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Jan 5, 2012

UNICEF News, Jan 05, 2012

Youssou N'Dour steps down as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
UNICEF (press release)
by date by subject by region NEW YORK, 5 January 2012 – UNICEF said today that legendary giant of world music Youssou N'Dour had temporarily stepped down from his role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the organization because he is currently campaigning ...
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Selena Gomez announces second annual UNICEF charity concert
Digital Spy
The 19-year-old singer and actress has been a UNICEF Ambassador since 2009, working to raise awareness of the issues facing vulnerable children across the world. Gomez released third studio album When The Sun Goes Down last year, which has already ...
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2011: Zimbabwean artists who shone on international stage
NewsDay
Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi was appointed Unicef's Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Eastern and Southern Africa in June to work closely with Unicef towards young people's development and HIV prevention. Mtukudzi joined another music legend, Yvonne Chaka ...
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Tuned In: Kanye West Wants Billionaires to Help Redesign the World
Zimbio
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the children's aid organizationUNICEF. Gomez tweeted Thursday, "Have some surprise guests lined up for the UNICEF charity show... can't wait to share them with you." • There were quite a few stories about Rihanna ...
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Zimbio
Disasters kick-started dormant volunteer spirit
The Japan Times
The amount donated to large charity groups such as Unicef and WorldVision was unchanged because of their name recognition. "People's interest was pretty much toward east Japan, but we also got lots of donations for children caught up in the East ...
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The Japan Times
Make your next European destination a marathon
Stars and Stripes (blog)
If you run this northern Italian race, you'll be supporting UNICEF. The event offers a marathon, a half-marathon, and an ultra-half-marathon with a 30 k course. The marathon entry fee is 30 euros before Feb. 1; the half and ultra-half are both 20 euros ...
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Water News: What's Ahead in 2012
Circle of Blue WaterNews
At the same time, the executive director for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that a million children in Africa's Sahel region are at risk of malnutrition in 2012 because of poor harvests caused by insufficient rain. ...
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An Australian and an Irishman walked into Dunedin ...
Otago Daily Times
Mr Thomas said on his website he wanted to explore the world, but also hoped to raise money for children's charity Unicef. He chose Dunedin because it was the closest place to Edinburgh's antipodal point - directly on the opposite side of the globe ...
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Kirkland Kiwanis joins effort to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus
Kirkland Reporter
... and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million and the dedicated work by UNICEF and all of the Kiwanis Clubs of the world.
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Waste-to-energy: from pit latrines to biogas
Scientific American (blog)
... I first read it: some 2.6 billion people in the world lack access to adequate sanitation. These are people who must defecate in bushes or along railroad tracks, or worse, next to their water supply. You can read the WHO/UNICEF report here (PDF). ...
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US stresses Kashmir's disputed status; urges peaceful resolution -
Associated Press of Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 4 (APP): Thirty-five new schools constructed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) with donor funding in southern Punjab, which was devastated by floods in 2010, have opened with 4500 pupils attending classes, ...
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Nepal's child malnutrition 'silent emergency'
AFP
In 2008 UNICEF began a community-based approach to combating acute malnutrition, using local volunteers like Mangala to deliver "ready-to-eat therapeutic food" sachets to sick children in the poorest districts. The mix of peanut butter, dried skimmed ...
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AFP
Philippines Pro-Life Advocates Close 2011 With Victories
LifeNews.com
The RH Bill seeks to facilitate the agenda of international population control groups such as UNFPA, USAID, UNICEF, World Bank, JICA, European Union, IPPF and others that hope to “eradicate poverty” not through economic growth, but by eliminating the ...
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UNICEF hands over 35 new schools in flood-affected Punjab
Associated Press of Pakistan
The week-long holiday, also known as the Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and is the world's biggest annual migration of people as more than 200 million board trains and buses to celebrate with their families.Demand for train tickets is high for ...
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Nepal's child malnutrition 'silent emergency'
DAWN.com
In 2008 Unicef began a community-based approach to combating acute malnutrition, using local volunteers like Mangala to deliver “ready-to-eat therapeutic food” sachets to sick children in the poorest districts. The mix of peanut butter, dried skimmed ...
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DAWN.com
Laurence Geller, CEO of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Named a Commander of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition, he serves on the President's Council of the Midwest Region of the US Fund for UNICEF where his philanthropic activities have significantly contributed to the improvement of many needy children's lives in Africa. ...
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Vanguard (Lagos)-A renewed appeal has gone to the United Nations Children's Fund,UNICEF, not to relent in religiously pursuing all the maternal and child ...
www.undpi.org/.../Nigeria-Church-Urges-Unicef-On-Maternal...
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ...
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 4 (APP): Thirty-five new schools constructed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) with donor funding in southern Punjab, ...
app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content...
Armenian premier receives UNICEF Rep - Tert.am - News | Armenia ...
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan held a meeting with UNICEF ... Armenia highly appreciates cooperation with UNICEF in defending children's rights, .... World · French president approves Armenian Genocide bill. Before the end of this ...
www.tert.am/en/news/2011/12/23/tigransargsyan/
World: UNICEF in 2011: The year in review | Humanitarian News
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: World, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Pakistan, SomaliaUNICEF records major successes in challenging humanitarian year By ...
humanitariannews.org/.../world-unicef-2011-year-review
UNICEF Staff Member Dies As A Result Of Nigerian Attack | Scoop ...
Scoop - Independent News · Contact Newsagent Login. World ... Fred Simiyu Willis, an employee of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), died on 23 December in ...
www.scoop.co.nz/.../unicef-staff-member-dies-as-a-result-of-n...
The year in review - Latest News - Unicef Ireland. | UNICEF Ireland
Latest News- Unicef Ireland. ... Contact | Downloads | Log in to My UNICEF ... Theworld's largest refugee camp sprang up in Dadaab, in north-western Kenya, ...
www.unicef.ie/.../-UNICEF-in-2011-The-year-in-review-72-2...
the-igudesman-and-joo-unicef-world-record-of - Cynthia's News ...
Igudesman and Joo searched the world and recruited the greatest dancing violinists who travelled at their own expense to create a world record of the ...
cynthiayildirim.posterous.com/the-igudesman-and-joo-unicef-...
Unicef hails Mexico's child welfare initiative [newKerala.com News ...
Read the full story of Unicef hails Mexico's child welfare initiative - United Nations , Dec 29: The UN Children's Fund has ... Read other world-news stories ...
www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-135976.html
BBC News - Yeovil District Hospital wins Unicef award
The awards programme was set up by the World Health Organisation and Unicef. Neil Tomlin, from the hospital, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have been ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-16305339
  
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