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Birth registration effort aims to protect the rights of newborn refugees in Tunisia

Guest Blogger, Wed, Apr 20 2011 2:03 PM

Ban Dhayi reports from Ras Jedir, on the Tunisian-Libyan border.

For Sabeela, 28, a pregnant Nigerian refugee who had fled the fighting in Libya just ten days before her expected due date, giving birth under these unfortunate circumstances was an alarming thought that had travelled with her throughout her seven-hour journey by bus from Tripoli to Ras Jedir in southern Tunisia.

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Tamar Hahn in Haiti: orphaned and separated children

Guest Blogger, Wed, Jan 20 2010 4:20 PM

UNICEF's Communication Specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean, Tamar Hahn, reports from Port au Prince, Haiti, following the devastating earthquake One week has gone by since an earthquake turned what was already a desperately poor part of the...

The UN climate talks - success or failure?

Luke Hughes, Mon, Dec 12 2011 3:18 PM

Young UNICEF UK campaigner Luke Hughes, who is in Durban for the UN climate summit with the UK Youth Climate Coalition, rounds up the frantic final few hours of the talks and asks whether the new climate deal goes far enough to satisfy young people who attended and played a part in the final outcome.

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Pakistan floods: Female health workers are the key to child survival in Sindh

Tania McBride , Wed, Sep 8 2010 12:30 PM

Young women of the Agha Ali Jatoi village attend a Lady Health Worker session on Hygiene promotion. © UNICEF/Pakistan/McBride A gentle breeze whispers through plantation of date palms, in the village of Agha Ali Jatoi. A small group of children are...

East Africa: acting quickly saves lives

Hannah Doherty, Tue, Jan 31 2012 5:19 PM

This month, a Save the Children and Oxfam report was published with a stark and timely message for us all about the need to act quickly when a humanitarian disaster looms. Highlighting the difficulties faced by humanitarian aid agencies like UNICEF when responding to the Horn of Africa food crisis, the report, A Dangerous Delay, stresses how important it is for governments and donors to respond swiftly when the early warning signs for emergencies appear.

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World Cup Millennium Development Goals Match of the Day: England vs. Slovenia

Maeve McClenaghan, Wed, Jun 23 2010 2:36 PM

As England step up for their decisive match against Slovenia everyone here in the UNICEF office is desperately hoping that Rooney will keep his cool and that Fabio has heard the great advice we’ve been yelling loud and clear at the TV screens. So...

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