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Tags (9) : UNICEF

More than a thousand athletes at the 28th edition of Marathon des Sables

More than a thousand athletes at the 28th edition of Marathon des Sables
03/13/2013 | Maghreb
The 28th edition of the Marathon des Sables (MDS), scheduled from 5 to April 15, 2013 will bring together athletes from 45 different nationalities, in Casablanca, the organisers announced on Tuesday . This incredible adventure, which has been held since 1986 in southern Morocco, shows the...
28th edition, Marathon des Sables, Patrick bauer, UNICEF

Millions of Jobless Desperate in Spain

Millions of Jobless Desperate in Spain
08/18/2012 | Chronicles I Debates
The sun is shining in Spain as it does every summer. But millions of people in this crisis-stricken country are living in the shadow cast by Europe’s highest unemployment rate. That is true for José Manuel Martínez, who was taking part in a protest in Madrid holding up a homemade sign reading “I...
Europe, Madrid, Marino Rajoy, Sevilla, Spain, UN, Unemployed, UNICEF

Sahel : Cholera outbreak reaches its peak.

Sahel : Cholera outbreak reaches its peak.
08/08/2012 | Sahel
A cholera outbreak in the Sahel region of Africa is putting many people, especially children, at severe risk, according to the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF).The agency warns that next week is expected to see the peak of admissions of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition...
Cholera, drought, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oxfam, Patrick McCormack, Red Cross, Sahel, UNICEF, World Vision

Cholera in the Sahel

Cholera in the Sahel
07/11/2012 | Sahel
The people of Mali and Niger have suffered long term drought, malnourishment, displacement because of the fighting in Northern Mali, swarms of locusts are poised to descend on them and now, an outbreak of cholera UNICEF warned that an outbreak of cholera last week which left two children dead and...
Cholera, displacement, mali, malnourishment, Manuel Fontaine, Niger, rainy season, UNICEF

Food Crisis Empties Niger Schools

Food Crisis Empties Niger Schools
06/20/2012 | Chronicles I Debates
Since December 2011, the food crisis in Niger has displaced large numbers of people from areas of scarcity to parts of the country that enjoyed better harvests. The social impacts for these internal migrants are serious, not least in terms of disruption of education. According to the United...
Cordination humanitarian affairs, empty, Food crisis, Gouré, Magaria, Niger, schools, UN, UNICEF, Zinder

Taylor's War Crimes Conviction Sends Powerful Message

Taylor's War Crimes Conviction Sends Powerful Message
04/27/2012 | Chronicles I Debates
The United Nations is rejoicing over the conviction of a former head of state for committing crimes against humanity, specifically involving the recruitment of child soldiers. The Special Court for Sierra Leone Thursday found Charles Taylor, a former president of Liberia, guilty of aiding and...
Ban ki-Moon, Charles Taylor, ICC, Liberia, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Sierra Leone, Thomas Lubanga, UN, UNICEF

Mauritania : Ravaged by Drought - the Number of Malnourished Children Rises

Mauritania : Ravaged by Drought - the Number of Malnourished Children Rises
02/11/2012 | Chronicles I Debates
Mariem Mint Ahmedou sits cross-legged on a worn-out carpet in a basic tent built with mud bricks and layers of sewn-together fabric.Her eight-month-old twins, Hussein and Hassan, lie weakly against her body. Both of them have been malnourished since birth, because Beydar, undernourished herself,...
Cheik Abdallahi Ewah, Douerara, Hodh el Gharbi, Khadijettou Jarboue, Kiffa, Marien Mint Ahmadou, Mauritania, Sahel, UNICEF

UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk

UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk
02/07/2012 | Chronicles I Debates
If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world. It could relieve five million drought-affected children in Ethiopia, give 360,000 children in Kenya access to quality education and treat 16,000 children for acute malnutrition...
ChildrenEthiopia, Madagascar, Marika Hofmeister, Oxfam, Save the Children, South Sudan, Uganda, UNICEF

The sad fate of the Sahel's children - UN sounds the alarm

The sad fate of the Sahel's children - UN sounds the alarm
12/23/2011 | Sahel
At a time when some of the world is about to gorge on food and probably throw in quantity, the Director General of the United Nations Fund for Children, Anthony Lake, is sounding the alarm about their situation in the Sahel region, indicating that about one million of them are likely to suffer from...
Anthony Lake, Children, Sahel, UNICEF, WHO