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USA: UNICEF event focuses on involving boys and men in the promotion of gender equality
NEW YORK, USA, 5 March 2010 – Research indicates that the societal definitions of masculinity and of men's gender identities can be contributing factors to the persistence of gender inequalities worldwide.
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Yemen: Cold weather and poor nutrition face children affected by conflict in northern Yemen
AMRAN CITY, Yemen,4 March 2010 – Ever since the raging conflict in northern Yemen drove her from her home in Sa'ada to the city of Amran, Fatma has been praying day and night for the fighting to end. She longs to be reunited with her two married daughters who stayed behind, one of whom is a mother of 10 children.
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Bangladesh: Providing safe water for families
BAGERHAT DISTRICT, Bangladesh, 24 February 2010 — Defying stifling heat and humidity, Maya Begum walks more than an hour from her village to fill two large plastic containers with drinking water for her family of four.
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USA: Event in New York addresses persistent and growing gender inequalities
NEW YORK, USA, 4 March 2010 – A UNICEF-organized event in New York marked the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. Adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, the Beijing Platform is the world's most comprehensive framework for achieving gender equality.
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France: Workshops seek solutions to protect children
PARIS, France, 26 February 2010 – French Secretary of State for Family and Solidarity Nadine Morano recently launched the 'General State of Childhood Affairs' – a series of workshops on the condition of vulnerable children here. The workshops involve local officials, government partners and professionals working in the field of child protection.
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Global economic crisis is the focus of child friendly budgets forum in New York
NEW YORK, USA, 24 February 2010 – UNICEF and Fordham University, with the support of the European Commission, hosted a two-day policy forum and workshop – Child Friendly Budgets for 2010 and Beyond.
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Haiti: Child protection in the earthquake zone
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 16 February 2010 – An estimated 1.26 million children – approximately 700,000 of them school-aged – have been directly affected by the earthquake in Haiti. They urgently need support and assistance to rebuild their lives.
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Viet Nam: CRC in Viet Nam 20 years on: Children better off but new challenges emerging
HANOI, Viet Nam,3 March2010 – Viet Nam was the first country in Asia – and just the second in the world – to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, or CRC. The20th anniversaryof CRC ratificationwas celebrated recently at a high-profile event in Hanoi, organized by the Vietnamese Government with support from UNICEF.
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Yemen: Volunteers bring hygiene awareness to displaced communities
HARADH, Yemen, 25 February 2010 – According to the UN refugee agency, some 250,000 civilians in Yemen have been displaced since internal fighting broke out in this country in 2004 – more than double the number recorded just six months ago.
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Pakistan: Helping homeless children get off the streets
KARACHI, Pakistan, 19 February 2010 – Tens of thousands of children live or work on the streets of this, Pakistan's largest city. For Ali (not his real name), these streets were once his home.
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Afghanistan: New country programme helps children achieve their rights in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, 4 March 2010 – UNICEF and the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently signed the new UNICEF Country Programme Action Plan for 2010-2013. The ceremony took place on 25 February at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was attended by Mohammad A. Anwarzai, the Head of the Afghan Government's United Nations Department, and UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan Catherine Mbengue.
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Chile: UNICEF and partners stand ready to help after massive earthquake strikes Chile
NEW YORK, USA,1 March2010 – UNICEF and itsUN partners are monitoring events and stand ready to help in the aftermath of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Chile early Saturday, 27 February.
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Yemen: Displaced by conflict, students crowd a village school
HARADH, Yemen, 17 February 2010 – Just a few months ago, the Yarmouk school at the heart of al-Mazrak, a village in north-western Yemen catered to fewer than 200 students. Now it serves more than 2,000.
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Haiti: School for all is the goal
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 17 February 2010 – The first day of school in a UNICEF tent classroom was a happy day for Yolanda Senatus, 9 – andafar cry from the tragic day she had experienced just a month earlier.
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Mauritania: Mauritania tackles tetanus with UNICEF help
BOUMBRY, Mauritania,3March 2010 – With their immunization cards in hand, Aichatou, 16, and her mother, Fatimatou, recently visited a vaccination site in their village to receive an injection to protect them from tetanus.
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'Beyond School Books' - a podcast series on education in emergencies: Podcast #21: Sudanese child soldiers
NEW YORK, USA, 1 March 2010 – As a teenager, Abraham Kur Achiek served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the rebel group that fought Sudan's Government for more than20 years. Today, he's in his thirties and working as a Child Protection Officer for UNICEF in his native Southern Sudan.
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Lao PDR: Helping children overcome language barriers at schools
TAMY VILLAGE, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2March 2010 – Breakfast in the household of a rice farmer named Mr. Sutcha is a hearty affair that includes grilled fish cooked over a fire, a mound of sticky rice, and fresh spring onions dipped in a hot chilli sauce. It's the kind of sustenance that Mr. Sutcha's eldest daughter, Chapa, 9, needs for the school day ahead of her.
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Philippines: Young campers find healing after Typhoon Pepeng
LA TRINIDAD, Philippines, 23 February 2010 – Harry, age 10, and 84 other children from Sto Nino Elementary and Pre-school recently took part in a two day resiliency camp at Benguet State University, which was organised by the Sunflower Children's Centre, a long-time UNICEF partner.
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Nepal: Last group of Maoist child soldiers discharged in Nepal
ROLPA, Nepal, 17 February 2010 – The remote and rugged setting, high in the hills of Rolpa, was fitting for the historic scene. This mountain district was the place where Maoist rebels fired their first salvo against the Nepalese monarchy and army in February 1996.
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Dominican Republic: UNICEF and partners protect unaccompanied Haitian children
JIMANI, Dominican Republic, 16 February 2010 – Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 13-year-old Loveson has such a small frame that he could easily pass for 9 or 10. Outside the makeshift UN headquarters here, 5 km from the Dominican Republic's border with Haiti, he plays with a plush Tiger hand puppet and a toy cell phone.
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