UNICEF NZ's 2007 Accounts

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2007 has been another successful year in the development of UNICEF NZ and UNICEF International.

• One of the features of 2007 was the opportunities we were able to provide donors to multiply the value of their contributions:
  • Donations to our Tanzania water project were doubled through the matching funding of Dr Gareth and Jo Morgan
  • Donations to our HIV/AIDS project in PNG and hygiene training project in Laos both benefited from a 4:1 grant from NZAID
  • Across all UNICEF programmes, $1 donated has at least a $10 benefit in the field
• UNICEF NZ has been able to dramatically increase its contribution to children over the last 5 years. In 2002, our income was $943,000. In 2007, it has grown to $5,438,000 providing a 525% increase from New Zealand to our overseas programmes. This growth has taken some investment but the benefits for children are clear.

One of the distinguishing features of UNICEF's work is the way we make a difference at the local community level right through to national campaigns, to helping governments develop policy and best practice. UNICEF is unique in the way it works, offering donors the opportunity to make a difference at the community, national and international level. It is only by building capacity at all these levels that progress for children can be made around the world.

Impressive progress in long term development projects and in responding to emergencies has been a hall-mark of the year. UNICEF's publication "State of the World's Children" celebrated the fact that for the first time in modern history, the number of children dying before the age of five has fallen below 10 million. This number is still too high but progress is being made in many areas that impact on child survival - for example:

• More than 1.2 billion people gained access to improved drinking water between 1990 and 2004 through UNICEF's efforts.
• Vaccines now protect 75% of the world's children against major childhood illnesses, saving over 2.5 million lives every year.

At the local level in New Zealand we assist with work in the areas of child abuse prevention and support for children affected by family violence, Child Friendly Communities, and encouraging Government and their Ministries to develop and implement policy and practice that provide the best outcomes for New Zealand children.

UNICEF is the world's largest development and emergency agency dedicated to children and mothers, and all of this is possible because of the voluntary (we are not funded by the UN) donations of the public, corporations, institutions and governments. On behalf of UNICEF I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all our partners who have united with us in our global outreach to provide hope and opportunity through the provision of water, immunization, education and safety to millions and millions of children.

If you have questions regarding any of this information please contact the office.

Dennis McKinlay
Executive Director
UNICEF NZ

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