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Recent News
March 19, 2010
Eliminating Polio in Senegal
A massive immunization campaign to eliminate Polio is underway in Senegal. 12,700 trained volunteers are going door-to-door to immunize 2.2 million children. This year the debilitating disease re-emerged in Senegal after being eliminated in 1998. Immunization remains the best defense against polio's spread, as the disease is highly contagious and irreversible once contracted. UNICEF with the Joint Global Polio Eradication Initiative is working to eliminate the disease by immunizing all children under five in the country.
March 18, 2010
Dancing to improve morale in refugee camps
In the recently closed Al-Tanf refugee camp on the Syrian-Iraqi border, UNICEF used dance therapy to boost children's spirits. Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that is a blend of dance, music and self-defense. With all efforts focused on food security, the educational and psycho-social needs of the camp's children were often secondary. UNICEF worked with a partner to bring Capoeira to the camp, and after just 20 weekly sessions families noticed a marked improvement in children's mood.