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First hand reports indicate surviving children without food, water, shelter
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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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Child-friendly spaces set up in camps sheltering people affected by Cyclone Nargis.
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$1 Million Grant From the Ford Foundation to Leverage U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Goal of One-To-One Match From Donors
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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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On the occasion of International Water Day, UNICEF Representative Christian Balslev-Olesen, took the time to highlight a known truth - suspected cholera outbreaks do not have to occur in Somalia on a periodic basis.
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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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Measles deaths in Africa fell by 91 percent between 2000 and 2006, from an estimated 396,000 to 36,000, reaching the United Nations 2010 goal to cut measles deaths by 90 percent four years early.
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Global child deaths have reached a record low, falling below 10 million per year to 9.7 million, down from almost 13 million in 1990.
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According to the Nicaraguan Civil Defence Force, over 34,000 people have been affected by Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua's northern Caribbean region and 8,441 houses were damaged.
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Local authorities report that over 2000 people have been affected so far by the outbreak, with five deaths reported and approximately 500 patients admitted to hospital with severe diarrhoea within the last two days alone.
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