Nov02
Monday UNICEF pic: Pakistan
Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in children under 5, killing more than 4,000 every day.
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Aug26
A back-to-school shopping tip
As you head out to do your back-to-school shopping, a desk lamp may be on your list. If so, consider this: purchasing a SUNNAN solar powered lamp at IKEA at a cost of $19.99 will not only provide you with light but also light-up the life of a child. In a unique new initiative, IKEA (a long-time partner) has teamed up with UNICEF to enable children to play, read, write and study at night, even if their homes have no electricity.
Jun12
A UNICEF staff member is killed in Pakistan
We’re still reeling from the death of UNICEF staff member Perseveranda So. In case you haven’t seen the news, So was killed in the massive car bomb explosion that hit the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday. The hotel was acting as home base for many aid workers, including more than 25 staffers from UN agencies. All told, 5 of the 17 people killed in the blast were with UN agencies responding to the region’s growing humanitarian crisis.
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Jun01
Surge of displacement in Pakistan continuesOnly a few days have passed since we last checked in on the growing crisis in Pakistan, but those few days have been enough time to change thousands of lives. In the month of May alone, more people have been displaced in Pakistan than were displaced over 3 years in Darfur. Since August of last year, conflict between pro-Taliban militants and Pakistan’s government forces has seethed in Pakistan’s northwest frontier region. Over the last month, as fighting has intensified, the number of people who have fled their homes has swollen to 2.4 million. That’s the single largest movement of people in Pakistan since the partition that created the country. Most frightening of all, it’s estimated that 65% of the displaced are children.
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