UNICEF- Insecticide-treated bed nets save lives in Ethiopia A Child dies every 30 seconds from malaria. The mosquitoes that carry malaria usually bite after nightfall – between dusk and dawn. The most effective way to prevent mosquitoes from biting is for children to sleep under an insecticide-treated bed net. However, not all of the children [...]
UNICEF Ireland Blog
Archive for April, 2010
UNICEF – Insecticide-treated bed nets save lives in Ethiopia
21st April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
On World Malaria Day 2010, Africa charts progress
20th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
With the end of the “Decade to Roll Back Malaria” in sight, 2010 is a milestone year for malaria control. There are now just over 257 days left to meet the challenge of the UN Secretary General to ensure universal coverage with anti-malarial interventions. An update on malaria progress in Africa released today reveals that [...]
Nigeria immunizes millions of children in a renewed effort to eradicate polio
19th April 2010 | by unicef | Immunisation | No Comments
Nigeria recently joined 19 other countries in West and Central Africa in a synchronized campaign to immunise more than 85 million children under the age of five against polio. In four days last month, Nigeria immunised more than 45.5 million children, part of the effort to kick polio out of the African continent. The 57 [...]
Reaching mobile populations with polio vaccine in India
16th April 2010 | by unicef | Immunisation | No Comments
LUCKNOW, India, 14 April 2010 – A recent polio immunization campaign in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh succeeded in treating some of the most difficult-to-reach families in this area – mobile labourers. In Aligarh district, an extended nomadic family of 25 adults and 10 children set up tents in an open space off the [...]
Robbie Williams visits Haiti
14th April 2010 | by unicef | Field Visits, Haiti | No Comments
UNICEF ambassador Robbie Williams visited Haiti to meet with children affected by the disastrous earthquake and see what the UNICEF and partners are working to help children and their families. Photo: Simon Niblett / UNICEF 2010. UNICEF Ambassador and singer Robbie Williams has visited Haiti this week, while UNICEF marks the three months since the [...]
Promoting girls’ empowerment through sport in Afghanistan
14th April 2010 | by unicef | Millennium Development Goals | No Comments
© UNICEF Afghanistan/2010/Walther Field report by Cornelia Walther- On the occasion of International Women’s Day last month, UNICEF, the Bamyan Provincial Department of Women’s Affairs and the local Youth Information and Contact Centre (YICC) joined forces to promote girls’ empowerment through sport – by organizing an all-female football match. UNICEF and the YICC have created [...]
Creating a Haiti fit for children, three months after the earthquake
12th April 2010 | by unicef | Field Visits, Haiti | No Comments
© UNICEF/2010/Nybo Field report by Thomas Nybo As Haiti slowly moves forward after the 12 January earthquake, UNICEF is set to release a comprehensive report taking stock of humanitarian efforts on behalf of the children of Haiti. The report, to be released next week, provides an overview of the progress made so far, as well [...]
Education brings hope to Haiti’s children: ‘Let us not lose any more’
9th April 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Haiti | No Comments
Field Report by Edward Carwardine From the hillsides around Port-au-Prince one can just see the sparkling blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, tranquil in the bright sunlight. The ascending streets are bustling, energized by the frenetic traffic, the shouts of street vendors, and the masses of people going somewhere or coming from somewhere. It could [...]
UNICEF funding shortage could impact on children in Somalia
8th April 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, malnutrition | No Comments
A senior UNICEF official says that some humanitarian programmes in Somalia are in danger of being suspended because they do not have enough money to support them. “Somalia has one of the world’s highest rates of malnutrition and one in seven children will not live to be five years old. However we have proven that [...]
UNICEF distributes early childhood development kits in Jacmel, Haiti
7th April 2010 | by unicef | Education, Emergency, Haiti | No Comments
By Thomas Nybo - JACMEL, Haiti, 6 April 2010 – When the earthquake shook the mountains outside this port city in southern Haiti on 12 January, rural schools throughout the area were destroyed or damaged. Not only were classes cancelled for the short term, but looking ahead, parents were afraid to send their children back [...]
About our Blog
Blogging gives us the ability to quickly report from the field, alert you to media coverage of interest, and share the success of UNICEF's lifesaving work around the globe. We want to hear from you, so consider using the comment functionality to let us know what you think. Readers, please keep in mind that comments do not necessarily reflect official positions of UNICEF or UNICEF Ireland.
-
You are currently browsing the UNICEF Ireland Blog blog archives for April, 2010.
-
Blog Archives
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
Categories
- Advocacy (15)
- Childrens Rights (12)
- Womens Rights (3)
- Believe in Zero (6)
- Cathal Ryan Trust (1)
- Champion for Children (3)
- Child Friendly Spaces (1)
- Child Soldiers (5)
- Climate Change (1)
- East Africa (49)
- Education (11)
- Emergency (85)
- Euro for zero (2)
- Field Visits (15)
- Fundraise (3)
- Goodwill Ambassador (7)
- Haiti (59)
- HIV / AIDS (8)
- IKEA (2)
- Immunisation (9)
- Inspired Gifts (13)
- Ivory Coast (5)
- Japan Tsunami (5)
- Just One Appeal (1)
- Libya Crisis (23)
- Malaria (13)
- malnutrition (18)
- Millennium Development Goals (6)
- Newsletter (1)
- Pakistan Floods (33)
- Philippines Floods (2)
- Photo Essay (1)
- Press Releases (1)
- Refugees (1)
- Report (3)
- Sahel (22)
- Schools (1)
- Schools Non Uniform Day (1)
- Sri Lanka Floods (3)
- Sudan (6)
- Syria (3)
- The Cathal Ryan Trust (2)
- Uncategorized (9)
- Vaccination (8)
- Water (6)
- Womens Mini Marathon (2)
- Advocacy (15)
Subscribe to this blog via RSS
Powered by WordPress
