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October 6, 2008

U.S. Fund for UNICEF announces $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support emergency relief efforts to the 125,000 people affected by the unprecedented floods in India’s Northern Bihar region.

October 3, 2008

Education for students displaced by conflict in Southern Sudan

Deng, age 18, is one of the many new students at Juoljok Primary School in Agok, Southern Sudan, who have recently fled their homes in Abyei, 28 miles to the north, due to renewed fighting there. "I really want to finish my primary education, that is my hope for this year," says Deng.

October 3, 2008

Peer groups take action for young people affected by floods in Nepal

Late one night, at the Lauki camp for flood survivors in the heart of Sunsari district, two women went into labor. Although the camp's management committee was not immediately available, Ram, age 19, sprang into action, along with other members of a peer group formed by 16 young adults in the camp.

October 6, 2008

NewsNet: Looking at maternal mortality

October 3, 2008

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October 1, 2008

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