UNICEF

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ethiopia_51587.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 30 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/pakistan_51552.html NEW YORK, USA, 26 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51574.html NEW YORK, USA, 28 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/namibia_51570.html WINDHOEK, Namibia, 28 October 2009—A novel idea for children has become a reality, now that the Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has set up an office in the maternity ward at Katutura State Hospital, the main public hospital in Windhoek. This UNICEF-supported effort is designed to ensure that every child born at the hospital receives a birth certificate. In Namibia, 81 per cent of women deliver their babies in a hospital, yet 40 per cent of Namibian children under the age of five lack birth certificates. Children without birth certificates are more vulnerable to abuse, trafficking and early marriage, and have less access to government services and schooling. In this case, the Ministry of Health is providing facilities and the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration provides the staff to register the children, said UNICEF Representative in Namibia Ian MacLeod. They have broken down the traditional barriers of ministries not working together in the best interest of kids, he added

http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51574.html NEW YORK, USA, 28 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/malaysia_51549.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 26 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/mexico_51558.html MEXICO CITY, Mexico, 27 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/spanish/infobycountry/mexico_51261.html MÉXICO D.F., México, 30 de septiembre, 2009 - En un evento que marca el inicio de la conmemoración del XX aniversario de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, la cantautora Julieta Venegas fue nombrada Embajadora de Buena Voluntad de UNICEF en México. Su designación como Embajadora de UNICEF refleja el compromiso que ha mostrado participando en varias iniciativas de UNICEF en México. En 2007, Julieta Venegas apoyó, junto a otras personalidades, en la campaña "Regalos de corazón", orientada a movilizar a la opinión pública en torno a los derechos de la infancia. En 2008 y 2009 participó en visitas de campo, tanto a la frontera norte como a la frontera sur, para conocer y difundir la realidad que viven los niños y niñas migrantes no acompañados y el trabajo que se lleva a cabo para protegerlos. Al asumir la responsabilidad como Embajadora, Julieta Venegas expresó que para ella "es un gran honor haber sido nombrada Embajadora de UNICEF y poder ser parte de tan valiosa labor. Me parece que lo que UNICEF logra es muy importante y me da mucha emoción formar parte de este esfuerzo, desde mi modesta contribución".

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/mali_51529.html GAO VILLAGE, Mali, 23 October 2009

http://www.unicef.org/ec/ UNICEF and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) have been helping children and women in emergencies since ECHOs founding in 1992. ECHO is UNICEFs second-largest donor. In 2008, it provided more than $50 million to help countries manage disaster preparedness and relief response, with a special focus on assisting children and women. As the challenges of providing humanitarian aid grow ever more complex, ECHO and UNICEF remain committed to their common vision: providing the most effective possible aid to women and children in need. In this video, ECHO Policy Officer Isabelle Combes discusses how UNICEF and ECHO support children in conflict.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, 23 October 2009

DAMASCUS, Syria, 20 October 2009

ODESSA, Ukraine 15 October 2009

بيروت، 22 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2009

NEW YORK, USA, 21 October 2009

NEW YORK, USA, 19 October 2009

HARARE, Zimbabwe, 21 October, 2009

Twenty years ago, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the first international convention to affirm human rights for all children. Author and human rights spokesperson Ishmael Beah speaks about the right children have to be protected from the violence and brutality of armed conflict. To read more, visit www.unicef.org/rightsite

NEW YORK, USA, 14 October 2009

TOKYO, Japan, 15 October 2009