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UNICEF News, Nov 03, 2011


British royals the new champions for famine-ravaged Africa
The Australian
Could they, merely by their presence at UNICEF's warehouse in Denmark, revive the world'sattention in a humanitarian disaster that has been at the most severe level for 106 days? And will they follow the trail blazed by Diana, Princess of Wales, ...
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Duchess Tells Of Shock At East Africa Crisis
Sky News
Every day children are being given food and water thanks to the huge generosity of the public all around the world. But there is so much more that can be done." The Unicefsupply division centre in Copehagen.
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Sky News
UNICEF Ambassador Fernando Alonso promotes polio eradication in India
UNICEF (press release)
These unprecedented advancements follow years of concerted, intense and focused efforts among the Government of India, state authorities, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and Rotary International. “I wish India every success at the earliest in its...
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UNICEF (press release)
9m children vaccinated against Polio: UNICEF
Pakistan Observer
After deadly floods 2010, in Pakistan UNICEF coordinated humanitarian efforts in several areas including water, sanitation and hygiene nutrition, education and child protection. UNICEF also joined with World Health Organization and World Food Programme ...
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UNICEF and Save the Children Announce IKEA Soft Toy Campaign Launch
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
1, 2011 /CNW/ - Today, UNICEF and Save the Children announce the beginning of the IKEA Soft Toy campaign in aid of children around the world. Between November 1st and December 31 st IKEA will donate $1 to UNICEF and Save the Children for every soft toy ...
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UNICEF urges reduction in maternal, child mortality rate
Vanguard
BY PETER OKUTU ABAKALIKI-THE United Nations International Children's Fund, UNICEF, has called on relevant government agencies, World Health Organization, WHO, Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA, among others, not to relent in the fight to ...
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Farmington High Students Invite Kids to Give Up Candy for UNICEF
Patch.com
UNICEF was created after World War II by the United Nations General Assembly, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children. Today UNICEF works in more than 150 countries as a global humanitarian relief organization and provides healthcare, ...
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UNICEF Ambassador Louisa Iacurci
Patch.com
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has been around since 1950. “…children across America were inspired to collect coins for UNICEF to aid children abroad enduring the after-effects of World War II,” saysUNICEF's website. “It was not just a charity effort—it ...
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UNICEF providing 20000 mosquito nets to protect flood-affected families
UNICEF (press release)
UNICEF may require additional donor funding to support post-flood assistance. UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of ...
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World's Most Expensive T-shirt Unveiled by UNICEF
Pursuitist
Justin and Christine Gignac have just surpassed the record for the world's most expensive T-shirt, held until recently by designer Daniel J (his T-shirt was apprised at $50000). Produced by UNICEF, in collaboration with the artist-designers mentioned ...
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Pursuitist
Woodlands Preparatory School student raises $5K for Trick or Treat for UNICEF
Your Houston News
As of Thursday afternoon, Rupert Davis, 11, had raised more than $5000 Trick or Treat for UNICEF. “The money will go toward helping children in places where conditions are not so good, such as third-world countries and those torn apart by civil war,” ...
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Government, Unicef to launch free health access fund
The Zimbabwe Standard
The launch of the fund at Marondera Provincial Hospital will be attended by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Health and Child Welfare minister, Henry Madzorera, Unicef country representative, Peter Salama and World Health Organisation representative, ...
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Lauren Bush Lauren collecting money for UNICEF in a jack-o'-lantern tote
Washington Post
So she became a student ambassador during her Princeton University days for the United NationsWorld Food Program. She visited Africa and then traveled to US college campuses to tell her peers about the poverty and hunger she saw. ...
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Angola social services struggle to keep pace with swelling population
UNICEF (press release)
By Suzanne Beukes LUANDA, Angola, 31 October 2011 – Today, as the worldwelcomes its 7 billionth person, Angola is straining to address the needs of its rapidly expanding population. VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Suzanne Beukes reports on the weak social ...
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UNICEF (press release)
Zimbabwe launches health transition fund to revitalize care for children and women
UNICEF (press release)
(From left) UNAIDS Country Director Dr. Tatiana Shoumilana, Health Advisor in the office of the President Dr. Timothy Stamps, UNICEF Country Representative Dr. Peter Salama, and World Health Organization Representative Dr. Custodia Mandhlate attend the ...
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UNICEF (press release)
Dubai: UAE Exchange Joins Hands With UNICEF In a Gesture Of Kindness
Daijiworld.com
The brand keeps the promise to help the less fortunate of the world by making a donation to UNICEF. For every remittance transaction that customers made from 1-30 August, 2011, UAE Exchange donated AED 0.10 to UNICEF. UAE Exchange is glad to handover ...
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Daijiworld.com
Africa: UNICEF warns against 'deadlier' wave of Horn of Africa deaths
Afrique en Ligue
Mr. Sy said UNICEF would intensify its efforts to reach children where they were and mitigate the impact of a situation that kept deteriorating. In Mogadishu, Somalia, a measles vaccination campaign supported by UNICEF and the World Health Organization ...
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The St. Regis Bali Resort and The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa ...
e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
... Nusa Dua in partnership with Bali Golf & Country Club continued in their effort to support children around the world by proudly presenting a first ever, first class charity golf event, UNICEF Challenge Golf Tournament on Saturday, 29 October 2011. ...
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Australian schools support UNICEF Day for Change
Radio Australia
GLETIZMAN: I think they have a great hunger to get a meaningful sense of how and why the world is full of so many big problems. But like most of us, they don't just want to be bombarded with the negative aspects of human experience, they also want to ...
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Can this peanut butter feed the world?
Toronto Star
Plumpy'nut is a packet of goo that has become critical in helping groups such as UNICEF Canada treat severely malnourished children. This fall, the United nations warned that 750000 people could die in East Africa's worst drought in 60 years. ...
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Own A Colour Charity Initiative Proves That Boys No Longer like Blue the Best
SourceWire (press release)
Thousands of Brits have taken part in the new global Own A Colour fundraising initiative, which is raising crucial funds for UNICEF, the world's leading children's organisation. In a surprise twist on gender stereotypes, most men are ditching blue ...
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North Korea News: Food Crisis Puts Millions at Risk (VIDEO)
Christian Post
The crisis has led to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to send a call out Tuesday to donors to invest in its emergency related programs, as the lack of food in North Korea is having a huge impact on children. UNICEF spokesman Chris Tidey ...
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Defunding UNESCO for the 1 percent
Salon
What happens to children – the world's children, living across the impoverished global South – when UNICEF loses 22 percent of its budget? UNICEF is probably the most popular UN agency in the United States; will this year's Halloween trick-or-treat ...
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Salon
Around the World 11/03 - Morn Ed
Arirang News
They were there to tour UNICEF's global supply center, to call attention to the famine in East Africa. Denmark's Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary welcomed their British counterparts and played guide to their guests tour. ...
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Media Advisory - Help a child survive and thrive with Survival Gifts this holiday
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
UNICEF is the world's leading child-focused humanitarian and development agency. Through innovative programs and advocacy work, we save children's lives and secure their rights in virtually every country. Our global reach, unparalleled influence on ...
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World news in brief
STLtoday.com
Funding shortage threatens N. Korean food aid • The UN children's fund UNICEF says tens of thousands of children in North Korea are at risk of irreversible damage from malnutrition because of a shortfall in funding for food aid. UNICEF says it needs ...
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Thailand floating in fetid waters strewn with garbage, making flood zone ripe ...
Washington Post
“There's a lot of danger around it,” says Mark Thomas, a spokesman for UNICEF, which is assisting with sanitation issues. “You need to keep kids out of the water, and everybody should stay out of the water as much as possible.” Mosquito-borne diseases ...
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October 31st: National UNICEF Day
Divine.ca (blog)
Since 1953, UNICEF has worked tirelessly to aid the world's most at-risk child populations by providing food, shelter, and much-needed educational supplies. Toronto-based teacher and UNICEFCanada Ambassador Bayan Yammout remembers how UNICEF came to ...
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Countries must plan for climate refugees
Reuters
A group of children stand among flooded crops in Mutarrara, Tete Province, in this photograph released by UNICEF on January 21, 2008. By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's governments and relief agencies ...
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Reuters
TCCS and The Pine School join forces for UNICEF
TCPalm
Directed by Betty Saunders, a member of the Fine Arts Faculty at The Pine School and also a member of TCCS, the chorus' program will include We Are The World, You Raise Me Up and What I Did For Love. The Pine School Chorus segment of the concert was ...
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NHS Director of HR & OD joins UNICEF
The Grapevine Online
Sparkes adds: “I am very much looking forward to joining UNICEF UK. The organisation has a fantastic profile and reputation for making a significant impact on the lives of children around theworld.”
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Fix education mess, donors tell Tanzania
Daily Nation
The partners include Canada, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America as well as African Development Bank, Unesco, Unicef, the World Bank and the WorldFood Programme. Canada is the current chair of the ED-DPG.
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Families should be first defence against Aids
Peninsula On-line
“HIV is not a problem for small and isolated communities…the family must play a central role in dealing with the consequences of this virus which has destroyed economies around the world” Dr Richard G Wilkins, Director of DIIFSD. According to Unicef ...
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Child marriages burden young Nepalis
GlobalPost
Suntali Thami is among the 51 percent of Nepalese who marry as children, according to the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF). DOLAKHA, Nepal — Suntali Thami grew up in a tiny village here in this remote district set in the foothills of the ...
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GlobalPost
SM celebrates Global Handwashing Day
Malaya
SM Supermalls together with SM Cares Program for the Youth Children's Welfare in partnership with Unilever, World Health Organization, Department of Health andUNICEF celebrated its 3rd simultaneous Global Handwashing Day in 41 SM Malls nationwide. ...
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Malaya
UNICEF: Funding shortage threatens NKorea food aid | The ...
By The Associated Press
The U.N. children's fund says tens of thousands of children in North Korea are at risk of irreversible damage from malnutrition because of a shortfall in funding for food aid. UNICEF says it needs $20.4 million for its emergency response in the ...
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Will and Kate visit UNICEF center in Denmark | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, on Wednesday helped pack dozens of U.N. emergency supplies in Denmark to be distributed in East Africa, where a food shortage is affecting an estimated 13 million people.
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William, Kate Visit UNICEF In Denmark
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Kate Middleton News: William and Kate in Denmark: Kate Middleton and Prince William join Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at UNICEF center in Copenhaagen - hellomagazine.com.... More World News at latimes.com ...
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Caryl Stern: On the eve of an important journey | FieldNotes
By Caryl M. Stern, UNICEF USA President and CEO
Posted by Caryl M. Stern, UNICEF USA President and CEO ... How would we ensure that children in the world's worst humanitarian crisis remained a priority, in spite of so many worthy news stories and causes competing for attention? ...
FieldNotes
Will and Kate visit UNICEF center in Denmark | AP World News ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have packed United Nations emergency supplies in Denmark to be distributed in East ...
www.thenewstribune.com/.../will-and-kate-visit-unicef-center...
UNICEF: Funding shortage threatens NKorea food aid - Herald and ...
The U.N. children's fund says tens of thousands of children in North Korea are at risk of irreversible damage from malnutrition because of a shortfall in funding for ...
www.heraldandnews.com/.../article_8dcb73a5-dc94-523c-86c...
Will and Kate to visit UNICEF center in Denmark - World news ...
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge plan to travel to Denmark next week to visit a United Nations center that distributes emergency supplies to East ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../will-kate-visit-unicef-center-denmark...
UNICEF: Funding shortage threatens ... - Anchorage Daily News
adn rss feed. adn.com. Web Search powered byYAHOO! SEARCH. | Updated: 8 12 AM. News · Anchorage ... More National World stories » · UNICEF: Funding ...
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Prince William and Kate visit UNICEF centre | World News ...
Recent NewsNew and Developing Stories .... The British royal couple visited a UNICEF warehouse in Copenhagen to draw attention to the crisis, which ...
www.lethbridgeherald.com/.../prince-william-and-kate-visit-un...

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