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The consumption of soft drinks is generally considered to be a contributing factor in childhood obesity.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening in support of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership Against HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.
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About 30 science teachers from Washington — plus two from Singapore and one from Australia — are spending part of their vacation at summer school working beside scientists in research laboratories at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and several other partner sites throughout Seattle.
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A massive airlift of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy’Nut arrived in Addis Ababa last night as part of UNICEF’s emergency response to meet the urgent needs of severely malnourished children in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia.
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UNICEF missions throughout the flooded regions of Myanmar report that the destruction of homes, schools and water and sanitation systems are is now affecting the lives and well-being of 1 million children.
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The children's agency launches "It's About Ability" a publication for children on the Convention
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Amid worsening drought conditions, soaring food prices and mass displacement of people due to conflict, UNICEF has started supplementary feeding for 44,000 children under five years of age along the Mogadishu-Afgoye corridor in Central and Southern Somalia.Amid worsening drought conditions, soaring food prices and mass displacement of people due to conflict, UNICEF has started supplementary feeding for 44,000 children under five years of age along the Mogadishu-Afgoye corridor in Central and Southern Somalia.
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Two days after the largest
earthquake to hit China in a generation, news of its full impact on the communities living close to the epicenter is still trickling in at a painfully slow speed.
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UNICEF is deeply concerned at reports that a number of children have been killed during attacks on two villages of North Darfur, in the west of Sudan, and calls on the Government forces and the other parties to the ongoing conflict to take every necessary action to prevent future deaths or injuries amongst children.
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More than 100 integrated preschools for rural children
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As part of its emergency response to assist flood affected Zambian schools, UNICEF, has flown in 58 schools-in-a-box from its supply division in Copenhagen.
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otary International's coordinator for water and sanitation projects, F. Ronald Denham, estimates Rotary clubs are involved in at least 6,000 projects in scores of countries.
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Researchers share 5 key tips for parents to protect children from unsafe driving situations
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In its 10th year, RBC is offering up to $2.5 million in grants, $900,000 of which is set aside to fund as many as 23 first-time grant recipients.
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UNICEF and Dubai Cares announced today the launch of new education programmes in Djibouti that will help accelerate access to education for children and promote gender equality in the country.
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UNICEF has dispatched emergency supplies for more than US$200,000 to meet the immediate life-saving needs of children and women in Tajikistan.
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Two days after the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to environmental experts, UNICEF has released a publication that outlines the concerns of children and youth about climate change.
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UNICEF is appealing for $29.2 million to support the needs of children and women affected by Cyclone Sidr.
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Between November 3 and December 24, 2007, IKEA will donate 1 Euro for every Soft Toy sold.
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UNICEF has received many enquiries from families hoping to adopt children from countries other than their own. UNICEF believes that all decisions relating to children, including adoptions, should be made with the best interests of the child as the primary consideration.
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