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Water-borne diseases are lethal threat to children in southern Somalia
NEW YORK (August 18, 2011) — An urgent multisectoral response is being mounted to contain the spread of cholera in southern Somalia , as there is an increasing number of confirmed cases in the capital...
UNICEF warns of education crisis in Somalia
NEW YORK (August 10, 2011)— With an estimated 1.8 million children between 5-17 years of age already out of school in southern and central Somalia, a rapid assessment conducted by the Education...
FC Barcelona players join UNICEF to meet school children in Dallas
DALLAS (August 5, 2011)—Legendary football team and UNICEF supporter FC Barcelona met with young people in Dallas to talk about how sport can improve children's lives. The meeting took place at the...
IKEA Foundation donates 1 million euros to UNICEF to help save children’s lives in Somalia
NEW YORK (August 4, 2011)— IKEA Foundation today announced a donation of 1 million euros, or more than 1.4 million dollars to UNICEF to help save the lives of acutely malnourished children in Somalia...
More than a million children in Southern Somalia in need of lifesaving assistance
NEW YORK (July 29, 2011) — With an estimated 1.25 million children across southern Somalia in urgent need of lifesaving care and 640,000 children acutely malnourished , UNICEF calls for all actors to...
Musicians join forces with UNICEF to save children in Horn of Africa during 'Month of Giving'
GRAMMY-Winning Concert for Bangladesh Album Makes its Digital Debut on iTunes for the 40th Anniversary of Legendary Show; Sales Benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF NEW YORK (July 26, 2011) —...
UNICEF provides lifeline to protect malnourished children from killer diseases in the Horn of Africa
NEW YORK (July 26, 2011) — This week UNICEF, the Kenya Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a vaccination campaign for children living in communities around the Dadaab...
UNICEF scaling up operations to respond to urgent needs in Horn of Africa
NEW YORK (July 22, 2011) — With famine now declared in two regions of Southern Somalia and malnutrition rates at emergency levels in arid and semi-arid regions across the Horn of Africa , nearly 720...
Congolese NBA basketball star to champion children’s cause in Congo Brazzaville
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo (July 21, 2011) — UNICEF Brazzaville will host National Basketball Association star and Oklahoma City Thunder Forward Serge Ibaka , in a visit to the Republic of the...
Famine declared in parts of Somalia by the UN
NEW YORK (July 20, 2011) — The United Nations declared today a famine in two regions of southern Somalia: southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle. More than half a million children in Somalia are acutely...