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West Africa: Humanitarian NGOs want the poor adequately funded

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:58:39 GMT

Representatives of several humanitarian NGOs on Friday called on the international community to raise FCFA 160 billion (US$ 368 million) in a bid to help impoverished people in the 15 ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) member countries...
Source: Pambazuka

Shakira is a sell out but she helps the children

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:22:30 GMT

Some of my friends told me I was too hard in a blog post I wrote earlier this week about the singer Shakira and her new album "She Wolf."
Source: ChicagoNow

Money for mine action is hard to come by

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:14:08 GMT

CARTAGENA, 4 December 2009 (IRIN) - The annual UN Portfolio of Mine Action Projects is more than a brochure of funding needs; it is a near comprehensive directory for donors wishing to fund mine initiatives, and an unofficial barometer of...
Source: YubaNet

UNICEF hails South Africa's HIV/AIDS strategy

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:40:32 GMT

Among the momentous and historic decisions announced by President Jacob Zuma on World AIDS Day, were the expansion of access to antiretroviral treatments and preventing new infections among children.
Source: New Kerala

Random: Teddy Bear, Picture Book & A Clothing Store

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:38:04 GMT

- Thierry Henry wants y'all to say hello to Dobu, the official teddy bear of the AIDS foundation jointly organized by FC Barcelona and UNICEF.
Source: Soccer Blogs

Resource Mobilization Manager, L-4

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:15:22 GMT

Purpose of the Position Under the general guidance and direct Supervision of the Principal Officer (Operations), you will be responsible for the overall coordination, planning, development, and management of a public and private sector fundraising...
Source: Relief Web

Quoted in 'Selena Gomez Candids'

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:15:01 GMT

said in OH NO THEY DIDN'T:

Taking a quick break from school….. I know Halloween is over but, Christmas is just around the corner and UNICEF never stops helping kids. Check out their inspired gifts website to see how you can help kids all over the world on behalf of a family member or friend as a gift for Christmas.

Children's Climate Forum concludes with declaration

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:11:10 GMT

Delegates submit the Children's Climate Forum Declaration to Denmark's Minister for Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard during the closing ceremony of a forum in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Dec. 4, 2009.
Source: Xinhua

Alyssa Milano visits UNT to congratulate winners

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:34:25 GMT

Campus chapter honored for raising $4,620 for annual UNICEF campaign For University of North Texas senior Marcelo Ostria, volunteering for UNICEF isn’t about recognition or rewards — it’s...
Source: Denton Record Chronicle

Quoted in 'Also in Global Health news: 'Positive deviance' approach to health; child malnutrition in Madagascar; Somalia's health system; weak harvests in West Africa; improving health equity'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:36:29 GMT

said in News-Medical.net:

report for UNICEF on the effects of the political crisis and the economic collapse on the urban poor in Antananarivo found that children were troubled by abuse, violence and their parents' sudden unemployment and struggle to find food. Some had to drop out of school for lack of money. Some had to work, or beg for food. Others joined street gangs

Photo from AP Photo

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:29:19 GMT

A worker puts up a tent as UNICEF's makeshift classroom, next to the debris of an actual school building on Monday Oct. 5, 2009 in Padang, Indonesia.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:08:32 GMT

An Indonesian teacher rolls up part of a UNICEF tent as students study at their school after it reopened for classes following an earthquake Padang, West Sumatra province October 5, 2009.

UNICEF USA "Child Survival" PSA (3:28)

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:39:59 GMT