytes)HEADLINES:UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, accompanied by the Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, vis-ited Haiti on 14th March. The UN SG met high level officials: ... [Published 1 hour ago by ReliefWeb]
First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 Documents

Afghan children the planet's most wretched

HERAT: Afghanistan is the hardest place in the world to be a child, says the South Asia regional director for UN Children's Fund, with high mortality rates, poor levels of nutrition and rampant sexual abuse. 'The situation in Afghanistan as a whole is ... [Published 3 hours ago by South Africa Star]
First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 Documents

UNICEF supports Guineas health authorities in their fight against child malnutrition

- In the bustling atmosphere of the Therapeutic Nutrition Unit at the Ratoma Health Community Centre, a medical team is examining children who, when they first arrived here, were all suffering from malnutrition.In the middle of the crowd, Aminata breastfeeds ... [Published 8 hours ago by ReliefWeb]
First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated 20 hours ago - 2 Documents

U.N. Secretary-General Names New UNICEF Head, Board Expected To Approve Selection

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday selected President Barack Obama's ... [Published 20 hours ago by MediLexicon]
First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents

WHO suspends Shan5 vaccine

GENEVA - THE World Health Organisation said on Thursday it was suspending the use of the Indian-developed Shan5 combination vaccine, which is used against infections such as diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B.'The manufacturer got some complaints that ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Straits Times]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

More Afghan children risk illegal work in Europe: UNICEF

KABUL (AFP) - UNICEF said Wednesday it feared the intensification of fighting in Afghanistan under the new anti-Taliban strategy could drive more families to send their children to work illegally in Europe."We are fearful that we may see an additional ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Yahoo! Canada]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

Field Diary: Tent schools provide a refuge for quake-affected Haitian children

Source: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)The UNICEF tent school at a settlement for displaced people in the Carrefour district, south-west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, opened in February. UNICEF is working to get children back to school as soon as ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by ReliefWeb]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

UNICEF providing books to 145,000 Central African children affected by conflict

17 March 2010 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working to ensure that some 145,000 children affected by conflict in the Central African Republic have literature, mathematics and science books. ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by ReliefWeb - Latest Updates]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

Anambra, UNICEF Sign MDGs Agreement

The Anambra State Government on Friday in Awka signed the 2010  Programme Implementation Agreement with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), reports our correspondent.Gov. Peter Obi signed for the government while the Chief of UNICEF “A” Office, Mrs Pelucy ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by The Tide Online]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

WHO,UNICEF suspend use of Shantha Bio's vaccine-report

MUMBAI, March 17 - The World Health Organisation and the UNICEF have suspended the use and purchase of Shan5 vaccine from Sanofi Aventis SASY.PA owned Shantha Biotechnics pending a quality investigation, a newspaper report said.The Economic Times report ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Yahoo! Malaysia]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 3 Documents

Relief effort launched in storm-ravaged Fiji

A screengrab from Fiji TV in Suva on March 16 shows a ship making its way through rough waters off the coast of the Pacific island nation. International relief supplies have begun to arrive in cyclone-ravaged Fiji as military leader Voreqe Bainimarama ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by France24]
First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

Backgrounder: New UNICEF chief Anthony Lake

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed former U.S. security advisor and diplomat Anthony Lake as the new head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).'He brings with him a wealth of experience after a long and distinguished career ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by People's Daily Online]

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...child, says the South Asia regional director for UN Children's Fund, with high mortality rates, poor levels of nutrition and rampant sexual abuse. "The situation in Afghanistan as a whole is one of the most dramatic in South Asia and also in the world. Afghanistan is the most difficult place to be born as a child" Daniel Toole said on a visit to Afghanistan this week
..."I have performed here numerous times, I've lost count already," the Spanish crooner said. "But I think, the first time I performed here was in 1971."

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Mia Farrow: Famine in Chad [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 15 hours ago]
Kanem region, Chad Mao is a sand swept town in the Kanem region in the far west of Chad. It is the most desolate and powerfully beautiful place I ...
Dr. Orin Levine: Bill Gates Can't Do it Alone [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 18 2010]
New analysis published this week in PLoS Medicine provides a powerful reminder of the unique and supremely important role that donors play in the process ...
Impact Your World: How you can help Haiti [Anderson Cooper 360 - Mar 17 2010]
Take action and help save the victims of the Haiti earthquake. CNN As aid organizations work to provide for the survivors in post-quake Haiti, the ongoing ...
Change the World for Better. Don't Leave Home W... [Treehugger - Mar 16 2010]
American Express teams with the 'Reluctant Businessman', Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard. "We're part of nature and as we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a ...
Jim Selman: Fleeing to Djibouti: The Life of So... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 15 2010]
The New York Times reported on March 5th that the U.S. is helping the Somali government prepare to take back Mogadishu. As part of a counterterrorism strategy, ...
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Angelina Jolie arrives in Haiti [Reuters - YouTube - Feb 09 2010]
Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - Redesign Your Cause [World Economic Forum - YouTube - Jan 30 2010]
Helping the children of Haiti [CNN International - YouTube - Jan 19 2010]
Helping the children of Haiti [CNN.com - Video - Jan 19 2010]
UNICEF tent tour [CNN.com - Video - Jan 19 2010]
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