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100 children descend on Downing Street

Natasha Adams, Mon, Jun 10 2013 4:22 PM

Last week I took 100 children to Downing Street to demand enough food for everyone. The children represented more than 30,000 young people from across the UK who had supported the IF campaign by decorating plates with their messages to Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Parliamentary launch of Report Card 11

Vania Kaneva, Wed, Apr 24 2013 1:34 PM

UNICEF's newest overview on child rights in developed countries had its global launch on 10 April in Dublin, but we at the UNICEF UK Public Affairs Team felt that it was necessary to have a discussion about the report from a UK perspective. Hence a week later, on 16 April, we held a workshop at the House of Lords to debate the issues arising from the report and present our recommendations to those who can do something about them.

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The well-being of children: how does the UK score?

Vania Kaneva, Wed, Apr 24 2013 11:15 AM

On 10 April 2013, UNICEF published a report comparing child well-being in the UK to other developed countries. It was a mixture of good news and bad news. It's great to see that the situation has improved since the last study published six years ago, and also that we're leading the world in several important areas such as rates of child deprivation and childhood obesity. However, the report also found the UK lagging behind other countries in other areas, most worryingly in further education rates and teenager lifestyles.

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What does UNICEF do in Scotland?

Isabelle Andrews, Mon, Apr 22 2013 3:44 PM

When you think of UNICEF, you might well think about our work for children in hot, faraway places. But what about back here in the UK? This week it was announced that UNICEF is teaming up with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. So what does UNICEF UK do for the children of Scotland?

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The role of business post-2015

Samah Abbasi, Tue, Mar 26 2013 3:49 PM



As we approach the target date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015, discussions on what will replace them are gaining momentum. This week the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on the Post-2015 agenda is holding its fourth meeting, focusing on global partnerships. The role of the private sector is high on the agenda.

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Happy 1st birthday, CRBP!

Samah Abbasi, Fri, Mar 22 2013 4:28 PM


No – it’s not my birthday, not even one of my children’s. Today, I’m celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles (CRBP).

As part of the annual World Child and Youth Forum taking place today in Stockholm, UNICEF, Save the Children, and the UN Global Compact will meet businesses, governments and civil society to take stock of how companies have – or indeed have not - put the CRBP into practice. 

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What's life like for children in the slums of Jakarta?

Andy Brown, Fri, Feb 15 2013 6:14 AM

Neng is fourteen years old. She lives and works on Venus Alley, a lane in the notorious Jembatan Besi slum in Jakarta, Indonesia. Unlike other children her age, she rarely gets to see the sun. The slum is one of the most densely populated in Indonesia, rising to four stories in places. As they ascend, the homes become increasingly makeshift, with walls and floors made from wood and scrap metal.

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Children's Rights in Scotland

Lisa Payne, Wed, Jan 30 2013 10:46 AM


© Murray Prior  

On 22 January, UNICEF UK hosted the third of four planned events to promote its new research: "The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a study of legal implementation in 12 countries". Taking place in the Scottish Parliament, the event was ably chaired by Neil Bibby MSP, Shadow Minister for Children and Young People.

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A stitch in time: Burma's street children learn a trade

Andy Brown, Mon, Dec 17 2012 9:34 AM

Sixteen-year-old Thanda has spent much of her life living and working on the streets of Yangon, capital of Myanmar. She is a a Burmese of ethnic Indian descent: a small, serious teenager in a blue polo shirt and traditional longyi skirt.

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Coping with tragedy: the legacy of war in Laos

Andy Brown, Fri, Nov 30 2012 4:50 AM

Peter Kim is a victim of the Vietnam War. But he’s not a Vietnamese or American veteran; he’s a 20-year-old Lao youth living in Vientiane. Four years ago he lost both his hands and eyesight to one of the millions of unexploded bombs that still litter the Laos countryside almost four decades after the war ended.

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Celebrating Universal Children's Day

Lisa Payne, Tue, Nov 20 2012 8:11 AM

Today, UNICEF UK is marking Universal Children’s Day by launching new piece of research on how different countries implement children’s rights.

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Working at UNICEF: Speaking up for children's rights

Anne Callaghan, Fri, Oct 26 2012 12:39 PM


Anne Callaghan, Public Affairs Campaign Manager, talks about her experiences as a member of the UNICEF UK family.

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Children's rights and business

Samah Abbasi, Tue, Oct 23 2012 12:30 PM

Last week I attended an international seminar on child rights and the business sector, a topic that, until recently, has not received the attention it deserves. This is surprising given that children are hugely impacted upon by the actions of companies, and that the influence of business has grown significantly over the past few decades. It is now easier than ever for companies to reach younger global audiences.

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Special delivery: Timorese women give birth safely

Andy Brown, Tue, Oct 23 2012 8:27 AM

Isabelle de Santos, 29, lives in Suku (village) Hatólia in Ermera district, Timor-Leste. Her husband is a coffee farmer. She already has four children aged six to 12-years old, and is four months pregnant with her fifth. “I’m hoping it will be a boy so he can help his father in the fields,” she says, laughing.

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Water of life: villages in Timor-Leste get sanitation

Andy Brown, Tue, Oct 23 2012 8:01 AM

Francisca Martinez lives in Suku (village) Estado, high in the mountains of Ermera district in Timor-Leste. She doesn’t know her age exactly but guesses around 30. She has two teenage children of her own and helps look after her sister’s young children. “All the families round here are coffee farmers,” she says. “We earn up to $500 a year selling sacks of beans to an American company. We also keep pigs and chickens and grow corn to eat.”

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