Tag Archives for "Somalia"

Jan07

Malnutrition is deadlier than pirates

Most of the news coverage on Somalia lately has focused on those shockingly successful pirates who’ve been attacking ships and holding them for ransom off the country’s coast. But for us here at UNICEF, the real Somalia story is happening on land, where kids and their families are suffering from the horrible side effects of a prolonged civil war.


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Dec26

Four years after THE tsunami

There’s no way I can forget the date of the massive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: the tsunami struck December 26, which happens to be my birthday. The next day, my husband

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Oct23

UNICEF workers in dangerous zones

Here at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, we received word on Monday that a UNICEF worker was tragically killed on Sunday in Somalia. Mukhtar Mohammed Hassan was a dedicated supervisor of UNICEF-supported water, sanitation and hygiene activities

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Sep09

Clay Aiken: Give the gift of growing up

UNICEF and Malaria No More are teaming up to defeat malaria

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Jul15

Somalia: Keep spreading the word

UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken recently returned from Somalia, where UNICEF provides children in the war-torn nation with health care, education, nutrition, clean water and sanitation. This is the second in a series of blog posts he will write about his experience in the field.

For children in Somalia, the situation is dire. But, it’s just amazing to me that UNICEF is still able to make a difference in children’s lives in one of the most dangerous places on earth.


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Jul11

NewsNet: Crises in the Horn of Africa

UNICEF and other aid agencies have warned that a combination of crises in the Greater Horn of Africa

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