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UNICEF News, Mar 15, 2012

Giorgio Armani Supports the US Fund for UNICEF through its Acqua for Life Program
MarketWatch (press release)
The company will serve as the national sponsor of the 2012 UNICEF Tap Project, a nationwide initiative to help provide the world's children with access to safe, clean water, through its Acqua for Life campaign. Acqua for Life was developed in an effort ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Applauds Landmark Ruling on War Crimes Against Children
AllAfrica.com
From Al Jazeera's "Inside Story": While the International Criminal Court is theworld's only independent tribunal to try genocide, war crimes and ... ( Resource: Can International Criminal Court Deter Rights Abusers New York —UNICEF today applauded ...
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Safe Water For World Communities
Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — Two United Nations (UN) agencies – the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – released a report on March 6, 2012, saying that between 1990 and 2010, two billion people gained access to ...
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Gerard Butler Joins Unicef 'Rest of the World' Team for Charity Match
Just Jared
It was recently announced that Gerry will be joining Mike Myers and Michael Sheen on the Rest of the World Team – they'll take on the English team at a match benefiting Unicef at Manchester United's Old Trafford on May 27. Can't wait to see Gerry hit ...
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HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium meets with urban children in Viet Nam
UNICEF (press release)
by date by subject by region Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 15 March 2012 - Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Mathilde of Belgium today visited UNICEF-supported projects in Ho Chi Minh City to learn about of the needs of the urban child in Viet Nam.
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Calle 13, MTV and UNICEF, launch “MTV EXIT”
UNICEF (press release)
“There is almost no country in the world where trafficking and exploitation do not exist and Nicaragua is no exception,” said Philippe Barragne-Bigot,UNICEF Representative in Nicaragua . “Today we launch the MTV EXIT campaign in Nicaragua with Calle ...
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UN Special Envoy Welcomes ICC Verdict On Congolese Warlord
AllAfrica.com
With tens of thousands of children reportedly victims of these grave violations in at least 15 armed conflicts around the world,UNICEF pledges to continue efforts to rescue these children and rehabilitate them.
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AllAfrica.com
Forward under 40 Awards honor 13 young alumni
University of Wisconsin-Madison
As principal of Jones College Prep in Chicago, he led the school to achieve a Top 100 ranking from US News & World Report and earned the first Blue Ribbon Schools designation that the US Department of Education awarded to a Chicago public high school.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Can Business Uphold Children's Rights?
Huffington Post
This week's launch in London of the Children's Rights and Business Principles -- sponsored by UNICEF, Save the Children and the UN Global Compact, and with a large number of corporate representatives in attendance -- therefore offers a new approach.
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World alerted over Yemen food shortage
Pakistan Observer
The WFP food security survey, which was produced in collaboration with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Yemeni Central Statistical Organization (CSO) also found that a further five million people are at risk of becoming severely food insecure as ...
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In a historic judgment, the International Criminal Court convicts Thomas ...
UNICEF (press release)
The verdict is the first ever delivered by the ICC, the world's only permanent, independent war crimes tribunal, since its establishment in 2002. VIDEO:UNICEF Child Protection Specialist Pernille Ironside discusses the conviction of Congolese warlord ...
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UNICEF (press release)
In India, more cell phones than toilets
CNN
With 626 million people who practice "open defecation," the country has more than twice the number of the next 18 countries combined. Here's a list of the top 10 countries facing this challenge, according to the World Health Organization andUNICEF.
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CNN
25% of Yemenis Need Food Assistance
SOS Children's Villages Canada
According to a joint survey undertaken by the World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Yemeni officials, as many as five million people in Yemen are severely malnourished. “Hunger is on the increase in Yemen and rising ...
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Global goal well in advance
Fiji Times
The report, 'Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation 2012' was issued on March 6 by UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO). It says that at the end of 2010, 89 per cent of the world's population or 6.1 billion people, used improved drinking ...
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Africa's inhibitive values, international ideals collide
Sierra Express Media
Their lucrative vocation complements the work of traditional healers, who also fight against the malevolent forces of the “other world,” UNICEF says. Though the Eric Bikubi and Magalie Bamu sentencing were in London, UK, the message was transmitted ...
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The Vibrant Sound
Salt Lake City Weekly
The first tune for a nonprofit, “Raise Your Glasses,” was written in 2011 for UNICEF's marketing campaign around World Water Day (March 22) and the Tap Project, which focuses on providing clean drinking water to developing countries.
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Salt Lake City Weekly
Clean drinking water is about people, not pipes
The Guardian (blog)
Asia and Latin America are on track to meet the target, and the World Health Organisation and Unicef last week announced that – globally – the target for drinking water has been met. This news sparked a predictable media fanfare, but it also obscured ...
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UN agency: Hunger on rise in Yemen
UPI.com
SANAA, Yemen, March 14 (UPI) -- About 5 million people in Yemen, more than a fifth of the restive country's population, are at risk of hunger, the World Food Program said Wednesday. "Hunger is on the increase in Yemen, and rising food prices combined ...
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No toilets for 53 per cent population of world's third biggest economy. By ...
Pakistan Christian Post
Earlier on March 6, the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation (JMP) report, released by UNICEF and WHO, too confirmed that in India 59 per cent of people [626 million] defecate in the open. The report had pointed out that - “India is ...
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American Airlines volunteers help UNICEF in Dominican Republic
Dominican Today
American Airlines volunteers and representatives of the US UNICEF Fund arrived at Las Americas International Airport Tuesday afternoon to visit severalUNICEF programs in Dominican Republic and to see first hand the work through UNICEF's Change for the ...
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Hollywood vs Brits for Soccer Aid
The Press Association
The Anchorman funnyman and the 300 action hero have signed up for ITV1's celebrity charity football match, joining Austin Powers star Mike, who took part in 2010 in The Rest Of The World team, captained by Welsh Twilight star Michael Sheen.
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Nearly 25% Of Yemenis Face Severe Hunger, Preliminary WFP Survey Finds
Kaiser Family Foundation
A World Food Programme (WFP) "survey on food security among 8000 households in 19 of the country's 21 governorates concluded that approximately five million people -- about 22 percent of the population -- are facing severe hunger, double the 2009 ...
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Forum celebrates junior achievement
Ultimate Montrose
Barbara spent time after graduating from Yale working with the UN World Food Program and UNICEF's Next Generation Steering Committee. Jenna is a contributor to NBC's "Today Show" and the author of "Ana's Story" and "Read All About It!" The event was ...
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In Landmark Ruling, ICC Finds Congolese Warlord Guilty of Recruiting Child ...
eNews Park Forest
“In this age of global media, today's verdict will reach warlords and commanders across the world and serve as a strong deterrent,” she added. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) applauded the decision, which makes Mr. Lubanga Dyilo the first warlord to ...
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India Is Not A Superpower
Sydney Morning Herald
Another UNICEF report found that 93 million Indians live in urban slums, on pavements and construction sites. Yet should anyone plead that the poor have been left behind they will be subject to heated criticism. It hurts the pride of Indians to be ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sex then, infatuation now
Postnoon
In fact, giant sized condoms were displayed at public places onWorld AIDS Day. School and college students were discreetly taught about safe sex. Some fun-loving students blew the condoms into balloons and frolicked with them creating mirth and...
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Postnoon
Africa: Feeding the Planet by Leveling the Plowing Field for Women
AllAfrica.com
Today, in many developing countries, home to the majority of the world's 925 million undernourished people, there is a tangled web of policies and practices that specifically and sometimes intentionally inhibit a large group of farmers from producing ...
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FOOD SECURITY SURVEY TO REVEAL ALARMING LEVELS OF SEVERE HUNGER IN YEMEN
Yemen Post
... people unable to produce or buy the food they need, according to the preliminary findings of a survey carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in cooperation with the Yemeni Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and UNICEF.
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Soccer Aid 2012: Hollywood stars vs Robbie Williams, Marvin Humes, Olly Murs ...
Unreality TV
A raft of Hollywood superstars will be joining Soccer Aid 2012's star-studded line up at Old Trafford's hallowed turf to help raise money for UNICEF, theworld's leading children's organisation, at the end of May. The A-Listers will join captain ...
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Concerted Global Efforts Have Helped Tackle Extreme Poverty
THISDAY Live
The number of people living in extreme poverty has also declined in all regions of the world, including in Africa where challenges are greatest, he said, in a release. Recently, a joint report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health ...
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Film star Will Ferrell in Soccer Aid game
The Sun
The Rest of the World squad were victorious 7-6 on penalties in a nail-biting finish in 2010 after a 2-2 draw. This year's match — which will raise cash for the Unicef children's charity — will kick off at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground on ...
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The Sun
Nearly Five Million Yemenis Need Food Assistance: UN Survey
CRIENGLISH.com
The survey was conducted in collaboration with the UN Children' s Fund (UNICEF) and the Yemeni Central Statistical Organization ( CSO) during November and December last year. The final report of the survey will be available in late April and will ...
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JobsEducation Project Manager (Roving position)
Reuters AlertNet
DRC responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1956 by a consortium of NGOs, DRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster ...
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Human Rights Activist Is UMass Lowell 2012 Greeley Scholar for Peace
Lowell.com News
Prendergast previously served in the Clinton administration and the US Department of State and has worked for members of Congress, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, the National Intelligence Council, the International Crisis Group and the US Institute of ...
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Hollywood stars Mike Myers and Will Ferrell to play in Manchester's Soccer Aid ...
Manchester Evening News
The A-listers will be representing the Rest of the World squad which already includes captain, Michael Sheen, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Dutch goalie Edwin Van Der Sar. They will do battle against an all-star England team captained by Take That ...
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Polio Still a Problem in Parts of Nigeria
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Nigeria is one of three polio-endemic countries left in the world. It is a distinction that President Goodluck Jonathan called "embarrassing" earlier this month. The president has created a new task force to eradicate the highly preventable disease by ...
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Congo child army leader Thomas Lubanga found guilty of war crimes
The Guardian
The guilty judgment against Thomas Lubanga was hailed as a legal landmark in the fight against perpetrators of war crimes and genocide around the world. Human rights groups said it was also a "pivotal victory" for the protection of children in conflict ...
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The Guardian
India Is Not A Superpower
Brisbane Times
Another UNICEF report found that 93 million Indians live in urban slums, on pavements and construction sites. Yet should anyone plead that the poor have been left behind they will be subject to heated criticism. It hurts the pride of Indians to be ...
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Brisbane Times
Polio Vaccination Teams Arrive Kurmuk; Gaisan, WHO Warns of Virus Import
Sudan Vision
Khartoum -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the import of polio virus into Sudan. One case has been recorded in Chad during this year. The national campaign for eradication of polio aimed at over 6 million children less than five ...
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Development aid: Who is best?
The Nation, Pakistan
But after World War II, 20 percent of households there did not have electricity. So the new comfort is not that old. By the way, Pakistani immigrants constitute the largest group from outside Europe, in the range of 40000. Back to OECD's development ...
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The Nation, Pakistan
Hombre Will Ferrell
San Francisco Examiner
For the shorter term, he's looking forward to a few more immediate events: his son's piano recital and playing in Soccer Aid 2012 on the “rest of the world” team vs. England; the big charity event benefits UNICEF. Courtesy Photo.
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San Francisco Examiner
U.N. agency: Hunger on rise in Yemen
Outcome Magazine (blog)
SANAA, Yemen, March 14 (UPI) — About 5 million people in Yemen, more than a fifth of the restive country's population, are at risk of hunger, the World Food Program said Wednesday. “Hunger is on the increase in Yemen, and rising food prices combined ...
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Urban planning fails children says UNICEF - UNISDR
UNICEF'S flagship report, The State of the World's Children 2012: Children In An Urban World, urges governments to put children at the heart of urban planning ...
www.unisdr.org/archive/25480
Child Charity News: Sri Lanka Launches UNICEF's Flagship Report
News by year and quarter ... Orphan Charity News ... 03/03/2012 – Yesterday, Sri Lanka launched UNICEF's "State of the World's Children 2012" report in ...
www.soschildrensvillages.ca/.../Sri-Lanka-Launches-UNICEF-...
UNICEF: An increasing number of children are living in slums ...
UNICEF published a new report "THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 2012 — Children in an Urban World". According to the report every third city child ...
https://en.wikinews.org/.../UNICEF:_An_increasing_number
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