Unicef queries circumstances of adoptions from Vietnam
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
THE CIRCUMSTANCES under which children in Vietnam become “adoptable” are “unclear and disturbing”, according to a report from Unicef.
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UNICEF: Access to Primary and Preventative Health Care for Children in Georgia
The News Market (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new Child Development Centre in Tbilisi is helping the children of families who were displaced following the 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia.
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Zimbabwe children, women's health declining sharply: UNICEF
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Harare - The health of Zimbabwe's children and women, particularly in the poorer parts of the country has worsened sharply, with 100 children under five dying of mostly preventable diseases each day, the United Nations said Tuesday. A survey carried ...
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UNICEF reports from Zambia
ONE (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
UNICEF USA’s Fieldnotes Blog has a great report from a rural health clinic in Zambia– specifically post-natal and prevention of mother-to-child treatment (PMTCT) care. The whole piece is worth a read. Excerpts below: Rolina is HIV positive and is enrolled in the clinic’s PMTCT program. She and her husband Terrance married in 2002 and they have [...]
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UNICEF Chief talks shop with the Washington Post
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
UNICEF Director Ann Venemen sits down for an interview with Steve Perlstein of the Washington Post. UNICEF Director Ann Venemen sits down for a brief interview with Steve Perlstein of the Washington Post.
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Sympatico.ca and UgroupMedia and UNICEF Canada: Santa Comes to Life in Personalized Video Messages
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO and MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Editors Note: There is a photo and a video associated with this Press Release.
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Dominican children reach “considerable progress,” UNICEF says
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Santo Domingo. - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in its most recent publication “World state of childhood” states that Dominican Republic has obtained “considerable progress” in topics related to the childhood in the last 20 years.
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UNICEF Report Highlights Gains In Child Health, While 1B Still Lack Essential Services
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
A special edition of UNICEF's annual State of the World's Children report, released 20 years after the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, shows that "fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school - but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development," the
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Check out Norwegian Air Shuttle's UNICEF logojet
James Wallace on Aerospace (Free subscription) | yesterday
Norwegian Air Shuttle is supporting the United Nations Children's Fund, better known as UNICEF, with a customized jet.
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UNICEF official urges countries to learn from Cuba on children's protection
Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-21 13:55:26 HAVANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The representative of UNICEF, or the UN Children's Fund, in Cuba said here Friday that Cuba is among the countries that have best implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and that countries in the world should learn from Cuba on the protection of children's rights. Jose Juan Ortiz, speaking at celebrations marking Universal...
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New York Shopping: Swarovski and UNICEF Snowflake family competition
New york shopping deluxe card (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Wednesday 25 November 2009, a stunning five-metre wide Swarovski Crystal Snowflake will be illuminated over the streets of Knightsbridge. To celebrate, Swarovski and UNICEF are holding a festive evening at the Mandarin Oriental hotel.
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UNICEF Italy calls for more actions to protect children's rights
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Italian government must implement a concrete action plan to promote children's rights in the country, said Vincenzo Spadafora, President of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Italy, on Thursday. Friday marks the celebration of Universal Children's Day and the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. More than 150 events are planned worldwide. The Italian committee for...
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UNICEF chief calls for nondiscrimination against baby girls
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Discrimination against female children is a serious problem around the world and it must be addressed by the international community, chief of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ann Veneman said Thursday. "This is the first and ultimate discrimination against the girlchild, when there is selective abortion by people in some countries because a boy child is favored over a girl child,"...
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Lullaby the UNICEF Anthem
Duncan's TV Ad Land (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
‘Lullaby: The UNICEF Anthem, a new composition by UNICEF Canada Ambassador Steve Barakatt, was launched recently at the International Space Station. The lullaby underlines the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed on November the 20th of 1989 at the United Nations. The Anthem was composed to commemorate the 20th anniversary [...] © 2009 The Inspiration Room...
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Humanitarian Holiday Stunts - Lucy Liu and the UNICEF Snowflake Light Up New York City (VIDEO)
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
(TrendHunter.com) The images above are from this year’s UNICEF Snowflake lighting in New York City. The holiday season is the time to spend with loved ones, and it’s also the time where humanitarian organizations give us…
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Growing Impact of HIV/AIDS on Teenage Girls
khairulalam | 23/02/2009
Growing Impact of HIV/AIDS on Teenage Girls -Mohammad Khairul Alam- -Executive Director- -Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallyan Foundation- -24/3 M. C. Roy Lane- -Dhaka-1211, Bangladesh- rainbowngo@gmail.com www.newsletter.com.bd Tell: 880-2-8628908 Mobile: 01711344997 Teenage is a developmental episode marked by discovery and experimentation that comes with a myriad of physical and emotional changes. Sexual...
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Bangladeshi children take more nutritious food than Indian, BBC highlighted UNICEF health data
HealthwatchAdvocacy News | 14/11/2008
HealthwatchAdvocacy News of Healthwatch Advocacy Newscampaign is health watch and advocacy-awareness action for better health, medical care and safer environment in Bangladesh and the Asian neighbours. E-mail tips to HealthwatchAdvocacy@gmail.com to fight against health sector mismanagement, malfunctioning, negligence, irregularity, corruption, crime, mishap, unethical practices, and anything that...
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