HONG KONG, 24 November 2013 — The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) held the eighth UNICEF Charity Run today at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. This year, over 14,000 runners, the highest number among previous years, responded to the call of “Believe In Zero AIDS, Make Zero Your Finish Line” and ran to support […]
HONG KONG, 23 November 2013 –Today, 59 Child Councilors debated three motions formulated by themselves, including: The government should protect the children’s rights to political participation; The government should give grassroots children more opportunities of participating in extra-curricular activities; and the government should review and monitor the implementation of “Other Learning Experiences” in the […]
By Kent Page, Senior Advisor Strategic Communications, UNICEF Philippines After losing everything to Typhoon Haiyan, a boy and his siblings face a daily struggle to survive. TACLOBAN, Philippines/ HONG KONG, 22 November 2013 – For several days, UNICEF child protection staff in Tacloban, working with local government and NGO partners, were trying to track down a […]
© UNICEF HK/2013 Today is Universal Children’s Day, a day that marks the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. A group of children went to the Legislative Council to express their appeals to the councilors, urging the government to set up children’s commission. © UNICEF HK/2013 […]
© UNICEF/PFPG2013P-0246/MARISSA AROY – UNICEF Philippines Representative Tomoo Hozumi helped unload hygiene kits that were airlifted via a charter flight to the city of Tacloban. The hygiene kits contain essential supplies such as bath and laundry soap, toothbrush, toothpaste etc. HONG KONG, 18 November 2013 —At least 200,000 people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the […]
MANILA/ NEW YORK/ GENEVA/ HONG KONG, 13 November 2013 —Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) announced that they have raised over HK850,000 as of today’s afternoon. In addition to the HK$1 million allocated from its emergency fund on 11 November, over HK$1.85 million is allocated to aid the 4.4 million children of the Philippines […]
By Nonoy Fajardo, UNICEF Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Specialist The first look at the destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan is a shock – even for those used to working in disasters. © UNICEF Philippines/2013/Maitem A boy left homeless by Typhoon Haiyan in the city of Tacloban, Philippines TACLOBAN, Philippines/ HONG KONG, 13 November 2013 […]
MANILA/ NEW YORK/ COPENHAGEN/ HONG KONG, 11 November 2013 —UNICEF is rushing emergency supplies to areas of the Philippines ravaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan on 8 November, as the latest estimates indicate that up to 4 million children could now be affected by the disaster. Meanwhile, Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) allocates […]
In the Philippines, the devastation of a ‘super typhoon’ has left communities helpless, while the Government and relief groups struggle to mount aid operations. By Christopher de Bono, Regional Chief of Communication, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific © UNICEF Philippines/2013/Maitem A view of the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the city of Tacloban, Leyte, […]
“UNICEF will be part of the process of rebuilding the Philippines. We will build back better…. Let it be a symbol of what we can do – what the human spirit can do,” says Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes By Christopher de Bono, Regional Chief of Communication, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific […]