UNICEF Prepares to Distribute W.A.S.H. Kits to Fiji Families

UNICEF is continuing to work with authorities in Fiji and Samoa to offer relief and to assist in the recovery after Cyclone Evan . In Fiji, where almost 14,000 people remain in evacuation centres, the agency has assembled 5,000 WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) Kits ready for dispatch and is meeting today with the National Disaster Management Office and other emergency partners to discuss how it can provide further assistance, particularly in the areas of water and sanitation.  “The risk of waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, leptospirosis and typhoid continues to be of concern,” UNICEF NZ Executive Dennis McKinlay said.  “These diseases can be fatal, especially in children. UNICEF is preparing to distribute...

Cyclone Evan Emergency Relief Under Way

In the aftermath of Cyclone Evan, UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) is working with the governments of Samoa and Fiji to keep children safe by providing oral rehydration...

UNICEF NZ Launches Cyclone Emergency Appeal

UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) has launched an emergency appeal in response to Cyclone Evan , and the agency is standing by ready to respond to government requests...

Blog: Inspired Gifts in Action

With Christmas just around the corner there is lots of talk about presents, and for us here at UNICEF there is loads of talk about Inspired Gifts! Every year UNICEF distributes...

Children Bearing the Brunt of Poverty – UNICEF NZ

The OCC Expert Advisory Group’s report on Solutions to Child Poverty (EAG Report) today and the Children’s Social Health Monitor yesterday make one point very...

Syrian Children Receive Lifesaving Vaccinations

An emergency vaccination campaign is under way in Syria to protect young children against measles and polio, diseases that can spread rapidly – and sometimes with...

UNICEF Readies Winter Supplies for Syria Crisis

UNICEF is urgently mobilizing more than 50,000 children’s clothing kits and around 150,000 blankets, including baby blankets, along with other winter supplies for displaced...

Christchurch Children Tell Their Story in UNICEF NZ Photography Exhibition

Children from Christchurch are set to share their views of how the earthquakes have changed their lives and communities in a new photography exhibition organised by UNICEF...

100 Millionth Person Receives Lifesaving Meningitis Vaccine

A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century....

Have You Been ‘Naughty or Nice’ This Year?

If you’ve been a little too badly behaved this year to warrant a visit from the man in red then fear not because, thanks to its new ‘Naughty or Nice’...