put an end to this practice, UNICEF and its partners chose an approach that relies on the people themselves and on community leaders such as Sho Traore. In the 15 pilot villages, 272 new latrines have been built and 95 have been rehabilitated. All latrines have been equipped with handwashing fac...
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family fled for their lives in the floods that struck El Salvador in early November. In the tiny hamlet of Melara, he pointed to a stretch of rocks and barren ground all that remained of the houses where he and his relatives used to live. On 7 and 8 November, heavy rains from Hurricane Ida, comb...
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In partnership with Dierks Bentley, UNICEF created this video sharing his commitment to advancing the fundamental rights of children everywhere. Dierks Bentley along with Patty Griffin sing "Beautiful World" which has been nominated for a Grammy in 2009. UNITE FOR CHILDREN
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visit recently (in puppet form) to children in Ematimatolo, located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Accompanied by a team from UNICEF Ireland, Dustin a household name and a UNICEF Ambassador in Ireland visited a local early childhood development (ECD) organization, the Little Elephant Learning C...
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which is rich with minerals, high quality proteins and fats. UNICEF also supports 30 in-patient stabilization centres where children with the most severe cases of undernutrition receive round-the-clock medical care. I sometimes dont have work and cant provide for my children, so they get malnour...
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www.unicef.org NAIROBI, Kenya, 24 November, 2009 For the first time ever, a Child Health Days campaign has reached displaced children and women in Somalias Afgoye Corridor, a 30 km stretch of road west of Mogadishu that is the worlds most densely populated settlement for the displaced. Supported...
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Stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Bruce Willis and Jeremy Piven honored producer Jerry Weintraub’s work for UNICEF at ball in Los Angeles, where other guests weighed in on their favourite leading man, Clooney or Pitt. (Dec. 11)
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with more than enough are damaging our world blindly in the common cause of development, while those with nothing suffer to the point at which we just cannot see the end of it. "Since the future is for our children, you must first think about this: How old will your children be in 2050? Or will ...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 23 October 2008 Children at a UNICEF-supported school in Argentina received a royal visitor this week, when Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan dropped by. In her role as UNICEF's Eminent Advocate for Children, Queen Rania learned about a new programme that a...
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www.unicef.org JANGWA, Ethiopia, 25 November 2009 A steady flow of parents and children make their way to the Jangwa Health Post in Dembia District, seeking treatment for malaria. The rainy season has recently ended, creating ideal breeding conditions for malaria-bearing mosquitoes here in Ethio...
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NEW YORK, USA, 1 December 2009 On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Fourth Annual Stocktaking Report was launched at the United Nations Secretariat, followed by a panel convened on the issue of Children Left Behind. We dont require new technology breakthroughs or even new techniques that ...
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