International Children Day

February 21st, 2008   category The World Celebrates

UNICEF News
Malawi: Early infant HIV diagnosis helps save lives

LILONGWE, Malawi, 1 December 2008 ? With a prick in the heel of her tiny foot, six-week-old Daudi is the having a test to see if she, like her mother,is living with theHIV virus.

World AIDS Day 2008: FC Barcelona support for ‘Children and AIDS’

NEW YORK, USA 1 December 2008 ? In celebration of World AIDS Day, Football Club Barcelona participated as UNICEF’s guest of honour at the presentation of its newly-released report ‘Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report, 2008′ at the United Nations today.

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Nepal: Celebrities and people living with HIV/AIDS team up to raise awareness

KATHMANDU, Nepal, 1 December 2008 ? On World AIDS Day, the national sports stadium of Nepal was filled with messages about the disease. The theme was “Team Up to Fight AIDS” and the aim was to reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by those living with HIV and …

Children and AIDS podcast focuses on early intervention and diagnosis

NEW YORK, USA, 1 December 2008 ? In 2007, around 1.5 million children were born to mothers living with HIV. In many countries, diagnosis and treatment services for these infants are lagging behind adult services, even though children under the age of one are among those …

World AIDS Day 2008: Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report

NEW YORK, USA, 1 December 2008 ? A new report from four UN agencies entitled ‘Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report, 2008′ is advocating for increased HIV testing for newborns as young as six-weeks-old. It was coordinated to be released on 1 December ? World AIDS …

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:11:52 GMT
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UNICEF Photo Essays
Lang Lang: Music for children

World-renowned pianist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lang Lang launched a new foundation to help support young musicians.

Many cyclone victims still await relief


Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar’s south-west coast, killing an estimated 100,000 people and leaving 1.5 million more struggling to survive.

Child’s View ? Picturing malaria in Liberia


To raise awareness about malaria and explore its impact on their community, 20 children participated in a photography workshop

Child’s View ? Beauty and peril in Rwanda


In a recent photography workshop in Rwanda, children explored the impact of malaria on their lives and communities.

Countdown for maternal and child survival


The Countdown to 2015 is a global partnership for renewed action in achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:46:10 GMT
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