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UNICEF and Xinhua join forces to promote children’s rights
BEIJING, 5 November 2009 – UNICEF and Xinhua News Agency today signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining joint plans to promote...

The Netherlands donates $23.5 million for safe water in Sudan
KHARTOUM/JUBA, 6 November 2009 – The Dutch Government has given $23.5 million to UNICEF in Sudan which will be used to provide safe...

UNICEF to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
NEW YORK/GENEVA, for immediate release – With a press conference at its headquarters, UNICEF will release its flagship report focussing on the 20th...

MTV EXIT wins Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award 2009
HONG KONG, 4 November 2009 – MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) has won this year’s Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award for...

CFSI, Andhra Pradesh, UNICEF in launch of the 16th Golden Elephant Festival
DELHI, 4 November 2009 – In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the Children’s Film Society (CFSI) is...

WHO/UNICEF launch new plan against pneumonia, the leading killer of children
NEW YORK, 1 November 2009 – More than five million children could be saved over six years if a comprehensive plan to tackle pneumonia is adopted...

UNICEF conference rings alarm bells on child poverty in South Asia
DHAKA, BANGLADESH 1 November 2009 – New data presented by UNICEF here today shows that 300 million children are trapped in poverty in...

UNICEF Executive Director statement on attack on UN guest house in Kabul
Statement - 28 October 2009

Zambia launches campaign against gender-based violence
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA 29 October 2009 – Zambian President, His Excellency, Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda, today launched the National Communication...