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Feeding drought affected families in Niger

30th January 2012 | by unicef | malnutrition | No Comments

At the end of the farming season. Halima Isaka sat with her 10-month-old daughter at the edge of their family’s field, watching as her husband loaded a pile of dried millet stalks onto an oxcart. With cash transfers, UNICEF and partners aid drought-affected families in Niger. Report by Bob Coen. VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Bob Coen [...]

‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ calls for continued focus on the Horn of Africa

27th January 2012 | by unicef | East Africa, Report | No Comments

The ongoing crisis in the Horn of Africa will remain a significant part of UNICEF’s global humanitarian response in the coming year, according to the ‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ report, which launches tomorrow. Report by Chris Niles. UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Louis-Georges Arsenault discusses UNICEF’s annual appeal for emergency funding. The report appeals [...]

Life-saving action against cholera in DR Congo

23rd January 2012 | by unicef | Water | No Comments

MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 16 January 2012 – “At the beginning I thought she had just diarrhea, but when she didn’t stop vomiting I took her to the hospital, where they told me it might be cholera,” said Getou Bofala, 35. Report by Cornelia Walther She had been sitting at the bedside of [...]

UNICEF prepares to help victims of conflict in South Sudan

18th January 2012 | by unicef | Sudan | No Comments

Pibor County, in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, is the site of recent conflict between members of the Murle and the Lou Nuer tribes. The violence has forced thousands of people to take refuge in surrounding bush areas. Here, UNICEF’s Sunil Verma reports from an assessment mission organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. [...]

Four Haitian filmmakers explore conditions for children two years after the quake

13th January 2012 | by unicef | Haiti | No Comments

UNICEF challenged young Haitian filmmakers to reveal how they view their country – and its conditions for children – two years after the January 2010 earthquake. Report by Mariana Palavra. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 January 2012 VIDEO: Watch Pierre Lucson Bellegarde’s film, ‘The Compass’, about a woman who was seriously injured in the 2010 earthquake. “This [...]

Two years after the earthquake, victories for Haiti’s children

12th January 2012 | by unicef | Haiti | No Comments

January 12, 2010, the day a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, is still fresh in the memory of Renold Telford, Haiti’s Director of Basic Education. Report by Mariana Palavra, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. VIDEO: UNICEF reports on the situation for children two years after Haiti’s 2010 earthquake. The education system – like many of the country’s essential systems [...]

Haiti Two Years On: UNICEF in Action

11th January 2012 | by unicef | Haiti | No Comments

UNICEF has been a development partner in Haiti for over 60 years. With expertise in education, child protection, nutrition, health and water sanitation and hygiene, UNICEF and partners have coordinated a large-scale emergency response for children and families.  We will continue to develop and strengthen systems that protect the rights of children. Your crucial support [...]

Hope in Haiti Now

10th January 2012 | by unicef | Haiti | No Comments

I’d been in Haiti after the earthquake in July 2010 and it took me a long time to try to come to terms with what I’d seen. To witness people desperately trying to survive – enduring anywhere they could find a scrap of land to live on.  Back then, six months on from the earthquake, [...]

A ‘children’s crisis’ unfolds in West and Central Africa’s Sahel region

6th January 2012 | by unicef | malnutrition | No Comments

Even as the battle against hunger continues in the drought-hit Horn of Africa, another crisis has begun to unfold in eight countries across West Africa. Report by Priyanka Pruthi VIDEO: December 2011 – UNICEF correspondent Priyanka Pruthi reports on the growing crisis in Africa’s Sahel region, where more than a million children are at risk [...]

UNICEF in 2011: UNICEF records major successes in challenging humanitarian year

4th January 2012 | by unicef | Uncategorized | No Comments

From famine in the Horn of Africa to flooding in Pakistan and uprisings across the Middle East, 2011 was a challenging year for families in the developing world. Report by Chris Niles 31 December 2011: Watch UNICEF’s year in review. Extreme weather, rising food prices, and political conflict displaced millions and pushed families to desperation [...]

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