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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:45:00 +1300</pubDate>    
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        NEW YORK – UNICEF is deeply concerned about the impact of the current violence in Gaza on children. UNICEF urges all parties to the conflict to abide by their international legal obligation to ensure that children are protected and that they receive essent
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      <title>Life-saving campaign to reach 1.5 million Somali children</title>
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        Nairobi, Kenya -- Over 1.5 million children under the age of five and women of child-bearing age across the entire country of Somalia will benefit from a package of community-based preventive care.   The joint UN Children’s Fund and WHO-led campaign 
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      <title>Children &amp; women continue to suffer in DR Congo conflict</title>
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        KINSHASA, 31 December 2008 - The UN Children’s Fund warns that the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo&nbsp;continues to&nbsp;deteriorate and urges the world not to turn a blind eye to the plight of children and women suffering in the ongoing con
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      <title>Children’s lives improved with your support</title>
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        UNICEF NZ thanks all its supporters for making the world a better place for children this year. The poorest and most vulnerable children have benefited from substantial progress in the areas of health, education and poverty reduction, although there is sti
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      <title>UNICEF on front lines of cholera outbreak</title>
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        The cholera outbreak that has killed close to 1,000 people in Zimbabwe is now spreading to neighbouring countries.   The UN estimates that Zimbabwe’s cholera death toll has reached 978, with an additional 18,413 suspected cases. The outbreak is affec
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      <title>Mia Farrow calls for humanitarian access &amp; protection in DR Congo</title>
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        Actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow is urging all armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to allow aid organizations to provide life saving assistance to women and children.   Ms Farrow, who has just visited DR Congo, told 
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        UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow visited conflict-affected North Kivu, on a three-day mission to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Her goal was to witness the devastating impact of the recent fighting, which has led to an estimated 300,000 displac
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      <title>NZ scores 6 out of 10 in OECD early child care education league table</title>
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        New Zealand has received six out of 10 in a UNICEF report card on early childhood education and care in 25 wealthy countries.  NZ placed seventh equal on a set of 10 benchmarks that outline basic minimum standards for the care and protection of young
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      <title>UNICEF combating Zimbabwe cholera outbreak</title>
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        After a widespread breakdown in social services, the Government of Zimbabwe declared a national cholera crisis on Wednesday. The country’s health sector has collapsed and hospitals are closing, creating a ‘twin national disaster’.  Approximately 565 peo
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        Measles deaths have plummeted by some 74 per cent worldwide since 2000, with UNICEF playing a key role as a global leader in vaccine supply. The estimated number of people dying from measles each year dropped dramatically from an estimated 750,000 to 197,0
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