UNICEF deploying emergency co-ordinator to Tonga

Wellington, 16 February 2010. – UNICEF is sending an emergency co-ordinator to Tonga, with other staff and relief supplies on standby. UNICEF NZ Executive Director, Dennis McKinlay, says that staff have been monitoring the cyclone closely and are on standby to deploy. “Our emergency co-ordinator for the Pacific, based in Suva, is set to go to Nukualofa on the main island of Tongatapu. He will be part of the emergency response, including providing a clearer picture of the humanitarian need and co-ordinating aid supplies. “UNICEF has emergency supplies in the region, such as water containers, water purification tablets and tarpaulins, that can be drawn on as needed.”

Child porn harmful to every child

Barbara Lambourn* This op-ed was originally published in the Manawatu Standard, 13 February 2010. It is republished here courtesy of the Manawatu Standard. The sordid...

Focus on Haiti: A quake-affected mother identifies her needs

By Jennifer Bakody SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, 11 February 2010 – For lack of a better alternative, Nadine Laguerre and her newborn son, Daniel live in an eight-by-eight...

Disease growing threat for Haitian children a month after the quake

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Use of children’s images in pornography harmful to all children - UNICEF

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UNICEF chief visits quake-struck Haiti

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UN International Year of Youth commencing August 2010

Young people from around the world are being asked to come up with a slogan for a new UN year devoted to youth. In an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative...

Protecting Haiti’s children a ‘top priority’ - UNICEF

Wellington, 5 February 2010. – Keeping children safe and reuniting them with family is a major concern in post-quake Haiti, says UNICEF NZ. Thousands of children are believed...

UNICEF appeals for $1.6b to meet major global emergencies

Haiti disaster ‘tip of the iceberg’ Wellington, 4 February 2010. – As global attention focuses on efforts to provide life-saving support to the people of Haiti, UNICEF...

UNICEF and partners launch immunization campaign in Haiti quake zone

By Guy Hubbard, UNICEF UNICEF and its partners in Haiti have just begun an immunization campaign targeting earthquake-affected children under the age of seven and their...