The civil unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan has not spared any household in Djalal-Abad province. Field report by Galina Solodunova
Hasan and Zulhumar Amanbaev and their four children lived all their lives in peace in the town of Djalal-Abad. On 12 June, the day after the killings started, they had to flee their house. At first they [...]
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For displaced families in Kyrgyzstan, a difficult road back from the brink
28th June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
Protecting South Africa’s children during the World Cup and beyond
24th June 2010 | by unicef | Childrens Rights | No Comments
As the most-watched sports event worldwide, the FIFA World Cup 2010 is expected to attract more than a billion television viewers around the world before it is through. Across the host country, South Africa, fan parks known as FIFA “Fan Fests” have set up huge TV screens and stages for live entertainment. An estimated half [...]
In post-earthquake Haiti, children’s voices are integrated into reconstruction effort
23rd June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Haiti | No Comments
Field report by Jill Van den Brule – Over the buzz of children chatting excitedly in Creole, nine-year-old Marie-Ange hunches over her poster paper, meticulously tracing the outline of a school. “This is the school of my dreams,” she says.
Marie-Ange was out of school for nearly three months following the devastating earthquake of 12 January. [...]
Aid reaches displaced and refugee families in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
22nd June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
Despite continuing concerns about security, UNICEF has started a large airlift and overland distribution of supplies to people displaced by violence in Kyrgyzstan. At the same time, some of the ethnic Uzbek families that fled the country into neighbouring Uzbekistan have now moved from transit points into bigger camps supported by UNICEF.
More than 200 people [...]
Health centres focus on treatment of undernourished children in Niger
21st June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, malnutrition | No Comments
Field Report by Kyle O’Donoghue – When Baraka, a young mother in Guidimouni, southern Niger, took her 13-month-old son Abdul to the local health centre, tests showed that he was suffering from severe acute malnutrition and malaria. He spent a week in an outpatient feeding programme but continued to lose weight.
“Abdul needs to be taken [...]
Football Stories – Ander from Honduras
18th June 2010 | by unicef | Inspired Gifts | No Comments
My name is Ander Vasquez from Honduras and I’m 14 years old. I live with my family in Villanueva, a neighborhood in Tegucigalpa which is mostly known for violent gangs.
My life has changed a lot since I participated in “Fútbol para la vida” (Football for life). It was set up in 2002 by UNICEF and [...]
Call centre responds to needs of separated children in Haitian quake zone
18th June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Haiti | No Comments
Field report by Cifora Monier – “Hello, Separated Children Call Centre, how can I help you?” an operator asked. “Where exactly did you say the child is currently? He is at the health Centre? Did the child come by himself or was he brought in by someone? Thank you for calling – we will dispatch [...]
Amidst violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, a mother and son seek refuge
17th June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
Field report by Galina Solodunova, BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – At 3 a.m. last Sunday, Malika and her son Emil, 8, left their house in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. The moonless night concealed ruins and dead bodies scattered near their home. Caustic fumes spread from the burning houses, reminders of the atrocities that had been raging in the town [...]
Refugees pour into camps in Uzbekistan, escaping Kyrgyz clashes
17th June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
No one was safe – not even children.
While Navruza tells her story in a tent at the camp, more and more women with children enter and join the conversation. Everyone tries to add a word. The more they talk and share their experiences, the more they cry. The memories are too fresh and the pain [...]
Last Fathers Day was your gift as welcome as a vuvuzela?
16th June 2010 | by unicef | Inspired Gifts | No Comments
Vuvuzela – the World Cup Horn Swarm!
Whether your Dad loves or loathes vuvuzelas at the World Cup … here at UNICEF Ireland, we’ve got the perfect footballing gift that’ll be a winner with him this Father’s Day!
So don’t score an own-goal with your dad this year by buying him a vuvuzela, give him a gift [...]
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