In the aftermath of the April 2010 earthquake in China’s Qinghai Province, UNICEF and its partners have set up four child-friendly spaces in tents in Jiegu town, Yushu County, to support the long-term recovery and well-being of earthquake-affected children and women.
Thousands of children in Jiegu town, near the epicentre of the earthquake, have already accessed [...]
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UNICEF and partners open child-friendly spaces in Qinghai earthquake zone
29th July 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
Donncha’s Diary – Day 4 in Haiti
26th July 2010 | by unicef | Field Visits, Goodwill Ambassador, Haiti | No Comments
Spending the last few days here in Port au Prince, there’s one thing I’ve really noticed – every green patch where kids used to play is now a sea of tents. To get your head around the number of families I’m talking about who are now living in tents in Haiti, it’s as if the [...]
Day 3 of Donncha’s Diary: Haiti 6 months after the earthquake
23rd July 2010 | by unicef | Field Visits, Haiti | No Comments
Five minutes into my stay at Camp Charlie and I’m already in trouble…I’ve thrashed my tent! Camp Charlie is where most of the UN staff are currently living and it’s where we are staying. The last time I camped is when I was 11 back home in the back garden in Bishopstown. We lasted till [...]
Day 2 of Donncha’s Diary: Haiti 6 months after the earthquake
22nd July 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Field Visits, Haiti | 1 Comment
Hello from Haiti,
We arrived this morning into Port au Prince! It is baking here – very, very clammy and I broke out in an instant sweat.
Straight away I went to meet the UNICEF team at their base near the airport. It’s an incredible place to take in – it’s full of tents and portacabins and [...]
Donncha’s Diary from a field visit to Haiti – 6 months after the earthquake
21st July 2010 | by unicef | Field Visits, Goodwill Ambassador, Haiti | No Comments
Hello from New York – I’m on my way to Haiti as part of my role as an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland
This is my second trip with UNICEF – last summer I visited UNICEF programmes in South Africa after the Lions Tour was finished. I know that this trip will be very different from last [...]
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Leo Messi visits Haiti to highlight plight of children six months after the earthquake
16th July 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Field Visits, Haiti | No Comments
Leo Messi, renowned FC Barcelona and Argentina national team soccer player completed his first field visit since he was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in March to highlight the milestones and challenges children in Haiti face six months after the earthquake.
The one-day visit took Messi to Carrefour Aviation, a camp of 50,000 Haitians who lost their [...]
It has been six months since a devastating earthquake Haiti. Six Months On..
14th July 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, Haiti | No Comments
Field report by UNICEF photojournalist Marta Ramoneda - It has been six months since a devastating earthquake killed over 220,000 people and disrupted the lives of millions more in Haiti. UNICEF freelance photographer Marta Ramoneda recently returned from a two-week trip to the Caribbean nation, where she documented the recovery efforts now under way there.
The [...]
Child-protection centers provide a second chance for children in Gabon
12th July 2010 | by unicef | Childrens Rights | No Comments
On a recent trip to Gabon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with children living in a child-protection center supported by UNICEF in Angondgé, a neighborhood of Libreville, the capital.
The Angondjé center accommodates boys and girls up to 18 years of age from various nationalities and religions. The children come to the center for many [...]
UNICEF helps displaced families start afresh after violence in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
9th July 2010 | by unicef | Emergency | No Comments
Field report by Rob McBride,OSH, Kyrgyzstan – Viewed from the hill that dominates the centre of Osh, it’s hard to imagine the violence that swept through this city in mid-June. The plumes of smoke that hung over the skyline have long since gone, but when you look more closely, you notice the blackened patches of [...]
Female doctor defies odds to promote maternal health in Afghanistan
8th July 2010 | by unicef | Childrens Rights, Womens Rights | No Comments
Field Report by Cornelia Walther, Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. For Dr. Sumaira Yaftali, medicine is more than just a career. It’s the culmination of her life-long ambition.
“I want to become a good doctor because the Afghan society is so damaged,” said Dr. Yaftali. “War has brought many needs, especially for women. Our culture [...]
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