Significant achievements for children in a challenging year NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 31 December 2012 – It’s been another challenging year for UNICEF and its partners – responding to a wide range of humanitarian needs under less-than-ideal financial circumstances. But significant gains have been realised, particularly in the fight against disease and child mortality. Strides […]
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UNICEF Charity Run 2012 Photo Contest & “3km Family Run – Believe in Zero AIDS” Photo Movement Result Announcement
Thanks for uploading the event photos and sharing the precious moment with us! After voting and selection, below are the winners. “3km Family Run – Believe in Zero AIDS” Photo Movement Winner – Runner ID: F1792 UNICEF Charity Run Photo Contest Champion – Runner ID:10011 1st Runner-up – Runner ID: 12405 2nd Runner-up – Runner ID: 22226 […]
A ‘winterization’ programme targets Syrian refugees caught in the clutches of brutal weather in Lebanon
BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON/ HONG KONG, 21 December 2012 – In Dalhamieh, a small village in the Bekaa Valley, Syrian refugees are streaming into an informal camp, where their makeshift tents multiply daily. As of 19 December, this informal camp had sheltered about 698 refugees, of whom 86 were children under 2 years old. People living […]
UNICEF, WHO condemn attacks on polio ‘heroes’ in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/ HONG KONG, 19 December, 2012 – UNICEF and WHO join the Government and people of Pakistan in condemning the multiple attacks in the past week. Those killed or injured, many of whom are women, are among hundreds of thousands of heroes who work selflessly to eradicate polio and provide other health services to children […]
EU Nobel Peace Prize award to help build foundation of peace for children UNICEF among five agencies to benefit
BRUSSELS/ NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 19 December 2012 – The decision by the European Union (EU) to give a portion of the Nobel Prize award to UNICEF, means that more children in Pakistan will have better chance at education and learning. UNICEF is among five humanitarian organisations to receive funds for programming in complex emergencies […]
WHO and UNICEF condemn attacks on health workers in Pakistan
GENEVA/ NEW YORK/ HONG KONG, 18 December 2012 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF join the Government of Pakistan and the provinces of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in condemning the multiple attacks that have killed six health workers in the past 24 hours. At least six people working on a polio vaccination campaign […]
UNICEF appealed for HK$101M in response to urgent needs of clean water supply from 2.2 million children affected by typhoon Bopha in the Philippines
HONG KONG, 12 December 2012 — UNICEF is responding to the urgent needs of 2.2 million children affected by the strong typhoon Bopha which slammed into the South Philippines in early December. The typhoon killed 647 people, over 5.4 million people, including 2.2 million children are affected, and 780 people are still missing. UNICEF appealed […]
Little Artists Big Dreams Drawing Competition 2013
China Children’s Week 2013 – ‘Little Artists Big Dreams Drawing Competition’ enrollment opens. For detail, please click here .
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Maria Calivis on school shelling near Damascus
AMMAN/ HONG KONG, 5 December 2012 – “UNICEF condemns yesterday’s shelling of a school near Damascus that killed a number of students and a teacher. “Since the violence in Syria began, schools have been looted, vandalized and burned. “This is unacceptable. Schools are, and must remain, zones of peace. “UNICEF renews its call for all […]
100 millionth person receives lifesaving meningitis vaccine Affordable, safe, effective vaccine protecting young people from devastating disease
GENEVA/ HONG KONG, 3 December, 2012 – A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century. The milestone will take place in northern Nigeria, part of Africa’s “meningitis belt,”where the country is conducting its second […]