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INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY
Not even with the petal of a rose
Paul Martin, UNICEF Representative in Colombia |
| El
Tiempo, March 8, 2007 |
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| UNICEF
helps train midwives to improve maternal
and newborn care in Indonesia |
| KUPANG,
Indonesia, 26 March 2007 – Just
an hour’s flight from the tourism
hub of Bali lies a string of islands
known as East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
White sandy beaches, picturesque sunsets
and warm, friendly people have made
the tiny archipelago look like an idyllic
spot. |
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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 Executive Board visits Latin America
PANAMA, 26 March 2007 - A high-level delegation of UNICEF’s Executive
Board will officially visit two Latin American countries, Panama and
Peru, through 31 March. It will be an opportunity for them to personally
examine the achievements of United Nations reform at the regional level
and to take an in-depth look at UNICEF’s role, as well as that
of its allies, in middle income countries.
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 German
First Lady meets with representatives of UNICEF
Bogotá D.C., 23 March 2007. On the occasion
of the recent visit tour country by Regional Director
Nils Kastberg, he and UNICEF Colombia Director Paul
Martin met with Mrs.Eve Luise Köhler, Director
of the German Committee for UNICEF and First Lady
of Germany. She and her husband, President Horst
Köhler, were in Colombia on an official visit. |
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 UNICEF
Highlights Water Scarcity on
World Water Day
NEW YORK, 22 March 2007 – UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman,
today helped kick-off the Walk for Water Event in New York City to mark
World Water Day and show support for the millions of women and children
around the world who lack access to safe water.
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 Preparations
begin for the IV Governors’ Summit
on Children and Adolescents
Bogotá D.C., March 8, 2007. last Thursday March 1, the IVth meeting
of departmental Heads of Planning was held to disseminate the central theme
and objectives proposed for the IV Meeting of Governors for Children and
Adolescents, to take place in Valledupar next May. |
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 UNICEF
calls for entries for Children’s Broadcasting
Award
NEW YORK, 7 March 2007 - UNICEF and the International Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences today called for entries from broadcasters for the 2007
International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Award. The ICDB Award
will go to the broadcaster whose programming best reflects the 2006 International
Children’s Day of Broadcasting them, Unite for Children. Unite Against
AIDS, and who demonstrates an overall dedication to youth participation in
media. |
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PANDI News -
Children and Adolescents in the Colombian Press Today (Spanish)
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