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Hurricane Ike ravages Caribbean islands

newslookup.com     11 hrs ago   1,148 related          

UNICEF says the task of delivering crucial aid has been complicated by dismal transport conditions (Reuters: Logan Abassi) Video: First Cut: More storms strike the US and Caribbean (ABC News) Hurricane Ike has lashed the...                    

Nigeria: Country Gets N157 Billion Unicef Grant

allafrica.com     13 hrs ago   1 related          

Posted to the web 7 September 2008 Lagos United Nationas Children's Fund (UNICEF)has been identified as the biggest contributor to development activities in Nigeria with N157.482 billion received between 1999 and 2007....                    

‘A pile of rubbish was home to baby twins’

timesonline.co.uk     yesterday          

When Cat Deeley went on a night mission into the streets of Manila in the Philippines last month, Britain’s favourite girl next door was finally lost for words. “It was like . . .” she reaches around for a word. “It was...                    

Three million African children risk death and disease: UNICEF (AFP)

yahoo.com     Sep 5, 2008   2 related          

NAIROBI (AFP) - Three million children in the Horn of Africa are at risk from death or disease as the effects of drought, conflict and rising food prices worsen, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday....                    

UNICEF Leads Campaign To Get Displaced Children In Georgia Back To School

voanews.com     Sep 5, 2008   1 related          

Schlein report - Listen (MP3) The UN Children's Fund is leading a campaign to get thousands of children displaced by the war in Georgia back to school. Many children are traumatised by being forced to flee their homes and...                    

UNICEF Executive Director Announces $1.7 Million For The Fight Against Malaria In Ghana

medicalnewstoday.com     Sep 5, 2008   2 related          

During her three-day visit to Ghana, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman announced an additional $1.7 million in support to combat malaria in the country. The money will help provide insecticide-treated bed-nets, a...                    

Haiti: Storms batter the Caribbean, displacing thousands of children and their families

unicef.org     Sep 5, 2008   201 related          

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 5 September 2008 – Over 200 people are dead and nearly 600,000 urgently need help after a series of storms that have battered Haiti over the past three weeks, according to UN officials. And there...                    

African countries commit to new meningitis vaccine

news-medical.net     Sep 5, 2008          

Health ministers from countries of the African meningitis belt today committed themselves to introduce a highly promising candidate meningitis vaccine. The vaccine is designed to prevent periodic epidemics of the deadly...                    

Sri Lanka: New water pipeline brings health and hope

unicef.org     Sep 5, 2008          

TANGALLE, Sri Lanka, 4 September 2008 – Until the opening of the UNICEF-funded Tangalle Water Supply Scheme in southern Sri Lanka last week, Apsara Gunaratne's problems were much like those of the approximately1 billion...                    

UNICEF boosts education, health and nutrition programmes in Togo

un.org     Sep 4, 2008   3 related          

The head of the UN children's agency –UNICEF, has announced $3 million of extra support for education, health and nutrition programmes in Togo during her first visit to the West African country. UNICEF's Executive Director...                    

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