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In Zimbabwe, school grants provide equal learning opportunities to girls
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:00BULILIMA, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2011 – After completing the fourth grade at the top of her class, 13-year-old Ellen Mbedzi was forced to drop out of Mafeha Primary School in Bulilima, a district in south-western Zimbabwe. Her unemployed father did not see the value of spending the family’s limited resources on a girl.
Safe PLaCES help flood-affected children and women prevent child marriage in Pakistan
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:00SINDH PROVINCE, Pakistan, 6 December 2011: A new type of UNICEF integrated emergency facility is providing protection and assistance to tens of thousands of flood-displaced children and women in Pakistan.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Nana Mouskouri promotes breastfeeding in Romanian Maternity Hospital
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:00BUCHAREST, Romania, 6 December 2011 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Nana Mouskouri met with mothers and their newborns at St. Pantelimon Maternity Hospital during a visit to promote the importance of breastfeeding.
South African youth question national response to climate change
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:00DURBAN, South Africa, 30 November 2011—As world leaders gather in Durban this week seeking a consensus during the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (COP17), young South Africans have been asking tough questions about national responses to climate change and designing their own plans to make a difference.
Young photographers from Niger and Mali document the problems facing their communities
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 20:00BAMAKO, Mali, 6 December 2011 – “This child looks very mean, and it’s a consequence of life on the street,” said 17-year-old Rachida Aboubacar, gazing at a photograph taken by one of her friends.
UNICEF celebrates the work of its global volunteers
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 20:00NEW YORK, USA, 2 December 2011 - United Nations Volunteers come from all over the world with different skills and backgrounds, but they have one thing in common; an abiding passion to improve the lives of others.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham highlights issues of street children on Philippines visit
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 20:00MANILA, Philippines, 2 December 2011 – Visiting children who had formerly lived on the streets, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham spoke about the importance of caring and supportive families.
Mobile school is the answer to a Turkana girl’s prayers
Sun, 12/04/2011 - 20:00TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya, 5 December 2011 – Rebecca Ekusi remembers what life was like before she came to Kalokutanyang Mobile School. In those days, she spent her days tending her family’s goats as they grazed in the vast, semi-arid expanse of Turkana, north-western Kenya.
Measles infection rates on the decline after successful vaccination campaign in Somalia
Sun, 12/04/2011 - 20:00MOGADISHU, Somalia, 28 November 2011—Weaving between makeshift huts of plastic sheeting, health workers urgently knock on every door in Mogadishu: “Today’s the day!” they say, “Vaccination day!”
Podcast #49: On the anniversary of the CRC, children’s right to education remains a challenge
Sun, 12/04/2011 - 20:00NEW YORK, USA, 21 November, 2011 – This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratified by 193 states, the Convention has gained wide support worldwide and transformed the way children are treated around the globe. Yet children’s right to education as a fundamental human right remains a challenge – especially for those living in conflict areas.
In wake of the floods, malnutrition threatens thousands of children in Pakistan
Sun, 12/04/2011 - 20:00JAMSHORO, Pakistan, 21 November 2011 – Mohammad Ali, of Southern Pakistan, is not the world famous boxing legend, but a true fighter nonetheless. This Mohammad Ali is just two-and-a-half-years-old and from a small village outside of Jamshoro in Pakistan’s Sindh Province. He is winning his struggle to survive after nearly succumbing to health complications associated with severe acute malnutrition.
First inclusive film festival on child rights unveiled in Croatia
Thu, 12/01/2011 - 20:00RIJEKA, Croatia, 2 December 2011 - For the first time in Croatia, visually and hearing-impaired children enjoyed screenings of more than 30 movies mostly produced for and by kids during a recent UNICEF-supported Child Rights Film Festival “Cinequity”.
Masala Boly’s story: Life as a United Nations Volunteer with UNICEF Burundi
Thu, 12/01/2011 - 20:00GITEGA, Burundi, 2 December 2011 - It was during my experience as a volunteer in a Mexican orphanage that I realised something: I want to work with UNICEF. Now here I am, a few years later, with a university degree under my belt and lots of motivation for sale - I am a UN volunteer for UNICEF in Burundi and proud of it!
A day care centre in Uzbekistan helps children living with HIV break their isolation
Thu, 12/01/2011 - 20:00TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, 30 November 2011 - The room was filled with toys, books, pictures. Indeed, everything that could possibly stimulate a child was provided and the youngsters in the noisy play session were certainly responding.
