World news about “UNICEF” published by euronews.
Madagascar: Katy Perry visits for UNICEF – nocomment Singer Katy Perry took a trip to Madagascar in support of UNICEF to help draw attention to the problems faced by many residents of the island. 09/04/2013
Syria: Rebuilding education After two years of violence and bloodshed in Syria, countless lives have been lost and many families displaced. Fierce fighting between rebel and regime… 29/03/2013
EU told to do more to end child institutionalisation More action at an EU level is desperately needed to prevent the worrying number of children who end up in care, child protection groups say. Though no… 07/06/2012
Child-sex tourism debated in The Network From Thailand to Cuba, Brazil to Morocco, sex-tourism is lucrative. Websites hawk erotic escapes while authorities in impoverished lands are tempted to look… 07/07/2011
UNICEF supports schools around the world For more than six decades, UNICEF has been working for the welfare of children around the world, especially in developing countries. This week we turn our… 13/06/2011
Anti-polio campaign suspended in PakistanThe World Health Organisation and UNICEF have suspended a polio vaccination campaign throughout the whole of Pakistan, after two more workers were shot dead… 19/12/2012
UN warns of impending famine in ChadThe United Nations is predicting a widespread famine across Sub-Saharan Africa if there’s no increase in humanitarian aid. Officials say drought, together… 25/04/2012
Rare Hepburn stamps auctioned off for charityA rare set of 10 German postal stamps depicting the actress Audrey Hepburn have fetched 430,000 euros at a charity auction in Berlin. 14 million of the… 17/10/2010
Extra checks on departing Haitian childrenAmid concern that child traffickers may try to take advantage of the chaos in Haiti, extra border checks are being put in place. Documents of departing… 23/01/2010
UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildOn the 20th November 1989, the UN adopted The Convention on the Rights of the Child. This was a legally binding text aimed at protecting the most vulnerable… 21/11/2009
