UNICEF NZ brings The Carrier to the NZ International Documentary Edge Film Festival

UNICEF NZ is bringing four children’s rights documentaries to the screen at the upcoming Documentary Edge Film Festival. The festival, which opens in Auckland on 26 April and will continue in Wellington from 17 May, will include the highly acclaimed film The Carrier. The Carrier is a powerful story of one woman’s journey as she comes to terms with HIV and the impact the virus is having on her family and community. 28-year-old Mutinta Mweemba is caught in a desperate struggle to stop the disease being passed onto her unborn child. Every day around the world about 1,000 children are newly infected with HIV. Vulnerable newborns can contract the virus from their HIV positive mothers during pregnancy,...

UNICEF Steps up its Response to Children Affected by the Crisis in Syria

GENEVA / AMMAN—  As the impact of the ongoing crisis in Syria ripples across the region, UNICEF has unveiled plans to address the urgent health, educational...

Disaster is Stalking Children in the Sahel

Dakar / Geneva, 16 March 2012 - UNICEF is warning that there is little time left to stave off a disaster facing more than a million children aged below five in the ...

UNICEF Applauds Landmark Ruling on War Crimes Against Children

NEW YORK, 14 March 2012 - UNICEF today applauded the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for recruiting children into his...

UNICEF NZ Urges Quick Response to Sahel Crisis

UNICEF NZ (UN Children’s Fund) welcomes today’s announcement of funding by the New Zealand Government for the looming food crisis in the Sahel region of West...

How UNICEF Protects Children From Being Used in Armed Conflict

UNICEF believes that the practice of using children in armed conflict is an abhorrent abuse of their rights. It can cause long-term physical and emotional damage to children...

Millennium Development Goal Drinking Water Target Met

The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015...

Cities are Failing Children, UNICEF Warns

Greater urbanisation is inevitable and soon – for the first time in history - the majority of children will grow up in towns or cities rather...

UNICEF Comments on Continuing Violence in Syria

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Syria:  “UNICEF is appalled by the impact on children of the escalating violence in Syria....

Counting the Days to UNICEF Adventure in Nepal

With only weeks to go, three Kiwi women are gearing up for the trip of a lifetime. Heather Simpson, Helen Chapman and Vivianne Flintoff are preparing to embark on a unique...