United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF

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Name: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF (United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF ICEF))

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Transition government the best option for Syria

THE international community is stuck between a rock and a very hard place when it comes to Syria.President Bashar Assad's forces have launched a massive offensive to retake the strategically-important rebel-held town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, ... [Published Herald Scotland - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Syria, Displacement, Refugees

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Unicef lauds Bangladesh?s Mahasen preparedness

Though cyclone Mahasen reached Bangladesh’s coastline on May 16 weaker than anticipated, preparedness of the government and humanitarian partners saved countless lives, said Unicef Representative in Bangladesh Pascal Villeneuve.“While unfortunately there ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Adoption

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Israel Defense Forces

Palestinian kids swept up in wave of Israeli arrests

TEL AVIV Ahmed Jawabreh, 14, was asleep in his home in early April at the al-Arub refugee camp near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, when Israeli soldiers came looking for him. He had been anticipating exams at school in the morning, not a knock at ... [Published NBCNews.com - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Arrests, Israel Defense Forces, Hebron (West Bank), Rioting, United Nations International Children's Emergen...

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF

Young and loveless - Teenage prostitute pushing for a fresh start

Theresa has sex with men in exchange for money. She is 17."I didn't want to do it when I was just starting," she says of her first encounter, one year ago."I was wondering, 'Why am I doing this?' It never felt right, but I had to get a food."At the time, ... [Published Jamaica Gleaner - 19 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Prostitution, Sex

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Government must develop proactive child protection policy- Director

Accra, May 17, GNA- Mr Christopher Baborah, a Director at the Department of Social Welfare, has urged government to develop a holistic child protection policy to safeguard children against violence and abuse.Government must also provide more funds for ... [Published Modern Ghana - May 19 2013]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Accra, Ghana

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Uganda: Tackling malnutrition in Uganda with homegrown solutions

Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Uganda A programme funded by the European Union in partnership with UNICEF is making a dent in Uganda's malnutrition statistics and changing lives with simple solutions. By Ijuka Agnes Barongo A new initiative aims to ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 19 2013]

Entities: Uganda, Ibanda (Uganda), Nutrition, Malnutrition

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Burkina Faso: Finding local solutions in a regional food crisis

Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Burkina Faso By Shantha Bloemen DORI, Burkina Faso, 16 May 2013 - After 35 days at Dori Hospital, 15 of them in a coma, 2-year-old Mariama now weighs 6.5 kilograms and is on the road to recovery. When she arrived, she ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 19 2013]

Entities: Burkina Faso, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Crisis, United Nations International Children's Emergen...

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Observance of Mother Day : Some reflections

Observance of mother day bears a special significance. All over the world it is observed in honour of the mothers who take care of their babies after birth. The first celebration of the day was held in ancient Greece during spring. The Greeks paid tribute ... [Published The New Nation - May 19 2013]

Entities: Day Intl Group Inc, United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Bangladesh, Malnutrition, Nutrition

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Syrian Arab Republic: Syria Crisis Bi-Weekly Humanitarian Situation Report - Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, 3 - 15 May 2013

Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey Highlights Nearly half of the 6.8 million people affected by the crisis in Syria are children. Over 1.5 million Syrians have already ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 18 2013]

Entities: Syria, Situation Report, Lebanon, Jordan

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Caryl M. Stern: How the Changing Marketplace of Food and Supplies is Saving Lives

Last year, as crops across the Sahel belt of West and Central Africawithered, and the sky stubbornly held onto its rain, Kaltuma Brahimwas growing desperate. She knew her tiny son needed help. He'd beenvomiting and losing weight for weeks, and even without ... [Published Huffington Post - May 18 2013]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Marketplace, Vaccine, Sahel

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Vaccination Campaign Progress Well across Syria

In a statement to journalists during his visit of al-Sabboura health center in Damascus Countryside on Wednesday, al-Nayef said that 1500 centers, 27 mobile clinics, 60 mobile teams and over 5000 workers have been allocated by the Ministry for this campaign. ... [Published Syrian Arab News Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Syria, United Nations International Children's Emergen..., World Health Organization, Vaccine, Organism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Provinces to oversee polio awareness building task

PESHAWAR, May 17: The prime minister’s office has transferred the Expanded Programme on Immunisation’s communication and awareness building component to the provincial governments.According to officials in the know, repeated failures of international ... [Published DAWN Group - May 18 2013]

Entities: Polio, United Nations International Children's Emergen..., emergency, Task Force, Donor

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"It will also take into account the challenges, threats, risks and future trends regarding child development in the country."

Oman's Ministry of Social Development committee to chalk out national strategy for children [Published MENAFN - 52 mins ago]

...Ahmeds version echoes UNICEFs findings. "I was left outside in the sun in the daytime and in the cold at night. I was beaten many times. I was screaming" he said. "In the end I admitted to throwing two stones."

Palestinian kids swept up in wave of Israeli arrests [Published NBCNews.com - 7 hours ago]

Theresa also credits her strong will to her one-year-old daughter. "I want it to be different for her," she says. "I want her to have everything she needs, because I didn't have that. I have to be a role model, set an example and make her look up to me."

Young and loveless - Teenage prostitute pushing for a fresh start [Published Jamaica Gleaner - 19 hours ago]

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