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October - 2006

Paul Martin, UNICEF Representative in Colombia, speaks out about HIV/AIDS.

Young people the most heavily affected

In Colombia, a new case of HIV/AIDS is reported among young men and women every day. This figure contrasts with the ones reported 20 years ago, when a new case was detected every week. As in many countries, the HIV/AIDS epidemic affects the most vulnerable populations and increasingly affects young people.

UNICEF marks World Food Day with a focus on undernourished children

NEW YORK, 16 October 2006 – Undernutrition remains a major killer of children under five years of age, contributing to approximately 50 per cent of the more than 10 million child deaths every year, said UNICEF on World Food Day.

UNICEF’S 60th ANNIVERSARY: Hope Conquers Indifference In Latin America

As UNICEF celebrates its sixth decade of existence, the genuine improvement in the lives of the hemisphere’s children is a refreshing reminder of the progress we as human beings can achieve in the face of the world’s unrelenting hardships and suffering.

Despite challenges, early childhood development efforts move forward in Iraq

AMMAN, Jordan, 20 October 2006 – The volatile security situation in Iraq, the difficulties of managing UNICEF country programmes from afar and the high turnover of counterparts in the government there all pose major challenges to the development of an Iraqi national policy on early childhood development, or ECD.

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?