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UNICEF News, Feb 02, 2012

UNICEF: $8.2 mln needed to assist children in Central, Eastern Europe
Today's Zaman
On the global scale, UNICEF announced that $1.28 billion is needed for its humanitarian operations in 2012, assisting children in more than 25 countries around the world. UNICEF's 2012 report details many long standing or so-called “silent” emergencies ...
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SOMALIA: Mortality rates among world's highest in Somaliland
IRINnews.org
"Somaliland has one of the worst maternal mortality ratios in the world, estimated to be between 10443 and 14004 per 100000 live births," said Ettie Higgins, head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) field office in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland.
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Make three happy hearts with one special gift this Valentine's Day
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Greatest Need Gifts $50 - With this gift, you'll play an invaluable role in bringing life-changing nutrition, education and relief to the children who need it most, wherever they are in the world. Purchasing Survival Gifts helps UNICEFsave millions of ...
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DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Gaming opens door to giving
Columbus Dispatch
It was the early days of the World Wide Web, and Weber had helped build simple games to teach people about UNICEF. Shortly after their release, the interactive games spurred 15000 potential donors to give UNICEF their email addresses — an impressive ...
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COTE D'IVOIRE: Meningitis spreads as people scramble for vaccine
IRINnews.org
... of Health has declared the outbreaks in the departments of Kouto and Tengrela in the north as epidemics, and is providing free vaccinations in both locations through mobile health teams, with the help of the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
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Mining company Teck wants to put zinc on the plate
Vancouver Sun
Both the World Health Organization and UNICEF recommend zinc supplements, which have been shown to reduce the severity and duration of the illness. They estimate that between 450000 and 500000 lives could be saved by the combination of zinc supplements ...
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Rotary Club of McHenry-Sunrise Announces Near Eradication of WorldPolio
TribLocal
Since then, global Rotary club members have donated $1 billion to the cause and partnered with the World Health Organization,UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control to mount extensive child vaccination programs on six continents.
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Hershey to invest $10 million in Ivory Coast
BusinessWeek
Ivory Coast produces 35 percent of the world's cocoa. Combined with coffee, the cocoa sector accounts for 15 percent of GDP. Cocoa production hit a record 1.48 million tons in 2010 despite a political crisis. UNICEFestimates 600000 children work on ...
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Lansdowne Friends students help to feed the hungry
Delco News Network
“There are a lot of hungry people in the world. Heifer International animals can last a lifetime and help other people in their town,” said Bunch. But Cameron Mack, a fourth-grader has another opinion. “I want the money to go to UNICEF, ...
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Youth Filmmakers win 2011 OneMinutesJr. Awards
UNICEF (press release)
By Karen Cirillo NEW YORK, USA, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1 February 2012 – UNICEF and the One Minutes Foundation announced today the winners of the 2011 OneMinutesJr. Awards. VIDEO: Watch Nenneth Sakita's winning video, 'Discrimination against ...
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GSK joins new global partnership to help defeat ten neglected tropical ...
IEWY News
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced it has joined other global pharmaceutical companies and leading organisations including the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Department for International Development and ...
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Aviva's Amanda Mackenzie at Davos: lessons for marketers and the role of ...
Marketing
by Amanda Mackenzie, 02 February 2012, 12:00am Is the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland merely a political talking shop, or can it provide real lessons for marketers to take away? Amanda Mackenzie, chief marketing and communications officer ...
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South Africa: HIV-related deaths slow the economy
Madison Times
In 2009, about two million South African children had lost one or both parents, according to United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). "Almost a third of South Africa's population, or 31 percent, is under the age of 15 today," highlights UNICEF chief of ...
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The NS Interview: Ralph Fiennes
New Statesman
Particularly this year, weirdly, with what's happening in theworld, in the Middle East, economically everywhere - the sense of deep uncertainty, these things that are happening in the streets. They all happen in Coriolanus. They always happen.
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New Statesman
They have the power! Saving lives by saving batteries
EMC St. Lawrence
He said TECK will donate the remaining zinc to existing programs likeUNICEF and the World Health Organization. He said the company will also find a way to properly contain the mercury from the batteries. Robillard stated that out of all the zinc mined ...
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A child's nightmare called Norway
Hindu Business Line
In children's stories, Dahl, the famous English writer born of Norwegian parents, presented the world from the point of view of the child, poignantly highlighting the cruelty inflicted by the elders. We do not know what impact the ongoing controversy ...
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Buckley and Mold Lions thank Alun School for fundraising help
Flintshire Chronicle
Staff and pupils raised £2280 which they donated to the Buckley and Mold Lions, who passed it on to children's charity UNICEF. The money was used to buy and deliver 12 Edukits to parts of the world where education is restricted due to facilities or ...
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Lucky Bloke: a Condom Subscription Service Catering to Those Seeking Safe ...
PR Web (press release)
LuckyBloke.com officially launched today, offering a discreet and streamlined way to discover and buy the best condoms and personal lubricants, from around the world, for monthly subscription delivery to US and international customers.
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Hershey to invest $10 million in Ivory Coast
Economic Times
Ivory Coast produces 35 per cent of the world's cocoa. Combined with coffee, the cocoa sector accounts for 15 per cent of GDP. Cocoa production hit a record 1.48 million tons in 2010 despite a political crisis. UNICEFestimates 600000 children work on ...
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ICRC denies distributing expired food aid in Somalia
Reuters AlertNet
Last November, al Shabaab rebels announced a ban on 16 relief agencies in areas they control, including the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Norwegian and Danish Refugee Councils.
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ACT Alliance Alert: Assistance to Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia
Reuters AlertNet
These organizations are: UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), IOM, IRC, RaDO andWorld Vision. ARRA and UNHCR are spearheading the overall planning and implementation of humanitarian response.
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Pouring his soul out
Jerusalem Post
Rachlin stresses that he dedicates part of his time trying “to give a chance for a better life to the kids throughout the planet who, unlike us, were not born on the sunny side of the world,” as he defines his position as UNICEFGoodwill Ambassador ...
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Monitoring can perk up heath service: minister
Bangladesh News 24 hours
The World Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency would provide credits for the HPNSDP while other partners including DfID, CIDA, European Commission, AusAID, WHO,UNICEF, UNFPA, GIZ, UNAIDS, GFATM and GAVI would provide grants.
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Bangladesh News 24 hours
NGO to UN: Break ties with anti-Semitic cartoonist
Jerusalem Post
“We know that the United Nations Secretary-General is in Israel and we know he met with the leadership in Jordan, we feel that right now is a key opportunity – especially only a week after International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked by the world ...
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Lucky Bloke: a Condom Subscription Service Catering to Those Seeking Safe ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
LuckyBloke.com has carefully researched and hand-selected a range of the best premium condom brands and styles from around the world – including Okamoto, Kimono, Glyde, Billy Boy, RFSU, Durex, and Trojan condoms. As new products arrive on the market, ...
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Beng authors 29 House measures, co-sponsors 146
The Online Zamboanga Times
If approved into law, the proposal would be the first of in the world, as attested by Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Undersecretary-General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. “This endeavor has been described by the UNICEF as ...
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UNICEF issues appeal to aid starving kids - World - CBC News
The head of UNICEF's Canadian branch is urging his country to do more to help starving children in Africa.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../children-malnutrition-unicef-appeal.html
World News: UNICEF says 750000 Yemeni children under age of 5 ...
Agency appeals to the government and the international community to help develop the country's infrastructure to tackle the problem.
www.thestar.com/news/article/1120697
Capital News » UNICEF appeals for $1.28 billion
GENEVA, Jan 27 – UNICEF on Friday launched an appeal for $1.28 billion (947 million ... Home » International News, World » UNICEF appeals for $1.28 billion ...
www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/.../unicef-appeals-for-1-28-billion/
World Education Games 2012 - Children's charity news: UNICEF ...
UNICEF World Education Games - Uniting the world in learning. UNICEF is proud to partner with the World Education Games between 6 and 8 March 2012.
www.unicef.org.au/Discover/.../World-Education-Games.aspx
UNICEF: 750000 Yemeni children malnourished - World News ...
The United Nations Children's Fund says around 750000 children under 5 years old suffer from malnutrition in Yemen.
www.bellinghamherald.com/.../officers-mutinies-spread-to-4.h...
Unicef appeals for $1.3 bn : Indian News, Political, Financial ...
Indian News, Political, Financial, Business, World Breaking news, terror attack, ... The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) Friday appealed for $1.28 billion to provide ...
www.newsleaks.in/2012/01/unicef-appeals-for-1-3-bn/
Syria uprising has killed 384 children, UNICEF ... - Edmonton Journal
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www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Syria...says/.../story.html
750000 Yemeni children hungry- UNICEF | World | BigPond News
UNICEF says Yemen's turmoil has exacerbated the number of malnourished children under five to 750000.
bigpondnews.com/.../750000_Yemeni_children_hungry-_UN...
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns - Stabroek News
GENEVA, (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that.
www.stabroeknews.com/.../one-million-children-in-sahel-at-ris...
UNICEF: 750000 Yemeni children malnourished | Washington ...
The United Nations Children's Fund says around 750000 children under 5 years old suffer from malnutrition in Yemen. UNICEF director for Middle East and ...
washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2012/.../2129041?...
UNICEF Global Appeal for 2012 Humanitarian Operations | Scoop ...
Scoop - Independent News ... The UNICEF report describes the daily situation of some of the world's most vulnerable children and women caught up in ...
www.scoop.co.nz/.../unicef-global-appeal-for-2012-humanitar...
UNICEF and Unilever launch global partnership | News | UNICEF UK
Unilever has launched global partnerships with UNICEF, Oxfam, PSI, Save the Children and the World Food Programme to help improve the lives of more than a ...
www.unicef.org.uk/Latest/News/Unilever-partnership/
UNICEF Report: Children in more than 25 countries ... - UNICEF USA
News from the Field ... RSS News Feeds ... The UNICEF report describes the daily situation of some of the world's most vulnerable children and women caught ...
www.unicefusa.org/.../humanitarian-action-report-2012.html
Drought in West Africa threatens millions
Search: News; Quote; Web; Businesses; People; Jobs. News Search.News ... year, the world's donor nations now face another crisis: a drought in West Africa ... The United Nations children's agency, Unicef, says it needs $100-million this year ...
www.theglobeandmail.com/.../article2318228/?...
UNICEF appeals for $1.28 billion for 2012 humanitarian aid ...
Breaking News Wire> ... World News | By EarthThreats.com ... UNICEF's2012 Humanitarian Action for Children report, launched Friday in Geneva, highlights the ...
earththreats.com/.../unicef-appeals-for-1-28-billion-for-2012-...
UNICEF on Syria: At least 384 children killed so far in revolt | News ...
Breaking News Feed ... Sofia Vergara voted world's most desirable woman... have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
news.nationalpost.com/.../at-least-384-children-kills-so-far-in-s...
UNICEF says 384 children killed so far in Syria - World news ...
At least 384 children have been killed during Syria's 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../unicef-says-children-killed-so-far-syr...
daily sun | World | 384 children killed so far in Syria: Unicef
Back Page. My District. NEWS -LINK. Extra. Asia. Culturetainment. World ...number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said on Friday.
www.daily-sun.com/details_384-children-killed-so-far-in-Syri...
Global News | UNICEF issues appeal to aid starving kids, urges ...
The UNICEF logo is fixed at the German UNICEF headquarters in Cologne,... among children under the age of five in many of the world's troubled regions.
www.globalnews.ca/Health/unicef...to.../story.html
  
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