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aid for Gaza arriving, despite challenges
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15 January 2009 - The humanitarian operation
in Gaza has been dealt a blow by the
strike today that devastated warehouses
in the United Nations compound and destroyed
essential emergency goods and products.
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| LAW
ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS |
| On August 17 the Bill
of Statutory Law was presented to Congress “in
which the law on Children and Adolescents
is promulgated”, a proposal that
prioritizes eight basic themes: Nutrition,
Education, Sexual and Reproductive Health,
Special Protection, Civil Registration,
Maternal Mortality, Infant Mortality,
and Water and Sanitation. Based on what
you know about the country’s situation,
what would you propose doing to consolidate
these priorities? |
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UNICEF Appeals for
just over $1 billion to help children and women
suffering in emergencies
GENEVA, 27 January 2009 – UNICEF’s
2009 Humanitarian Action Report (HAR) highlights
the plight of children and women around the globe
in humanitarian emergencies.
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As early recovery
work begins, the toll of conflict on Gaza’s
children is clear
NEW
YORK, USA, 21 January 2009 – Amira, 15,
is a survivor. After her two siblings and father
were killed during the conflict in the Gaza Strip,
she crawled from her family’s home and was
found three days later in a neighbour’s
house.
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Flagship report urges
investment in a continuum of care for mothers
and newborns
NEW
YORK, USA, 15 January 2009 – UNICEF’s
flagship publication, ‘The State of the
World’s Children 2009’ – launched
today in South Africa – addresses maternal
mortality, one of the most intractable problems
for development work.
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UNICEF: Extreme Risks
for Pregnant Women and Newborn Babies in Developing
Countries
JOHANNESBURG/NEW
YORK/GENEVA, 15 January 2009 - Women
in the world's least developed countries are 300
times more likely to die in childbirth or from
pregnancy-related complications than women in
developed countries, according to UNICEF's latest
State of the World's Children report, released
here today.
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Statement by UNICEF
Executive Director Ann M. Veneman regarding the
humanitarian situation in Gaza
JOHANNESBURG,
14 January 2009 - Over 300 children have been
killed and more than 1,500 wounded, since the
beginning of the Gaza crisis on 27 December, 2008.
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UNICEF mobilizes
emergency supplies for children at risk in Gaza
AMMAN,
Jordan, 11 January 2009 – As the conflict
in the Gaza Strip continues in its third week,
UNICEF teams are working to ensure that critical
supplies are ready to reach women and children
at risk.
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Bebedó, with
water at its rooftops
Last
November 26 and 27, a devastating flood in the
San Juan river basin in Chocó destroyed
more than one thousand houses and ruined hundreds
of hectares of crops in the municipalities of
Nóvita (Tamaná River), Medio San
Juan (Condoto and San Juan Rivers) Istmina and
Litoral del San Juan. The water reached unexpected
levels of more than 5 meters – whereas in
the past what were considered large floods only
rose to two meters. The river water dragged away
the walls, roofs, beds and mattresses, chairs,
billiard tables and even televisions.
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UNICEF Statement
on Situation in Gaza
NEW
YORK, 29 December 2008 – UNICEF is deeply
concerned about the impact of the current violence
in Gaza on children. UNICEF urges all parties
to the conflict to abide by their international
legal obligation to ensure that children are protected
and that they receive essential humanitarian supplies
and support.
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press
Today
(Spanish)
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