February 12

5th Annual Web4Dev Conference, 11-13 February 2009. UNICEF

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The Fifth Annual United Nations’ Web4Dev conference is hosted by UNICEF from 11-13 February 2009. Created by the World Bank in 2003 the Web4Dev is a community that is focused on applying Internet related technologies towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Main themes of the 5th conference:

  • Improving access to information and establishing communities of practice
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Supporting the supply chain
  • Knowledge sharing workshops
    Related - History of Web4Dev.

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    • January 17

    2009 State Of The World's Children. UNICEF

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    UNICEF has launched the 2009 State of the World's Children (full text, pdf, 2.3 MB; statistics). This year's theme addresses maternal mortality. According to the website, "The difference in pregnancy risk between women in developing countries and their peers in the industrialized world is often termed the greatest health divide in the world.... Addressing that gap is a multidisciplinary challenge, requiring an emphasis on education, human resources, community involvement and social equality."

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    December 04

    Children And Aids - 3rd Stocktaking Report. UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS And UNFPA

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    Children and AIDS: Third stocktaking report (full-text, 1.94 MB), jointly prepared by UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), was released on World Aids Day. The Third Stocktaking Report calls for several actions that can bring changes in the next one to three years:

  • Scale up programmes that provide early diagnosis of infants exposed to HIV and treatment of children who are infected.
  • Expand access to antiretroviral drugs for pregnant women in need of treatment.
  • Integrate HIV and AIDS services with primary health-care programmes.
  • Accelerate efforts to support optimal and safe infant and young child feeding practices.
  • Make prevention programmes more relevant to the needs of adolescents and young people.
  • Combine prevention strategies for a more effective response.
  • Understand and address the greater vulnerability of girls.
  • Prioritize the collection and disaggregation of high-quality data.
  • Invest in the social sector to improve protection of the most vulnerable children.

    • Related: First Stocktaking Report, Second Stocktaking Report.
     
     
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    June 03

    HIV/AIDS Interventions. WHO And UNICEF

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    A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Towards Universal Access: Scaling up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions in the Health Sector, has been issued (full text, pdf, 5.12 MB). According to the WHO press release, nearly 3 million people were receiving treatment with antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2007—a more than seven-fold increase over four years.

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    June 03

    Children And AIDS. UNICEF

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    Children and AIDS: Country fact sheets
    This companion volume to Children and AIDS: Second stocktaking report presents statistical data for 157 countries and territories.

     


    Children and AIDS: Second stocktaking report
    This report reviews advances made over the past year or so in four areas where HIV and AIDS affect children. It finds that most countries have made important gains in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV and in paediatric treatment. Some countries have made progress towards HIV prevention goals, and more AIDS-affected children are benefiting from protection, care and support services. But much more remains to be done. The report also explains the need for improved norms, standards and guidelines to ensure effective implementation of programmes.
    June 03

    Children And The Millennium Development Goals. UNICEF

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    Children and the Millennium Development Goals: Progress towards A World Fit for Children
    Children and the Millennium Development Goals is an adaptation of the Secretary-General’s report ‘Follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly on children’ (A/62/259), 15 August 2007, considered by the General Assembly at its 62nd session in September 2007. It contains updated data and presents information from 121 country and territory reports.

    June 03

    The State Of The World’S Children 2008: Child Survival. UNICEF

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    The State of the World’s Children 2008: Child Survival

    The State of the World’s Children 2008 provides a wide-ranging assessment of the current state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children. It examines lessons learned in child health during the past few decades and outlines the most important emerging precepts and strategies for reducing deaths among children under age five and for providing a continuum of care for mothers, newborns and children.

    The State of the World’s Children 2008: Executive Summary

    The State of the World's Children 2008 examines the current state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children – and outlines strategies for reducing under-five deaths and providing a continuum of care. The pocket-sized executive summary provides an overview of the full report and includes regional summary indicators.

    January 24

    2008 State Of The World's Children

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    UNICEF has launched the 2008 State of the World's Children. The report provides an assessment of the current state of child survival and primary health care for mothers, newborns and children and examines lessons learned in child health. In addition to the full report (pdf, 4.4 MB), the website has multimedia content, fast facts, and statistical data. The Themes and Profiles section provides alternative ways to read the information from the report. Permanent Link: State of the World's Children 2008 UN Pulse
    January 03

    UNICEF: 3 Years After Tsunami

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    The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reports on the organization's progress in helping children in countries affected by the tsunami of 26 December 2004 in the areas of education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS and child protection. The report Three Year UNICEF Tsunami Anniversary Monitoring Report is available in pdf (full-text, 292 KB).
    Related: UNICEF: 2 years after tsunami

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