Miratson Guerrier and Ricardo Rocourt have been best friends for as long as they can remember. But when the 12 January earthquake here destroyed each of their homes, they also became neighbours.
VIDEO Watch Now: UNICEF- Young survivors discuss life in Haiti’s camps
Along with thousands of others, Miratson, 13, and Ricardo, 12, found themselves living in [...]
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Two best friends survive the Haiti earthquake and talk about life in camps for the displaced
30th April 2010 | by unicef | Haiti | No Comments
Sixty thousand Haitian children to receive life-saving vaccination as part of Vaccination Week of the Americas
30th April 2010 | by unicef | Haiti | No Comments
An estimated 60,000 Haitian children under the age of five will receive life-saving immunization in the next few days, as part of the Vaccination Week of the Americas – an annual vaccination initiative covering 44 countries and territories in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
The vaccination drive in Haiti is being led by [...]
Join UNICEF Ireland’s Youth Forum 2010 with a visit to our programmes in Rwanda, Africa
29th April 2010 | by unicef | Advocacy, Childrens Rights | No Comments
In August 2010 we will bring a group of young people to Rwanda to see our work in action. During the trip you will volunteer in one of our partner schools and assist teachers with activities such as Art, Music and Sport.
Once you return to Ireland you will become UNICEF Youth Ambassadors and promote our [...]
Text messages bolster world’s largest distribution of mosquito nets
29th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
Field Report from Kano, Nigeria by Geoffrey Njoku and Paula Fedeski. This year, Rapid Short Message Service (SMS) text messages across Nigeria are helping to track the distribution of some 63 million mosquito nets – the largest campaign of its kind to date.
Reducing malaria’s burden
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Nigeria, accounting for [...]
In Tanzania, the Island of Zanzibar leads the charge against malaria
29th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
As the world celebrated World Malaria Day this past weekend, some regions reflected on recent strides made toward eradicating the disease. Among the world’s malaria success stories is the Island of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, off the coast of eastern Africa.
Malaria was once a leading child killer throughout Tanzania. As in many countries [...]
Survivors recount earthquake’s toll on schools in Qinghai Province, China
27th April 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
UNICEF Image © UNICEF China/2010/Jerry Liu
A field report by Jin Bo
When this small town in remote western China was hit by an earthquake on 14 April, 13-year-old Sangqiuyixi was sweeping the floor of his classroom at Yushu No.2 Ethnic High School. He broke the window and managed to escape.
“The dust was blowing here and there,” [...]
Inspired Mothers: Saweba wants bed nets
25th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
My name is Saweba. I’m a young mother from Ghana. I have given birth to three children but I only have one child. Two of my children died because of malaria. My first child, a girl, died at eighteen months old and my second, a boy, died a year later. I miss [...]
Malaria prevention and treatment save children’s lives in Mozambique
24th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
World Malaria Day highlights progress and challenges
© UNICEF Mozambique/2010/Williams
World Malaria Day, 25 April, focuses this year on the challenge of achieving universal coverage with essential malaria-control interventions. Here is a story of progress and challenges in one malaria-endemic country, Mozambique.
TETE PROVINCE, Mozambique, 23 April 2010 – After Bonita [...]
Earthquake relief efforts continue in China despite altitude, cold and other obstacles
22nd April 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
High altitude is creating an obstacle for rescue teams delivering supplies to people affected by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in north-west China’s Qinghai Province on 14 April.
Approximately 200 rescuers have been forced to leave the area due to altitude sickness. Despite the obstacles, UNICEF has been working to send [...]
Roll Back Malaria partnership launches Africa Update at UNICEF House event
21st April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
UNICEF and the Roll Back Malaria partnership today launched the World Malaria Day 2010 Africa Update, a report highlighting progress towards curbing the deadly mosquito-borne disease in Africa.
Efforts to fight malaria on the continent are accelerating, the report says, but more work and funding are needed.
The launch event, held at UNICEF headquarters, began with introductory [...]
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