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World News tagged with UNICEF

The Himalayan Times:Strong Legislation Sought to Combat Trafficking
World  (tags: children, corruption, crime, conflict, ethics, HumanRights, violence, sexual exploitation, trafficking, South Asia, UNICEF, sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, child pornography, paedophilia, labour exploitation )

Kelli
- 43 days ago - thehimalayantimes.com
Child victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking are often blamed and punished across South Asia, where weak national legislation can lead to further victimization of them, according to a UNICEF report launched on Wednesday.
Children of Nigeria: Nigeria Rated the World's Worst Country for Child Survival
World  (tags: children, death, mortality, Nigeria, under -five mortality rate, UNICEF, Child Survival and development, 2008 State of the World’s Children Repor )

Kelli
- 80 days ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
AT first sight, she represented purity and innocence. Moments later, she became restless, her gentle skin became hot. She wailed like a wild animal. Within seconds, she began stooling and vomiting uncontrollably. Her mother held her in a fruitless effort
Children of Nigeria: Japan Donates $8.04 Million for Child Survival in Nigeria
World  (tags: children, Japan, UNICEF, Child Survival programs, BUJA, Nigeria, polio eradication, routine immunization, prevention of malaria )

Kelli
- 109 days ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
BUJA, Nigeria, 23 June 2008 - The Government of Japan donated $8.04 million on Friday to UNICEF for Child Survival programs in Nigeria. The grant is for polio eradication, routine immunization and the prevention of malaria.
YarâEUR(TM)Adua Reiterates Commitment to Child Welfare
World  (tags: children, corruption, ethics, GoodNews, poverty, UNICEF, child welfare, Nigeria )

Kelli
- 137 days ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has given the assurance that his administration would implement policies and programs that would enhance the welfare of Nigerian children, thus providing a solid foundation for tomorrow's leaders.
UNICEF: Aid for Burma/Myanmar
World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, UNICEF, Aid )

Ben
- 157 days ago - unicef.org
'They need immediate help' "In situations such as these, children are highly vulnerable to disease and hunger, and they need immediate help to survive," said UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman.
The Terrible Plight of Afghan Children - Country Struggles to Provide Decent Healthcare
World  (tags: Afghanistan, children, healthcare, malnutrition, stunted, UNICEF, child mortality, public health facilities, underfunded, poorly equipped, doctors, skills, training, thirty years, devastation )

Jill
- 160 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Poor have to use underfunded govt hospitals where MDs lack skills &/or equipment. Every day 10-15 children under 5 die in pediatric ward. Basic healthcare available within 2 hrs walking distance to 85% of pop. Travel fare to Kabul insurmountable problem
UN Highlights 'Evils of Child Abuse' in Zim : Mail & Guardian Online
World  (tags: Child rape, zimbabwe, UNICEF )


- 226 days ago - mg.co.za
Child rape has increased by 42% in Zimbabwe, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Wednesday, linking worsening child abuse and domestic violence to family tensions caused by the nation's economic meltdown.
UNICEF Issues Annual Appeal to Meet Needs of Children and Women in Global Emergencies
World  (tags: Disaster relief, children, UNICEF )


- 232 days ago - unicefusa.org
In Somalia, resurgent conflict has put over 1.5 million people in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Less than 30 per cent of the population has access to health services or safe water.
UNICEF Supports Rainwater Harvesting for Families on Remote Islands in Indonesia
World  (tags: children, world, water, families, UNICEF, climate change )


- 302 days ago - unicef.org
ALOR, Indonesia, 14 December 2007 - The island of Alor is just two short flights away from Bali, and yet it's a world away when it comes to the most basic of life's necessities: clean drinking water. Climate change experts warn that the problem could get
Child Soldiers Released In Congo
World  (tags: children, soldiers, Congo, UNICEF, release )

Kelli
- 325 days ago - nytimes.com
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- Aid groups in Congo have secured the release of 232 child soldiers from militia fighters who forcibly recruited them in the east of the country, the U.N. children's agency said Saturday.
Child Mortality at Record Low; UNICEF Predicts Further Drop
World  (tags: children, GoodNews, world, UnitedNations, UNICEF )

Chris
- 395 days ago - nytimes.com
For the first time since record keeping began in 1960, the number of deaths of young children around the world has fallen below 10 million a year, according to figures from the United Nations Children's Fund being released today.
Lucy Liu Begins Her Trip With UNICEF
World  (tags: unicef, world, africa, lucy liu, blog, rwanda )

Chris
- 488 days ago - fieldnotes.unicefusa.org
UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu began her latest UNICEF trip yesterday. She visited the Kigali Memorial Center, established as a reminder to Rwanda and the world of the horrors of genocide, and she is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
   

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