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Archive (05 August 2008)

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC / CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS (2.53) (05 August 2008) - The World Bank begins disbursing (US) $54 million in six countries hit hard by rising food prices. Ten million dollars has been approved for the Kyrgyz Republic, a country where bread prices have tripled, and some families say they are worried about being able to buy enough food for their children. Now, through a cash transfer project, some say they are receiving that bit of extra help they need to make ends meet. WORLD BANK

ETHIOPIA / DROUGHT MALARIA (1.55) (05 August 2008) - A UNICEF supported project is distributing 140,000 bed nets in the Shebedino district of Ethiopia amidst fears that children weakened by the region's severe drought will be even more prone to malaria. UNICEF

MEXICO / YOUTH AIDS (2.02) (05 August 2008) - Top scientists, public health leaders and young bloggers from around the world gather to stop the spread of AIDS at the 17th annual international AIDS conference in Mexico City. UNICEF

BANGLADESH / SANITATION (1.51) (05 August 2008) - Nineteen-year-old Athoi is one of 25 women in a remote part of Bangladesh who have been trained to work as hygiene promoters, teaching primary school children simple behaviour changes that will help their whole community live healthier lives. UNICEF today launches its flagship report on the State of Asia-Pacific's Children 2008, which finds that a growing rich-poor divide threatens child health in the region. UNICEF

MEXICO / BAN KI-MOON WRAP (1.58) (05 August 2008) - On his first official visit to Mexico, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Mexican President Felipe Calderón, addresses a meeting on climate change, and speaks to an extraordinary session of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL). UNIC Mexico