August 30, 2010
Combination treatment reduces diarrheal deaths in India
UNICEF and IKEA are partnering to promote a new treatment for children with diarrhea, saving thousands of lives in India. Loss of essential nutrients from diarrhea leaves children vulnerable to attacks of pneumonia, malaria and other deadly diseases, but 88% of global deaths from diarrhea are entirely preventable.
August 27, 2010
UPS helps UNICEF deliver lifesaving supplies to Kyrgyzstan
In the wake of ethnic violence that swept through Kyrgyzstan in June, UNICEF has been working to ensure that children's needs are addressed. These efforts received a tremendous boost from U.S. Fund for UNICEF partner UPS, which helped charter a flight to deliver lifesaving supplies for children and families.
August 26, 2010
UNICEF tending to water and sanitation for displaced families living in Pakistan
Thousand of families made homeless by the floods in Pakistan are now living in makeshift camps. To prevent the outbreak of waterborne diseases, UNICEF is providing safe drinking water through water tankers and purification tablets and safe hygiene through the construction of new latrines. In the Chowk Sarwar Saheed Camp UNICEF has also set up a "child-friendly space" to provide education and recreational activities for children living in the camp.
August 24, 2010
UNICEF program protects girls' rights in Sudan
UNICEF is working in Sudan to end the deeply-rooted practice of female genital cutting. The UNICEF-designed "Saleema" program celebrates girls who have not undergone cutting, using mass media to encourage families to discontinue the practice. By stressing the issue as a violation of human rights, the program hopes to see the end of the tradition within a generation.
August 23, 2010
UNICEF assesses unprecedented scale of Pakistan flooding
After conducting an aerial and ground survey of the flood-ravaged areas of Sindh province, UNICEF Regional Director Daniel Toole visited with families in relief camps. UNICEF is currently providing clean drinking water and sanitation facilities but Mr. Toole noted that "millions more need the same services."
