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    UNICEF Committed To Improving Nutrition In Developing Countries
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    Worldwide, some 2 billion people are at risk of zinc deficiency. "We announced a commitment today (Thursday) on nutrition cooperation. Nutrition is a very important part of what we do in UNICEF" said Ann Veneman, the UNICEF Executive Director, in an interview with VOA. Full Article at Voice of America
    We announced a commitment today (Thursday) on nutrition cooperation. Nutrition is a very important part of what we do in UNICEF
    – Ann Veneman SOURCE: Voice of America 2 months ago
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UNICEF Committed To Improving Nutrition In Developing Countries
  1. ten thousand fewer children are dying every day than were dying in 1990. So there has been real progress made in MDG number 4 which is reducing child mortality.
    SOURCE: Voice of America 2 months ago
  2. This is especially so in our initiative related to HIV/AIDS because so many of the orphans, especially in Southern Africa, have become orphans because their parents have died of AIDS.
    SOURCE: Voice of America 2 months ago
  3. It is very important that this year the Clinton Global Initiative is putting a lot of focus on girls and women and their importance to development.
    SOURCE: Voice of America 2 months ago
  4. Neonatal tetanus is very important because it is the first immunization a child gets while still in the womb.
    SOURCE: Voice of America 2 months ago

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