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UNICEF statement on situation in Gaza
5 January 2009
NEW YORK – UNICEF is deeply concerned about the impact of the current violence in Gaza on children. UNICEF urges all parties to the conflict to abide by their international legal obligation to ensure that children are protected and that they receive essential humanitarian supplies and support. Over...
5 January 2009
Life-saving campaign to reach 1.5 million Somali children
Nairobi, Kenya -- Over 1.5 million children under the age of five and women of child-bearing age across... Read article
5 January 2009
Children & women continue to suffer in DR Congo conflict
KINSHASA, 31 December 2008 - The UN Children’s Fund warns that the situation in the Democratic Republic... Read article
23 December 2008
Children’s lives improved with your support
UNICEF NZ thanks all its supporters for making the world a better place for children this year. The poorest... Read article
17 December 2008
UNICEF on front lines of cholera outbreak
The cholera outbreak that has killed close to 1,000 people in Zimbabwe is now spreading to neighbouring... Read article
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When you see the poverty Hayley's seen, you'll want to help provide solutions too. Hayley, UNICEF's... View this project
Tanzania project
UNICEF Ambassadors Gareth and Jo Morgan are supporting a UNICEF water project that will take clean water... View this project
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