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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF

Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up both need for, and cost of life-saving therapeutic food treatment, the latter by up to 16 per cent.

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Rachel Petero (nee Taka) appointed UNICEF Aotearoa Heamana Tuarua Deputy Board Chair

UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand today announced indigenous governor and entrepreneur Rachel Petero as Heamana Tuarua/Deputy ...

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Ukraine's youths help families find their way

16-year-old Solomiya volunteers to greet and assist those fleeing Ukraine.

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Karl Urban appointed as new UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand Ambassador

UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand has welcomed actor Karl Urban as an official Ambassador to support in raising awareness on c...

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“The events of the night are still haunting them today.”

Reaching children and families with psycho-social support in Tonga

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Ukrainian mother: “Every child is our child”

War turned a journalist and mother of one into a refugee mother of three. Crossing the border into Romania, they find su...

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Two million refugee children flee war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders

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Dan Carter launches the DC10 Fund in partnership with UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand

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Jefferies donation to UNICEF Aotearoa for Tonga has long-term impact

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Passionate proponent of sustainable development Amanda Ellis joins UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand’s Board

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell on children in Ukraine

24 February 2022

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UNICEF provides support to all public school teachers in Afghanistan for 2 months

Emergency support will enable millions of children to continue learning

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Recovering from the volcanic eruption and tsunami in the Pacific Island nation of Tonga

Thousands of children have been affected by the disaster. UNICEF is working with partners to provide urgent support.

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Parwana’s recovery from severe acute malnutrition.

With a simple treatment that saves countless lives everyday.

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Tonga Update 19/01/22

Acting United Nations Coordinator to the Pacific and UNICEF Pacific Representative Jonathan Veitch talks to Max Towle on...

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Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami

Jonathan Veitch, Acting United Nations Co-ordinator to the Pacific, spoke to Radio New Zealand.

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UNICEF ready to support families and children in the aftermath of volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga

16 January 2022

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Polio survivor making a difference in vaccination coverage in Herat

Two drops is all it takes to protect a child from polio

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Statement by Alice Akunga, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative a.i., on the death of eight children due to detonation of explosive remnant

KABUL, 11 January 2022

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Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan as disruption to health and nutrition services continues and winter sets in – UNICEF

Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Illness, measles, acute watery diarrhea and other preventable diseases affecting children a...

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2021 in Review: A year to be proud of

Let’s look back over a year that put our resilience to the test

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Preparing children to be future leaders

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COVID-19 ‘biggest global crisis for children in our 75-year history’ – UNICEF

On its 75th anniversary, UNICEF warns that COVID-19 is rolling back virtually every measure of progress for children, in...

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UNICEF launches US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19

Funds will support essential programs for over 177 million children in need across 145 countries and territories through...

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Vaccines: A history of success and hope for the future

The lessons learned to help overcome COVID-19

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Pacific Island children to access three new life-saving vaccines through Rotary-UNICEF partnership

SUVA, FIJI (26 November 2021)

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Collateral in a Pandemic

The pandemic isn't just affecting children's present, but also their futures.

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Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

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A race we can all win

With Kiwis onboard

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Urgent action needed now to ensure sufficient COVID vaccine syringe supply to meet 2022 vaccination targets

Increased demand, supply chain disruptions, and ‘syringe nationalism’ could lead to significant challenges in 2022 witho...

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UNICEF India welcomes one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in India

Statement by Dr Yasmin Ali Haque, UNICEF India Representative

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Shameful milestone’ in Yemen as 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting began

Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children in Yemen

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House-to-house polio vaccination set to recommence across Afghanistan in November

18 October 2021

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Vietnam ravaged by Delta highlights 'global failure' of vaccine roll-out

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Global Handwashing Day

UNICEF warns that 3 in 10 people do not have basic handwashing facilities at home to fight off infectious diseases

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The kite-flying girl from Kabul

Mental health – it’s time to change the narrative

Breaking the silence surrounding mental illness

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Poor mental health in children and young people cannot be ignored – UNICEF

Economies stand to lose an estimated NZD$560 billion a year due to mental disorders among young people according to new ...

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EU Humanitarian Airbridge helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan

29 September 2021

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Just how far can kindness travel?

Are Kiwis capable of caring about people in low-income countries when we have pressing social problems in our own backya...

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UNICEF Executive Director remarks at the virtual Ministerial-Event on safeguarding the achievements of 20 years of international engagement in Afghanistan

21 September 2021

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Schoolchildren worldwide have lost 1.8 trillion hours and counting of in-person learning due to COVID-19 lockdowns, says UNICEF

Urging governments to reopen schools as soon as possible, UNICEF unveils No Time to Lose – a clock counting hours of los...

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

14 September 2021

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on unaccompanied and separated children evacuated from Afghanistan

7 September 2021

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No distance too far, no location too remote, no one out of reach

Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 will be the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history. UNICEF a...

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Afghanistan ‘a child protection crisis in a country already one of the worst places on earth to be a child’

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Hervé Ludovic De Lys – to whom quoted text may ...

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We cannot abandon the children of Afghanistan in their time of need

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director, George Laryea-Adjei, upon his return from Kabul

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Dan Carter appointed as UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand Ambassador

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Delivering for Afghanistan’s children

UNICEF is continuing to work with partners to support children and their families across the country.

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Remarks on the situation in Yemen

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

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Amidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to AfghanistanAmidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to Afghanistan

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One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF

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Bybit partners with UNICEF

to empower girls’ education in East Asia and the Pacific

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At least 27 children killed and 136 injured in past 72 hours as violence escalates in Afghanistan - UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Hervé Ludovic De Lys on rapid escalation of grave violations against chil...

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One year after the Beirut explosions

Children’s needs remain acute, with 98 per cent of families still in need

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Rehabilitating schools, restarting classroom learning

The explosions in the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020 devastated a large swathe of the city, including numerous schools...

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UNICEF Aotearoa and NZ Government partner to ensure children have the best start in life

The partnership will ensure more children across the Asia Pacific are in preschool and school, and making progress in th...

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How the Aroha Partnership came to be

UNICEF Aotearoa’s ongoing partnership with MFAT - Delivering positive and sustainable change for our Asia-Pacific neighb...

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Unveiling a new name and brand positioning for UNICEF Aotearoa

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Over 30,000 cyclone affected Fijian children and their families to receive support under new UNICEF - Government of New Zealand partnership

SUVA, FIJI 25 June 2021

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In recognition of Sir Ian Hassall's passing

10 August 1941 – 14 June 2021

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Affordable, quality childcare inaccessible in many of world’s wealthiest countries – UNICEF

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Yemen’s Hidden Emergency: An Education System in Crisis

UNICEF Yemen takes a multi-pronged strategic approach to strengthen the education system’s capacity to support access to...

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COVID-19 vaccines: 5 reasons why dose donations are essential

Vaccines will help us end the COVID-19 pandemic, but only if everyone has access to them.

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An open letter on vaccine dose donations

The G7 Summit is a vital opportunity for G7 leaders to agree the actions that will get COVID-19 vaccines where they are ...

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Kiribati receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines

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In Gaza, at least 60 children have been killed and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days.

May 20, 06:30am NZT

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In It Together: Cotton On partners with UNICEF to help deliver 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable

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Immediate humanitarian access needed to stave off disaster for Gaza’s children

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

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Eight Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip last night

AMMAN, 15 May 2021

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Celebrating mums everywhere this Mother's Day

Supporting and caring for mothers around the world is something very close to our hearts at UNICEF

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Vodafone matches donations for India as Covid-19 cases continue to surge

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UNICEF NZ supports India during crippling Covid-19 crisis

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Syria receives its first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility

From UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ted Chaiban, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern M...

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Syrian children have witnessed so much tragedy

New Zealander James Gray shares his experiences from the field

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Voices of 10-year-old Syrian refugees

Ten years into the Syria crisis, funding is decreasing but the needs remain high – with children facing a double crisis ...

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Addressing the growing lack of available water to meet children’s needs.

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Hope in their hands: Refugee children share their keepsakes

A picture, a toy, a blanket. All have something in common — they’re the most precious object in the world for a Syrian r...

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The Syrian War in 10 Pictures

10 years on the situation for many children and families remains precarious, with nearly 90 per cent of children in need...

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Syria conflict 10 years on: 90 per cent of children need support as violence, economic crisis and COVID-19 pandemic push families to the brink

Almost 12,000 children killed or injured in the past decade, according to verified data – an average of more than three ...

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Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children in Syria after ten years of conflict

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Syria Representative Bo Viktor Nylund – to whom quoted text may be attribut...

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After a decade of conflict, children continue to pay the heaviest price.

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The right choice of a syringe

The auto-disable (AD) syringes UNICEF will deliver to support COVID-19 vaccination have an additional mission: to help p...

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Transporting 1 billion syringes to the world

The word unprecedented will always be associated with 2020.

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UNICEF begins shipping syringes for the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX

100,000 syringes will arrive in Maldives, with more countries to receive imminent deliveries for rollout of COVAX Facili...

New Zealand’s child poverty stats grow faster than my potatoes

On Tuesday, 23 February, Stats NZ will release Aotearoa’s Child Poverty statistics for Year ended June 2020.

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Big Problems Need Big Solutions

We reached more than 760 million children with life-saving vaccines over the last 20 years, and helped prevent more than...

Chiefs lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi opens up on rugby and living a healthy lifestyle

“Initially, I wanted my kids to be sports stars, but at the end of the day, I just want them to be happy and healthy. If...

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Virtual Field Trip

Join us on our Virtual Field Trip to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea

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UNICEF NZ appoints leading-edge CEO

Leading children’s rights organisation selects Michelle Sharp as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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A firsthand account from the hours after Beirut's explosion

Jackeline Atwi's niece was missing. As she desperately tried to find her, hope was running low.

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Hunger Relief - Malnutrition

Hunger and malnutrition deprive children of essential nutrients, making them susceptible to severe versions of common si...

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Hunger Relief - Water Lilies

Nine-month-old Baby Chiengjiuk lives in Bentiu camp for displaced people in South Sudan.

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Hunger Relief - Grass

Nyabel Wal travelled for six days to look for food, only to come back empty-handed. With no other options, she’s been fo...

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On World Children’s Day, UNICEF warns COVID-19 is causing irreversible harm to children

Children and adolescents account for 1 in 9 of reported COVID-19 infections, according to new analysis released by UNICE...

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5 Things You Should Know About Malnutrition

Childhood malnutrition affects more than 229 million kids worldwide. It's a triple threat which includes undernutrition,...

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Would you go this far to help children?

UNICEF Health Worker Paul Maesiala travels on a boat for three hours to reach children in remote Solomon Islands.

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Displacement leaves its traces on health and nutrition of children in Cabo Delgado

Mossa is the only father in the group. He has come today with his four children: “I wanted to give their mother a break ...

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1 in 6 children lives in extreme poverty, World Bank-UNICEF analysis shows

The pre-COVID-19 analysis reveals that 356 million children struggle to survive on less than $1.90 a day, two-thirds of ...

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Former refugee Robel Teklay knows what it means to be hungry

Robel talks to UNICEF NZ about growing up with precious little food in Sudan and his journey to New Zealand

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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children - UNICEF

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Dan Carter launches the DC10 Fund in partnership with UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand

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Jefferies donation to UNICEF Aotearoa for Tonga has long-term impact

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