Education essential to heal Haiti’s children
By Pi James NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2010 – The death toll from the 12 January earthquake in Haiti continues to rise, despite the worldwide humanitarian efforts underway. With nearly half of the Haitian population under the age of 18, children have been significantly affected by this crisis.
UNICEF gears up relief efforts to earthquake-stricken Haiti
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, 13 January 2010 – Despite heavy damage to its own offices in Port-au-Prince UNICEF is ready to provide immediate support to the victims of the unfolding humanitarian crisis following the earthquake that hit Haiti today.
Providing education to conflict-affected children in the remote regions of Central African Republic
By Daniel Dickinson BOCARANGA, Central African Republic, 31 December 2009 – After years of conflict in the rural north of Central African Republic, dozens of simple ‘bush schools’ are helping many children displaced by the fighting to return to full-time education. For many, it is the only chance they have to study.
New child-friendly schools provide stability five years after tsunami
By Rob McBride THIRAIMADU, Sri Lanka, 30 December 2009 – Dressed in homemade costumes to represent the different wild animals native to Sri Lanka, the children of Navalady Namahal Vidyalaya High School make a colourful and lively spectacle as they run through the final dress rehearsal of a play in the main hall. A crow, a [...]
UNICEF Executive Director meets quake-affected children and families in Haiti
08 February 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 5 February 2010 – UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman visited the Haitian capital yesterday, meeting with UNICEF staff, government leaders and survivors of the massive earthquake that struck here on 12 January.
Haiti: Education helps infuse stability
22 January 2010
“I don’t know how, perhaps in tents or the open-air…but even in wartime, schools must function…For the mental health of the population, the children and students need to go back to normal life. They will have hot meals and psychological treatment at schools.” -Joel Jean-Pierre, Minister of Education, Haiti The following are links highlighting education [...]
Liberian youths report on injustices of education system in Liberia
12 January 2010
In the run-up to the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – a landmark international agreement on the basic human rights of all children – UNICEF is featuring a series of stories about progress made and challenges that remain. Here is one of those stories.
First group of Maoist child soldiers begin process to rejoin civilian life in Nepal
08 January 2010
By Sarah Crowe and Martin David Logan SINDHULI DISTRICT, Nepal, 8 January 2010 – In a flurry of colour, flowers and blessings, a group of some 200 former child soldiers left behind them their military barracks in the Maoist army cantonment here and took their first steps back into civilian life.
UNICEF distributes school supplies in typhoon-affected Philippines
05 January 2010
By Silje Vik Pedersen PANGASINAN, Philippines, 4 January 2010 – Puelay Elementary School in Villasis was one of many schools flooded when Typhoon Pepeng (known internationally as Parma), hit the region in October.
Living in the shadow of danger in the Philippines
24 December 2009
ALBAY PROVINCE, Philippines, 24 December 2009 – At the ringing of the bell, staff, students and their parents at the San Jose Elementary School know exactly what to do. They have practiced this drill before and know that in this disaster-prone corner of the Philippines, it is an exercise that could one day save [...]
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