Tagged: UNICEF

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When nature calls, where do you go?

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When you get that feeling … when you can’t hold it any longer and you just have to go … where do you do it? I grew up in Australia and remember spending summers in the outback. When nature called, I would have to use an outhouse — a long drop toilet in a tiny shed in the backyard. I would go as quickly as possible, terrified that… Read more →←
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Environmentally sustainable supply at UNICEF

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Our impact on the environment will have consequences for the children we serve and the planet they will inherit. How is UNICEF reducing harmful waste from supplies, lowering carbon emissions and improving the efficiency of transport for global supply operations? UNICEF procures essential commodities for children in 150 countries and… Read more →←
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Cannes Young Lions Health Award: Addressing gender stereotypes with cartoons

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Winners: Gerardo Saavedra and Emiliano Salmon Cannes Lions are the most established and coveted awards for the creative and marketing communications industry. The Young Lions Health Award was presented in partnership with UNICEF and UN Women to a team with the most innovative solution to a critical real-world issue affecting children… Read more →←
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UNICEF: Ranking high on good

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Do leaders, citizens and donors agree on the most important development challenges to solve in the countries where they work? Whose support and what conditions make progress more or less likely? Which international donors do leaders prefer as development partners? To answer these questions, the Listening to Leaders 2018 report draws… Read more →←
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Going down the rabbit hole: Creating a UNICEF report

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In the Data and Analytics Section of UNICEF, we produce many reports based on the in-depth database we maintain here in HQ. However, in March, we launched a flagship report: Progress for Every Child in the SDG Era. The report looks across all 232 SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) indicators, identifies the 44 that refer directly to… Read more →←

African children in conflict and crisis

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I have a confession to make. Promise not to judge me, will you? When I first heard about the ‘Day of the African Child’, I had no idea what it was. I know, I know, being a young woman from Kenya this is incredulous, isn’t it? Thank heavens for Google! Turns out it’s a day specifically dedicated to celebrating the African Child.… Read more →←
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My journey with UNICEF: How I became a humanitarian worker

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It would be false to say I didn’t always wish to join the UN system. Growing up in Siraha, in the southern plains of Nepal, I had always longed to travel through the rolling hills and mountains serving my country. The opportunity was presented just after I completed my bachelor’s degree. Following a series of written exams and… Read more →←
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Remembering my mom:  Woki Munyui, UNICEF Somalia Education specialist

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On April 20 2015, a suicide bomber blew himself up next a bus carrying staff from UNICEF Somalia in Garowe, Puntland. Four people were killed, including Woki Munyui who had been a champion of girls’ education in Somalia since 2007. Here her daughter Ivy Mokua shares memories of her late mother, and how she has been dealing with the… Read more →←
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Hunger still stalks Somali children

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With so much the world focused on war, terrorism and the plight of a seemingly endless stream of refugees, it is no surprise that the plight of Somali children has been largely forgotten. The last time the country was heavily featured in news headlines was nearly five years ago, when failed rains and failed politics led to famine. By the… Read more →←

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