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UNICEF News, Oct 13, 2011

Trick-or-treating for UNICEF goes high-tech
Washington Post
But what about collecting something that can help other kids around the world? Since 1950, trick-or-treating kids have used special orange boxes from UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) to collect money for kids in more than 150 countries to ...
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Cholera outbreaks 'one of the worst ever'
China Daily
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for an urgent increase in the efforts to combat what the UN agency described as "one of the worst ever" cholera outbreaks affecting large numbers of people across central ...
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Unicef criticises Britain for jailing children over riots
The Guardian
"The UK is on the worst child incarcerators in the western world … Last year, 75% of children in custody were incarcerated for offences that did not involve violence against the person," she said. "We shouldn't let all the tough-talking distract us ...
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The Guardian
Case study examines Pampers-UNICEF campaign
The FINANCIAL
The case examines the high-profile campaign by Procter & Gamble's Pampers brand of nappies and 'the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)', in which a vaccine against Maternal and Newborn Tetanus--a killer in the developing world--was donated for ...
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UNICEF study explores the social networking habits of young people
My Pressportal (press release)
UNICEF believes that ICTs have the potential to empower children and young people – particularly in the developing world – but access should be accompanied by education and regulation to ensure that children's safety is not compromised. ...
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Africa: A Third of Women Aged 20-24 in the Developing World Were Child Brides
AllAfrica.com
New York — Child marriage is a violation of a child's human rights and is prevalent across the developing world, UNICEF said today as a key report was presented to the UN General Assembly. A third of women in developing countries aged 20 to 24 were ...
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Harvard Business Review
Business Insider
P&G and UNICEF have built a model that could tackle many difficult issues facing mothers around the world. With luck, other organizations will use this success as a template for further innovation. Africa - child.
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Business Insider
UNICEF and partners work to provide a free education for all Haiti's children
UNICEF (press release)
Watch in RealPlayer “Step by step, we are going forward on the way to bring every child at school for free,” he said at the official ceremony, which was also attended by government partners UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP). ...
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UNICEF (press release)
Africa: Exploring the Social Networking Lives of Young People - UNICEF
AllAfrica.com
Africa is currently the world's fastest growing market for mobile communications, which is whyUNICEF partnered with MXit, South Africa's largest social network, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and the University of ...
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Students Pursue Shared Service Goals in UNICEF Chapter
University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
Proceeds go to the world UNICEF organization and the Spina Bifida Association of North Texas. Kamal Albright, psychology senior, orchestrated a 5K walk, which will give away T-shirts and frozen yogurt as a culmination of the fundraising event. ...
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University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
Trick or Tag for UNICEF
Triple Pundit
Halloween may be a little sweeter for some children living in less fortunate regions of the world. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) just immersed itself one step more among consumers, too. You can order boxes for your kids here. ...
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Triple Pundit
Diergaardt speaks his mind on World Cup - by Carlos Kambaekwa
New Era
WINDHOEK – After almost three years in Namibia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative Ian MacLeod's road has co... WINDHOEK – The Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced a student to a fine of N$500 for possession ...
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Barefoot Run: Saturday event to benefit Shoes for Orphan Souls
Star Community Newspapers
According to statistics by Unicef, there are currently 148 million orphans around theworld. This Saturday the city of Coppell will host a unique event in hopes to raise money to help those children. This weekend Coppell will host the first-ever ...
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Star Community Newspapers
World Sight Day: A See Change
Huffington Post (blog)
... as: Helen Keller International, Vitamin Angels and Sight and Life as well as many governments and UN agencies such as the WHO, UNICEF and the World Food Programme (all organizations I am proud to say our company is working with and has supported). ...
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Speech by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, at the High-Level Round ...
UNICEF (press release)
Because around the world, millions of children are the victims of inexcusable acts of cruelty. According to estimates from 2006, almost 53000 child deaths were homicides. An estimated 150 million girls and 73 million boys, under 18, experienced some ...
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How to make an impact on hunger
CNN International
The #AfricaNeedsYou project is harnessing the power of the Twitterverse to help famine victims in East Africa, asking dozens of celebrities who get paid to tweet about products to donate their endorsement money to UNICEF. All twitter users can log on ...
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JOINT MESSAGE ON WORLD TEACHERS' DAY
Foroyaa online
The message I am about to transmit to you is a joint message from UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and Education International on the occasion of World Teachers' Day, and it goes: Today, on WorldTeachers' Day, we honour the millions of educators all over the ...
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors make an appeal for continued support in the Horn ...
UNICEF (press release)
UN officials fear that food scarcity in the south may get worse as local militants have blocked theWorld Food Programme from delivering aid, and with no major harvests expected for the rest of the year, the crisis is sure to get worse. ...
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UNICEF-supported programme aims to rehabilitate ex-gang members in Honduras
UNICEF (press release)
Alone in the world, his fellow gang members became his family. “My parents were dead,” he said. “I felt that they gave me the affection that I needed.” During his tenure with the gang, Oscar participated in drug trafficking, robberies and even ...
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UNICEF (press release)
Head for Fundraising Unit
Third Sector
UNICEF www.unicef.org is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realised. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the diversity of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ...
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Enloe wins recognition for encouraging breastfeeding
Enterprise-Record
The award means Enloe is certified under criteria established by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund as providing an excellent environment for promoting and supporting breastfeeding. WHO and UNICEF are working to ...
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Making a difference in Mali
Conway Daily Sun
By Lloyd Jones "According to UNICEF, Mali's literacy rate is 26 percent; one of the lowest in theworld. With primary school attendance at only 44 percent and primary class sizes at well over 100, it is no wonder the literacy rate is so low. ...
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The Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel embarks on UNICEF Check Out For ...
Focus on Travel News
Over the past 15 years, Starwood associates in the Asia-Pacific region have raised over $7 million since 1996 for UNICEF in order to support UNICEF's immunization of children against lethal childhood diseases. Millions of children around the world are ...
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UNICEF-supported campaign aims to immunize millions of children against polio ...
UNICEF (press release)
Since the beginning of the year, at least 34 cases of wild poliovirus type 3 have been confirmed in Côte d'Ivoire - the largest number of children infected with this type of poliovirus in the world. Following the country's contentious presidential ...
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UNICEF (press release)
Cholera thriving two years on
IRINnews.org
DAKAR, 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - Three simultaneous cholera epidemics have affected 24 countries in West and Central Africa, with 85000 infections and 2466 deaths since the beginning of 2011, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). ...
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Poll Shows More than Eight out of Ten American Voters Support U.S. Engagement ...
PR Web (press release)
... in Congress that would cut United States' funding to the United Nations by 50%, and end funding to UN agencies that respond and take action after a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis, such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization. ...
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PR Web (press release)
Donors aim to provide Sri Lanka with a brighter through investment in its children
UNICEF (press release)
VIDEO: UNICEF's Mervyn Fletcher reports on a new school and maternity ward that's bringing new hope to people in northern Sri Lanka. Watch in RealPlayer The building's construction – as well as the day's entertainment- was facilitated by the Cathal ...
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UNICEF (press release)
One Weekend, Thirty Geeks, Five Projects: 'Hacking' for a Good Cause
PopMatters
Its goal is to encourage the development of 50 online fundraising projects in 50 days in time forWorld Hunger Day on 16 October, with all proceeds going to UNICEF. The group that took part in the Famine Hackathon weekend was comprised of coders and ...
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UNICEF awards Iran radio program
Press TV
The International Children's Day of Broadcasting is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of March when broadcasters from around the world are encouraged to allow young people to get involved in television and radio broadcasting. ...
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Press TV
Yemen: Descending Into Despair
World Policy Institute (blog)
They land in nearby Amran, where UNICEF has set up a small transit camp. By then Hadiya is acutely malnourished and requires two months of treatment with Plumpy'nut, a peanut-based, high-calorie paste created especially for famine victims. ...
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World Policy Institute (blog)
Central African Republic gets response to deadly cholera outbreak
Bikya Masr
CAR officials confirmed the outbreak last Friday and have set up a crisis coordination committee with UNICEF, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as Médecins Sans Frontières and Action Contre la Faim. ...
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Bikya Masr
Donations, assistance for Pampanga flood victims continue to pour in
Philippine Information Agency
Pampanga Governor Lilia G. Pineda said that aside from the relief assistance provided by local private organizations, international organizations such as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Humanitarian Country Team ...
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International organisations, governments on mission to rescue 2.6 billion people
Ghana Business News
In India, for every 1000 children, 87 die before they reach age five (5), while national water coverage is 87% but sanitation trails at 30% nationally in the country, according to reports from UNICEF. For Nigeria in Africa, the United Nations agency ...
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Ghana Business News
Let the youth speak
The Borneo Post
Thus, it was both heartening and thought-provoking to attend the Inter-generational Dialogue themed Youth and Adults: A Collaboration of Forces for A Better World” which took place during the launch of UNICEF's 2011 flagship report The State of the ...
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Nigeria: Tackling Infant, Maternal Mortality
AllAfrica.com
Given this poor ranking of Nigeria by both the WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), it means that the country contributes over 10 per cent of the world's total estimate of maternal deaths. Sadly, most of these deaths and disabilities ...
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All you ever wanted to know about . . . Selena Gomez
Herald.ie
The 19-year-old is dating singer Justin Bieber (17) who recently took time off from his My World tour to take her on an extended date around Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. 1 In 2009, Selena was named as an ambassador to Unicef, making her the youngest celeb ...
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Domestic Violence Organization Launches National Campaign to Help End Cycle of ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Described by UNICEF as "one of the most damaging, unaddressed human rights violations in theworld today," domestic violence impacts 3 million children in the US and 275 million children worldwide each year. There are 40 million American adults who ...
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SBS Entertainment Presents the International Superstar Shakira on Her World ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SBS Entertainment. Shakira is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, record producer and promoter of universal education. She is the founder and President of the Fundacion Pies Descalzos, a founding member of the ALAS, and UNICEF ambassador 1GOAL.
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In Libya, UN calls on all sides to respect human rights as battle for Sirte ...
UN News Centre
The joint assessment team included representatives of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), UN World Health Organization (WHO), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UN World Food Programme (WFP), and the UN Office of the Coordinator of Humanitarian ...
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UN News Centre
Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Nick Cannon At TeenNick HALO Awards – November 6
Nickutopia
... over 200 members in FUNDaFIELD chapters across the US Kyle's HALO match is David Beckham, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, who campaigns and fundraises to establish education and recreational programs involving soccer for children around the world. ...
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UNICEF launches Mother, Child Week in Pakistan | AAJ News
By APP
aaj-latest-news. Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh died space World Mental Health Day to be observed today space. aaj-news-logo. AAJ News Pakistan Ki Awaz ... UNICEF launches Mother, Child Week in Pakistan. PESHAWAR - 10th ...
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United Nations in South Africa » News Archive » UNICEF study ...
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UNICEF believes that ICTs have the potential to empower children and young people – particularly in the developing world – but access should be accompanied by education and regulation to ensure that children's safety is not compromised. ...
United Nations in South Africa
UNICEF: Almost 2500 cholera deaths in Africa - Palm Beach Post
The U.N. children's agency says almost 2500 people have died in one of the biggest cholera outbreaks western Africa has ever seen.
www.palmbeachpost.com/.../unicef-almost-2-500-cholera-deat...
undpi.org : ? One-on-One with outgoing UNICEF exec... | World News
WINDHOEK – After almost three years in Namibia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative Ian MacLeod's road has come to an ...
www.undpi.org/.../_-One-on-One-with-outgoing-UNICEF-exe...
UNGEI - News and Events - Joint Message from UNESCO, UNDP ...
UNGEI Home > News and Campaigns > Joint Message from UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and Education International on the occasion of World Teachers' ...
www.ungei.org/news/index_2859.html
UNICEF respond to cholera outbreak in CAR [newKerala.com News ...
UNICEF respond to cholera outbreak in CAR - New York, Oct 7 : The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is distributing ... Read other world-news stories ...
www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-82865.html
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