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UNICEF News, May 03, 2012

Organisation Development Specialist
Third Sector
UNICEF is the world's leading organisation working for children and their rights in more than 190 countries. As champion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF works to help every child realise their full potential.
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Spoonful of zinc can save countless developing-world kids
Bangor Daily News
The treatment was improved upon in 2004, when the World Health Organization and Unicef recommended that, in addition to ORS, young children be given zinc supplements. Research showed that zinc, an essential micronutrient found in protein-rich food, ...
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Plummeting breastfeeding rates in East Asia “alarming” -expert
Reuters AlertNet
The rate across East Asia and the Pacific in 2009 was below 30 percent, according to the World Bank. “It's alarming because we know there's nothing that can replace breast milk for child survival, growth and development,” France Begin, UNICEF's ...
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Dan plays keepy uppy for 200 miles
Garstang Today
Dan is playing keepy uppy as he walks from London to Manchester to fundUnicef's life-saving work for children around the world. Dan will attempt to keep the ball off the ground using his head, body and feet as he travels for 10 days as part of the ...
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Hunger a daily reality for South Sudan's children
UNICEF (press release)
12 April 2012: UNICEF correspondent Kun Li reports on UNICEF'sefforts to treat malnutrition in the newly formed nation of South Sudan. Watch in RealPlayer In Illeu, a small town in Eastern Equatoria State, Anorina Kabaka first had to bring a bucket ...
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UNICEF (press release)
Government Settles Lawsuit by Charity Tied to Milwaukee Islamic Society Leader
Patch.com
KindHearts charity, for which Milwaukee leader worked in 2005, will donate about $1 million to the UN World Food Programme, UNICEF and Mercy Corps for humanitarian work in Pakistan, West Bank and Gaza Strip. By Lisa Sink Brookfield officials are ...
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Mother and Baby Friendly Hospital in Honiara
Solomon Times Online
Further to the certification of Taro, Gizo and Munda Hospitals in achieving Baby-Friendly status in 2010, the UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) Mother- and Baby Friendly-Hospital Initiative (MBFHI) has rolled out the initiative to the ...
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Football freestyler on 200-mile 'keepy uppy' challenge
Get Surrey
By James Watkins A WORLD record-holding football freestyler from Guildford is walking from London to Manchester while juggling a ball for charity. Dan Magness, from Bellfields, has taken on the 200-mile challenge to raise money for UNICEF and is ...
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Rory McIlroy finding balance in golf, life
Tulsa World
Boy Wonder is touched by children, as he showed last year during a UNICEFtrip to Haiti. And he was especially moved by Dawson. "If I'm going to do anything like that, I want it to be with kids, because I feel like I can relate to them a little bit ...
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A story from Ghana: How Congress' help saves children's lives
The Hill (blog)
Most importantly, we have had invaluable help from our key partners, such as the GAVI Alliance, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization. The GAVI Matching Fund produced a total contribution of £3 million, which included a £1.5 million contribution by ...
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EU Contributes Funds to Sahel Food Crisis
SOS Children's Villages Canada
An 11.5-million euro donation from the European Commission will help the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) head of hunger in the Sahel. The contribution, valued at almost CAN$15 million was given by the Commission's Directorate General for ...
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Olympic and Paralympic Stars Team up With Rankin for Special London 2012 ...
Broadcast Newsroom
World-famous photographer Rankin has teamed up with London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe and a host of Olympic and Paralympic athletes to mark the achievements of London 2012s international sports legacy programme, International Inspiration, ...
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Report: Funding Global Health Helps US Economy Grow
Voice of America
May 02, 2012 Report: Funding Global Health Helps US Economy Grow Vidushi Sinha A new report by a coalition of global health groups says the United States is the world's top economic supporter of global health research and development.
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Brave Dawson helps Rory McIlroy get back into the swing of things
Telegraph.co.uk
But there was something more substantive about his mood, something we observers perhaps have not seen in his eyes since his return from an ambassadorial trip to Haiti last year with the children's charity Unicef. At this stage perhaps it is allowable...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Fallout of bin Laden raid: Aid groups in Pakistan are suspect
NDTV
Ms. Ali added that she was "disturbed and "alarmed" to learn that Dr. Afridi had been working for the CIA while he administered a polio vaccination effort in Khyber Agency - the country's worst hit district, according to Unicef.
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NDTV
Islamic charity removed from terror list
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The settlement calls for KindHearts' remaining $1 million in assets to be released to pay its debts and for donations to the UN World Food Programme,UNICEF and Mercy Corps to support humanitarian work in Pakistan, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, ...
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New UN-backed report calls for action to prevent millions of preterm births
UN News Centre
Photo: UNICEF Some 15 million babies worldwide – more than one in ten births – are born too early, according to a new United Nations-backed report, released today, which calls for steps such as ensuring the requisite medicines and equipment and ...
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UN News Centre
Young Australians say a resounding 'YES' to more and better aid
UNICEF Australia (press release)
Tom Morrison, UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador said “the survey respondents showed that our generation sees global poverty as one of the most significant challenges facing our world today. Importantly too, the findings show that this generation ...
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Olympic and Paralympic Stars Team up With Rankin for Special London 2012 ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
World-famous photographer Rankin has teamed up with London 2012 Organising Committee Chair Seb Coe and a host of Olympic and Paralympic athletes to mark the achievements of London 2012's international sports legacy programme, International Inspiration, ...
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No. 1 or not, McIlroy balancing good times, golfing times
CBSSports.com
White, 25, actually requested that the genial McIlroy, who is also associated with UNICEF, be asked to participate in filming the spot, picking the world No. 2 over musicians, actors and other celebrities. Turns out that McIlroy, who will turn 23 on ...
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CBSSports.com
Children's rights and business: does the Government have a role?
UNICEF UK (press release) (blog)
According to UNICEF's report Progress for Children 9 (Sept 2012), the poorest and most vulnerable children are still missing out. While governments have the ultimate duty to protect, respect and fulfil children's rights, the private sector also bears a ...
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UNICEF UK (press release) (blog)
UK's ambitious South Sudan aid plan for girls' education takes a hit
The Guardian
South Sudan's economic crisis has already hit the UK's ambitious £52m programme to educate girls, a top priority for Britain's development programme in the world's newest state. South Sudan shut down oil production in January in a dispute with Sudan ...
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Settlement vindicates Islamic charity, Milwaukee leader, says Islamic Society
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
The organization's remaining $1 million in assets will be released for donations to the UN World Food Programme, UNICEF and Mercy Corps to support humanitarian work in Pakistan, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, according to the American Civil ...
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FILM: Battleship star keeps madness at bay
Business Day
Through his work on films such as Schindler's List, Michael Collins, Rob Roy and as the controversial sex researcher in the 2004 film, Kinsey, he has become a key figure in the film world. As Oskar Schindler, he was nominated for an Oscar and he has ...
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While keeping his eye on No. 1, McIlroy also maintains perspective
GolfDigest.com (blog)
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Rory McIlroy hopes that by the end of the year, all this to and fro at the top of the World Rankings will be a thing of the past and there'll be a solid No. 1. "I hope you're looking at him," he says. "It's so volatile because guys are ...
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Vidya Balan to promote sanitation campaign
Newstrack India
According to UNICEF-WHO Joint Monitoring Programme Report 2010, nearly 60 percent of India's 1.1 billion people still practice open defecation and close to 58 percent of all open defecation in the world is in India.
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R-Mac: Is he right?
Golf365.co.za (blog)
Two days before turning 23, the World No 2 made that clear at the Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina on Wednesday. He was speaking to the media ahead of his tee-off on Thursday in this week's Wells Fargo Championship. "For me, there's more to life ...
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US Lifestyle Is Not Up for Negotiation
PEJ News
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, May 1, 2012 (IPS) - Just before the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, some of the industrial nations, and specifically the United States, were lambasted for their obscenely high consumption of theworld's finite ...
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Showbiz Arabia: Rania Yousuf and good hair days
gulfnews.com
Rania Yousuf talks to tabloid! about being a brand ambassador, her films and TV dramas rachel mcarthur brings you the latest gossip from the arab world arabia online By Rachel McArthur, Special to Gulf News Nowadays it seems that no new hair care ...
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gulfnews.com
Breaking the sanitation taboo
IBNLive.com (blog)
The ill effect of this taboo can be clearly seen from the continued unhealthy sanitation practices as it is estimated that still 1.1 billion people across theworld defecate out in the open, thus leading to spread of diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, ...
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Actress Vidya Balan appointed brand ambassador for promoting sanitation in India
NetIndian
According to UNICEF-WHO Joint Monitoring Programme Report 2010, nearly 60 per cent of India's 1.1 billion people still practice open defecation and close to 58% of all open defecations in the world is in India. Mr Ramesh said that Vidya's involvement ...
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Dan's World Record Challenge | News | UNICEF UK
One man. 200 miles. Thousands of keepy uppies. Dan Magness is Keeping It Up for Soccer Aid from London to Manchester.
www.unicef.org.uk/Latest/.../Dans-World-Record-challenge/
UNICEF CEE/CIS - Media centre - Turkmenistan marks World ...
Press releases and news notes - 2012 ... Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 23 April 2012 – Turkmenistan has joined the world in marking the seventh European ...
www.unicef.org/ceecis/media_19782.html
Children's charity news: UNICEF Australia Blog | UNICEF Australia
World Malaria Day. 23/04/12 Print this article | Email this article to a friend. By Jade Bae, UNICEF Australia Communications Intern We all love the summertime.
www.unicef.org.au/Discover/.../World-Malaria-Day.aspx
NEWS - WORLD - UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez calls for...
Watch more Canal Internacional: www.ci-webtv.comUNICEF Ambassador Selena ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK1y9gNXLvM
World News - UNDPI.org
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday voiced alarm at the decline of breastfeeding across East Asia, ...
www.undpi.org/.../UNICEF-reports-declining-breastfeeding-ra...
Tennis - ATP World Tour - Belgrade 2012 - UNICEF Hosts Serbia ...
UNICEF and Family Sport welcomed children to the “Novak” sports centre in Belgrade for the second annual Serbia Open Family Day, held Sunday ahead of the ...
www.atpworldtour.com/.../Belgrade-UNICEF-Hosts-Family-D...
Dan plays keepy uppy for 200 miles
Back to Google News. Dan plays keepy uppy for 200 miles. (UKPA) – 4 minutes ago. World keepy uppy champion Dan Magness is attempting to break a world ... to Manchester to fund Unicef's life-saving work for children around the world.
www.google.com/.../ALeqM5guqq75Q87QybiKDQ8bNAhjFI...
Today, April 25th is World Malaria Day - UNICEF Ireland
Today is World Malaria Day. Malaria kills a child under the age of five somewhere in the world every 40 seconds, which is equal to approximately 1400 child ...
www.unicef.ie/.../Today-April-25th-is-World-Malaria-Day-72...
Unicef report reveals Indian men, women think wife beating justified ...
A report by Unicef says that 57 percent of young Indian men in the 15-19 age bracket think that wife beating is justified, according to a report in The Times of...
moroccoworldnews.com/.../unicef-report-reveals-indian-men-...
Giant Sleepover to support Unicef - News - Lancashire Evening Post
Sponsored by News - Cumberland ... The Giant Sleepover has teamed up withUnicef to hold the world's largest sleepover event, which aims to support the...
www.lep.co.uk/.../giant-sleepover-to-support-unicef-1-448913...
Horn of Africa improvement: UNICEF | Audio News & Podcast | SBS ...
World News Australia Radio on Facebook · Add your comment. UNICEF says the critical food situation in the drought-hit Horn of Africa countries has improved ...
www.sbs.com.au/news/.../Horn-of-Africa-improvement-UNIC...
Africa: UNICEF Marks World Malaria Day - OnlineNigeria News
New York — Despite great progress in the fight against malaria, the disease remains the third largest killer of children globally, UNICEF said today on World...
news2.onlinenigeria.com/.../157220-africa-unicef-marks-worl...
Child Mortality Rates Under 5years Reduce by 65%-UNICEF ...
News In Uganda, Uganda News. ... In February 2012, UNICEF released a report titled 'The State of the World's Children 2012' in which it revealed that most of ...
www.ugandapicks.com/.../child-mortality-rates-under-5years-r...
UNICEF urges Mali militants to stop abusing women, children CCTV ...
The UN Children´s Fund (UNICEF) Tuesday called for "an immediate end" to the abductions and rapes of girls and women and ... Homepage > News >World > ...
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