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14.05.04 – WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES

SOMALIA / FGM

A campaign against Female Genital Circumcision (FGM) in Somalia has brought in religious scholars and leaders to emphasize that religion does not support the cutting of body parts. UNICEF

7 Mar 2013 | Read More »

DR CONGO / ART THERAPY

Haunted by violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children relieve their pain through art. UNICEF

31 Jan 2013 | Read More »

HAITI / DISABILITIES

Eighty percent of people with disabilities in the world live in developing countries like Haiti and most do not have access to any medical care or schooling. UNICEF

25 Dec 2012 | Read More »

GENEVA / ROAD SAFETY

UNECE's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulation (WP.29) adopted today 3 new regulations that will significantly increase passenger safety. CH UNTV

16 Nov 2012 | Read More »

SOMALIA / MALNUTRITION

Nine months after the famine officially ended in south central Somalia, large numbers of mothers continue to bring their severely malnourished children to this UNICEF supported Centre in Mogadishu for urgent help. UNICEF

15 Nov 2012 | Read More »

GENEVA / HAITI FLOODING

The United Nations (UN) in Geneva warns that Haiti's next harvest, due in March, may already be destroyed by the flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy. CHUNTV   

13 Nov 2012 | Read More »

KENYA / CHILD MOTHERS

A look at UNICEF’s program to assist child mothers living in the world’s most-populated refugee camp. UNICEF

15 Oct 2012 | Read More »

AFGHANISTAN / JUVENILE JUSTICE

In Afghanistan, UNICEF works with governments and partners to protect vulnerable children and those facing juvenile justice. UNICEF

14 Sep 2012 | Read More »

OCHA / BEYONCE HUMANITARIAN DAY

A UN spokesman  reported today (21 August) that the World Humanitarian Day 2012 campaign made social media history by sharing more than one billion messages by 19 August, encouraging people to do something good for someone else. UNTV, OCHA

21 Aug 2012 | Read More »

RWANDA / ORPHANAGES

Rwanda’s government plans to find homes for more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children. UNICEF

30 Jul 2012 | Read More »

 

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