Protest singer demands donation after UNICEF goodwill ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka praises Mugabe
Region: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe protest singer cum activist and one of Mugabe’s most prominent musical critics Viomak, has described UNICEF goodwill ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka’s recent statement as “insensitive ... more
Views: 3297Pads Sudan: An interview with founder, David Wakoli
Region: SudanPads Sudan: An interview with founder, David Wakoli By Jackie O'Neal Pads Sudan is a non-governmental agency whose mission encompasses launching initiative to work toward the be... more
Views: 1789In Kashmir, 100,000 Children Orphaned in 20 Years
Region: India
Srinagar, February 02 (Scoop News) – According to a survey by UNICEF, about one lakh (100,000) children are estimated to have been rendered as orphans in Jammu and Kashmir during the past two decades. T... more
Views: 2654Climate Change Hits Natural Paradise of Kashmir
Region: PakistanBy Zafar Iqbal Muzaffarabad, Jammu and Kashmir: January 14, 2010: The tangible impacts of climate change are now witnessed even in those areas of South Asian region which are considered as habitat of ecosystem due to the... more
Views: 3680246 children in Peru die of freezing temperatures
Region: Peru
Lima-based BBC correspondent Dan Collyns reports that 246 children have died from pneumonia and other respiratory infections so far this year in Peru's southern Andes. According to reports, this year freezing temperatures... more
Views: 2291UNICEF HIV/AIDS Initiative In Nigeria Gets N1m From Food Company
Region: NigeriaThe Children and HIV/AIDS Programme of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria has received N1 million cash backing from instant noodle makers, Dufil Prima Foods Plc. The instant noodles manuf... more
Views: 1518Increasing Child Labours
Region: India
More than 300 million children in the age group of 3- 16 are exploited as Child Labour through out the globe, a survey done by UNICEF says. These children work in factories, sex workers, agricultural works, assisti... more
Views: 1650UNICEF cautions government and rebel forces for children's security
Region: Sri LankaThe UNICEF has cautioned both the LTTE fighters and the Sri Lankan government forces that 250,000 civilians, among whom includes a considerable number of children and women, remain still trapped between confrontation lines... more
Views: 895French Aid Workers Sentenced In Chad
Region: ChadThe six aid workers from France were arrested back in October. They had worked for the French based charity known as Zoe’s Ark. The six of them had explained at the time they were evacuating refugee children who beca... more
Views: 1124UNICEF Says Iraqi Children Are Paying 'Too High' A Price
Region: IraqIn a new report, hundreds were killed in the violence in 2007 while over a thousand were detained by the authorities. Each month, at least 25,000 families must leave their homes in order to seek shelter in other parts of I... more
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