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The most under-reported humanitarian disasters of 2012

UNICEF News, Wed, Jan 9 2013 2:53 PM

Every year, humanitarian disasters take a devastating toll on the lives and futures of millions of children around the world, and 2012 was no exception. The numbers of children affected are staggering, so much that it is hard to comprehend why so many of these disasters rarely make the headlines.

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Building resilient communities: disaster risk reduction in the Philippines

Tony Cunningham, Thu, May 31 2012 12:43 PM

Last month we took Tony Cunningham, Shadow Minster for International Development, to the Philippines to see how UNICEF is helping children on the ground after the devastation of Tropical Storm Washi. Here's his blog for us about the things he saw, the people he met and why preparing for disasters is so vital in the Philippines.

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Road to recovery: children in Iligan go back to school

Andy Brown, Thu, Feb 23 2012 12:31 AM

Ten-year-old Crizelle Joy lives with her grandfather, sister, two aunts and uncles, and nephew in a small one-room hut at an evacuation centre in Iligan, the Philippines. The village is right next to the river and was one of the worst affected by the flash floods that followed Tropical Storm Washi in December.

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Relocation, relocation: helping families living in tent cities

Andy Brown, Tue, Feb 21 2012 3:18 AM

I was in the Philippines recently to see how UNICEF was helping children in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Sendong, which hit the southern island of Mindanao last December. This was the worst storm in the area in modern history, dropping the equivalent of a month's rainfall in just one day.

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Peer to peer: young people help children recover from disaster

Andy Brown, Tue, Feb 14 2012 5:30 AM

Seventeen year old Kim sits with a group of young children in a child-friendly space at an evacuation centre in Cagayan de Oro, the Philippines, one of the towns worst hit by Tropical Storm Sendong last December. The centre is in a barangay (village) covered court. It’s crowded and humid, with the smell of sweat.

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Full house: former street children in Manila

Andy Brown, Tue, Oct 4 2011 10:38 AM

Last year I visited Manila, capital of the Philippines, with photographer Sharron Lovell to document a day in the life of three marginalised children. I was in Manila again recently and spent an afternoon with street educator Butch Nerja, revisiting the children.

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Educating Sally: a street child goes to school

Andy Brown, Tue, Sep 13 2011 6:12 AM


On the streets of Manila, homeless Sally is the first of her siblings to go to school. The Philippines will always have a special place in my heart. I lived and worked here for three months in 2009, following Typhoon Ketsana and the flooding of Manila.

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Philippines blog: Nayon ng Kabataan

Tianna Rounds, Wed, Dec 29 2010 10:44 PM

Boyet has been at Nayon for eight years and there is little chance of reintegration with his extended family. For Boyet, football offers a future beyond the street. ”Through football Boyet was able to give himself a dream that one day he will become a college student, using football as a means for scholarship grants,“ his social worker explain.

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Philippines blog: Childhope street education

Tianna Rounds, Tue, Dec 7 2010 2:43 PM

My first impressions of Binondo, one of Manila’s slum areas and home to many children living on the streets, was quite daunting. We briefly visited the area to introduce ourselves to the street educators from Childhope and meet some of the children the organisation serves

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A Day in the Life: Mary's story

Andy Brown, Mon, Nov 15 2010 11:00 AM

Thirteen-year-old Mary lives and works with her family on the streets of Manila, capital of the Philippines. The family occupy a corner of the pavement outside Starbucks in Binondo Square, where they sell cigarettes and newspapers, cook and eat, and sleep outside at night.

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A Day in the Life: Crisanto's Story

Andy Brown, Mon, Nov 15 2010 10:00 AM

Fifteen-year-old Crisanto lives at Pangarap Shelter for Street Children in Manila, capital of the Philippines. He ran away from home when he was nine because his father was an alcoholic and would beat him when he got drunk. Crisanto lived on the streets for two years.

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A Day in the Life: Kristine's Story

Tianna Rounds, Mon, Nov 15 2010 9:00 AM

Fourteen-year-old Kristine lives at Nayon ng Kabataan, a shelter for vulnerable children in Manila, capital of the Philippines. When Kristine was five years old, she and her brothers were abandoned in a flat for over two weeks. They were referred by a friend and brought to the shelter.

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Movin' on up: Typhoon Ketsana one year on

Andy Brown, Mon, Sep 20 2010 3:50 PM

UNICEF UK’s Andy Brown visited the town of San Pedro in the Philippines, following the 2009 typhoon and floods. He went back in 2010 to see how the situation had improved. This is an account of his second visit.

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Shelter from the storm

Andy Brown, Mon, Sep 20 2010 3:29 PM

UNICEF UK’s Andy Brown visited the town of San Pedro in the Philippines, following the 2009 typhoon and floods. He went back in 2010 to see how the situation had improved. This is an account of his first visit.

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Gimme shelter

Andy Brown, Mon, Feb 22 2010 4:11 PM
How UNICEF is helping to protect the rights of former street children and gang members in the Philippines Carl, 13, ran away from home after being physically abused by his father. He now lives at Pangarap Shelter for Street Children. © UNICEF UK...
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