The Increasing Problem of AIDS Orphans in Africa
Every 15 seconds, an African child loses a parent due to AIDS. The increasing number of AIDS orphans in Africa is one of the most serious consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic today. The toll on children has become so serious...Read more...
Central African Republic: Emergency measles vaccination campaign to protect 125,000 children in...
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Central African Republic The measles campaign runs 22-26 May in Bangui BANGUI/YAOUNDE, 21 May 2013 – UNICEF and its partners are mounting an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Bangui,...Read more...
Music Avishai Cohen — ‘Umray’
UNICEF donates school kits to Palestinian refugees The Daily Star - Tuesday 21st May, 2013 Toulkarem School in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Barajneh, in the presence of students, parents and teaching staff. "Education is a...Read more...
UN Works to Contain Disease Epidemics in Two African Countries
United Nations agencies are mounting emergency operations to contain an epidemic of measles in the Central African Republic and of cholera in Niger. The recent rebellion against the former regime of Francois Bozize in the...Read more...
EasyJet launches London Gatwick-Bergen, Norway flights
EasyJet (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) yesterday (May 20) launched its first ever services from London Gatwick to Bergen, Norway. Norway is the 33rd country EasyJet flies to with the airline expecting to carry more than 100,000...Read more...
20,000 Syria refugees 'trapped'
UNICEF fears that up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the battle-torn town of Qusayr in the Syrian province of Homs. The SBS MP3 Player requires the Adobe Flash 8 Plugin. You can UNICEF fears for trapped Syrian refugees...Read more...
Pogo Stick Backflip World Record? Pogo Stick Backflip World Record.
Loosely translated from the YouTube description: On the sidelines of the World UNICEF world record backflip in pogo stick was beaten by Dmitry on TK8 Pro Air. Way to go, [...] The post Pogo Stick Backflip World Record? Pogo...Read more...
WHO/UNICEF UPDATE ON SANITATION: More Nigerians still defecate in the open
•Only 31% of populace have access to improved sanitation facilities Nigeria has once again been ranked by the United Nations as one of the top five countries in the world with the largest people defecating in the open....Read more...
As Mali crisis continues, refugee children in Mauritania need schools
Source: UN Children’s Fund Country: Mali, Mauritania 20 May 2013: UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports on efforts to ensure that Malian refugee children return to school. By Anthea Moore and Brahim Ould Isselmou As the...Read more...
Mourinho flashpoints in Madrid
Jose Mourinho's three-year reign at Real Madrid has never been short of controversy. Here AFP looks back at four flashpoints that marked his tenure following Monday's announcement that he was leaving the club at the end of the...Read more...
South Sudan : Nutrition Survey Final Report – Maban Refugee Camps, South Sudan, February/March 2013
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, World Food Programme, UN Children's Fund, International Medical Corps, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, MSF Country: South Sudan (Republic of) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The...Read more...
Success seen in attempts to vaccinate children in Afghanistan
TweetUNICEF announced on May 7 that its efforts to vaccinate children in remote regions of Afghanistan are beginning to show signs of success. Akram, a 4-year old in Afghanistan, is an example of how UNICEF is reaching people...Read more...
UN Works to Contain Disease Epidemics in Africa
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — United Nations agencies are mounting emergency operations to contain an epidemic of measles in the Central African Republic and of cholera in Niger, VoA reported. The recent rebellion against the former...Read more...
YORKSHIRE CHILDREN CAN WIN A SLEEPOVER AT SPECIAL VENUES
Emma Bunton urges Yorkshire children to join nationwide sleepover to raise money for UNICEF UK Former Spice Girl and UNICEF UK Supporter Emma Bunton has launched a nationwide competition for children taking part in the Giant...Read more...
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town by admin © BEIRUT (AP) — Backed by elite troops of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the...Read more...
Number of Syrians In Need Of Aid Rises to Over 8 Million
A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported today that the total number of people in need of assistance as a result of the ongoing conflict in Syria is now 8.3 million, representing about 38 per cent of the country’s...Read more...
Using Tablets in Rural India to Build Demand for Safe Water
pspan style=font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; NEW DELHI, May 21, 2013 /3BL Media /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --nbsp;Safe Water Network announced today the launch of its innovative Tablet-based water and health education campaign...Read more...
The Most Dangerous Greeting Your Child May Ever Receive
By Christina England Congratulations for the birth of your child. Now bring him for his vaccinations! It is interesting, just who is linked to whom, when it comes to vaccinations. Very often, what we as individuals perceive as...Read more...
Malaria overstretching healthcare in Democratic Republic of Congo
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), Malaria overstretching healthcare in Democratic Republic of Congo , 20 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519b3e464.html [accessed 21 May 2013] This is not a...Read more...
Neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: trends and determinants
1 Mela Research PLC, P.O. Box 34422, Holy City Center Building, 4th Floor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2 Save the Children, USA, P.O. Box 387, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3 UNICEF Ethiopia, P.O. Box 1169, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The...Read more...
UNICEF donates school kits to Palestinian refugees
donated aid kits Tuesday containing school uniforms, school bags and clothing vouchers to some 3,400 Palestinian refugee children from attending UNRWA schools in Lebanon. The distribution took place at UNRWA’s in the...Read more...
The Global Crisis of Child Marriage
It was certainly good news to hear in April that a 6-year-old Afghan girl, whose father previously intended to marry her to a 17-year-old boy, was no longer being forced to get married. The girl’s father received enough money...Read more...
Go Social This Summer – One-Day Sale!
Today only, we’re having a one-day sale on our summer social media networking events, AllTwitter Marketing Conference and AllFacebook Marketing Conference , June 4 and 5 in San Francisco. You’ll save $100 off your ticket to...Read more...
Hollywood stars shun pro-Israeli diamond store
Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, Sharon Stone and Drew Barrymore rejected use of their images on Leviev’s website Hollywood stars have called for their pictures to be removed from the website of a diamond company that is associated...Read more...
Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark, says UN agency
UN News Service, Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark, says UN agency, 17 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519b3b794.html [accessed 21 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not...Read more...
Budget for youth not enough: Minister
KATHMANDU: Minister for Youth and Sports Ram Kumar Shrestha today said the government has failed to allocate sufficient budget for youth empowerment in the country. Addressing a national youth conference organised by MoYS,...Read more...
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
By Barbara Surk, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Backed by elite troops of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, Syrian government forces fought rebels in a strategic opposition-held Syrian town near the Lebanese border for the...Read more...
Interview: Ryan Yoon, Editor-in-Chief of the GROUND talks with Bloginity.
A young, creative and very intelligent business-oriented gentleman. Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The GROUND Ryan Yoon discusses new and upcoming projects as he shares his personal views on the state of print media, life and...Read more...
Malawi: The next generation of Malawi’s children stay HIV free with Option B+
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Malawi UNICEF correspondent Leonie Marinovich reports on a new treatment for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi. By Leonie Marinovich With a new treatment strategy for...Read more...
UN finds critical shortages of food, other supplies on visit to Syrian village of Houla
UN News Service, UN finds critical shortages of food, other supplies on visit to Syrian village of Houla, 14 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519b32bc4.html [accessed 21 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR...Read more...
