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UNICEF responds to millions affected by floods in India and Nepal
GENEVA/ DELHI/ NEW YORK,  29 August 2008 – Severe floods have destroyed almost a quarter of a million homes affecting at least 2.7 million people in northern part ...

Hurricane Gustav strikes Haiti, forcing 6,300 people from their homes
PORT-AU-PRINCE, 29 August 2008 – An estimated 6,300 Haitians, mostly city-dwellers from Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and Leogane, were forced from their homes by Hurricane ...

Caribbean youth express themselves through art
GEORGETOWN, 28 August 2008 – Caribbean imagery and creativity took center stage at the first ever CARIFESTA children’s art exhibition and prize ceremony held today.

UNICEF Regional Director visits displaced women and children in Georgia
TBILISI, 28 August 2008 – UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Maria...

Trafficked children in South Asia need the law on their side
KATHMANDU, 27 AUGUST 2008 - All too often child victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking are blamed and punished across South Asia...

Nearly 40,000 children in need of urgent assistance in Georgia
NEW YORK, 22 August 2008 – UNICEF today voiced its concern over the situation of nearly 40,000 children affected by the conflict in Georgia.

Prime Minister and UNICEF MENA Regional Dir. launch child survey
BEIRUT, August 28 2008 – Prime Minister Fouad Seniora together with Mrs. Sigrid Kaag, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East...

Children most affected by the conflict in Somalia
NAIROBI, 22 August 2008 -  The recent conflict in the town of Belet Weyne (Hiran Region, Central Somalia) calls for immediate humanitarian response...

Measles Initiative Statement on recent U.S. outbreaks
WASHINGTON, 21 August  2008 — Measles, a highly contagious viral disease, can result in serious complications and death. As a result of a successful...