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Paper packaging company 'Stora Enso' to raise $2.5 million for UNICEF projects

6 April 2004
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today that it has struck a five-year agreement with Stora Enso, a paper, packaging and forest products company, to help it in its bid to extend basic education to the 121 million children around the world who cannot go to school.
A young mother breast feeds her baby

To boost child survival, UN agencies launch global plan to promote breastfeeding

23 March 2004
Calling on governments to promote and protect breastfeeding, two United Nations agencies today jointly launched an international plan to promote the practice and secure children's health.

UNICEF and Real Madrid form partnership to work for children's rights

25 February 2004
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and celebrated Spanish football club Real Madrid today formed a formal partnership to draw attention to children’s issues and improve the observance of children’s rights.

UN expert meeting analyzes children's health in six African countries

4 February 2004
A meeting of health experts, convened by the United Nations agency charged with improving public health, has begun today to assess the impact of air pollution, unsafe drinking water and inadequate sanitation on children living in six African countries.

Benefits of eliminating child labour far outweigh costs, UN agency reports

3 February 2004
The benefits of eliminating child labour would be seven times greater than the costs, according to a new United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) report.

UNICEF urges Tamil Tigers to stop recruiting child soldiers in Sri Lanka

22 January 2004
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today called on the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka to stop recruiting children as soldiers and to release those it already has back to civilian life.
Carol Bellamy

World leaders should put children at centre of development agendas - UNICEF

20 November 2003
World leaders must put children at the heart of their development agendas if countries are to achieve all their development goals, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today.

Children in war zones are being maimed, murdered, or forced to fight - UN

7 November 2003
Children in war zones have sometimes been murdered or disfigured and many thousands have been recruited into government and rebel fighting forces, according to a new report from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the UN General Assembly and Security Council.

UNICEF study finds one billion children in poverty

21 October 2003
A landmark study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) indicates that more than one billion children around the world are suffering from the debilitating effects of poverty.
Carol Bellamy

Community-based efforts key to child survival, UNICEF chief says

15 September 2003
Strengthening efforts in primary care at the community level and getting life-saving commodities into the home are paramount to reducing child deaths, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today.