New UNICEF Report on child poverty in East Asia and the Pacific

A new UNICEF study by Asian scientist analyzed that child poverty in East Asia and the Pacific has found that of the 93 million child population, over 30 million suffered from at least one form of severe scarcity, such as the inability to go to school, or access basic health care, safe drinking water, a sanitary toilet or adequate nutrition – and more than 13 million suffered from two or more forms of severe deprivation.

The study, entitled “Child Poverty in East Asia and the Pacific: Deprivations and Disparities,” reviewed child poverty studies carried out in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam from 2007 to 2010.

The seven Asia-Pacific countries were among 53 worldwide that participated in UNICEF’s Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparity, which draws attention to the daily deprivations suffered by children and their negative impact on national development.

UNICEF opens humanitarian warehouse in Dubai for nutrition goods for Southern Somalia

UNICEF announced the opening of its first humanitarian transit hub for nutrition supplies meant for Somalia. Situated in the port of Dubai, the new warehouse will help speed up the delivery of nutrition supplies to Somalia hit by famine.

An estimated 5,000 metric tons of corn soya blend flour will be moved through the warehouse monthly to Mogadishu to in the worst-affected regions of the country.

Up until now, sea routings have had to use the port of Mombasa exclusively as the gateway into the Horn of Africa. Mombasa will continue to be used, but shipping direct to Mogadishu will help reduce congestion in that port and hasten the delivery of the life-saving assistance.

Currently there are 1.5 million children in southern Somalia who are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. There are 450,000 acutely malnourished children, including 190,000 who are so severely malnourished that they are at high risk of death within weeks if they don’t receive the necessary assistance.

Royal couple in UNICEF visits to Denmark aid centre

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will take a trip to Denmark on 2nd Nov to learn more about the work of children's charity UNICEF in East Africa. An estimated 12 million people in the region are at risk of starvation because of food shortages, and scarcity has been declared in Somalia.

The royal couple will go to UNICEF’s emergency supply centre in Copenhagen. The UK is giving £200m in aid to the affected region, £72m of which has been raised through public donations.

The duke and duchess will tour a British Airways Boeing 747 before a relief flight carrying 45 tonnes of aid, including emergency medical supplies, leaves for East Africa. They will be at the airport after visiting the UNICEF warehouse with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark.

BA has made an aircraft available to help UNICEF get aid to East Africa, and this will be its second relief flight to the region. The airline's chief executive Keith Williams said: "We're delighted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be seeing the flight off."

Child mortality rate drops by a third since 1990

The latest United Nations under-five mortality estimates were released today by UNICEF and they show continued progress in reducing the number of children who don’t live to see their fifth birthdays.

According to these estimates, the total number of under-five deaths decreased globally from 1990 to 2009 from 12.4 million per year to 8.1 million. The global under-five mortality rate has dropped by a third over that period, from 89 deaths per 1,000 live births to 60 in 2009.

The good news is that these estimates suggest 12,000 fewer children are dying each day around the world compared to 1990.
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All about unicef

The United Nations was established in the aftermath of a devastating war to help stabilize international relations and give peace a more secure foundation.

Amid the threat of nuclear war and seemingly endless regional conflicts, peace-keeping has become an overriding concern of the United Nations. In the process, the activities of blue-helmeted peace-keepers have emerged as the most visible role associated with the world organization.

The United Nations, however, is much more than a peace-keeper and forum for conflict resolution, Often without attracting attention, the United Nations and its family of agencies are engaged in a vast array of work that touches every aspect of people's lives around the world.

Child survival and development, Environmental protection, Human rights, Health and medical research, Alleviation of poverty and economic development, Agricultural development and fisheries, Education, Family planning, Emergency and disaster relief, Air and sea travel, Peaceful uses of atomic energy, Labour and workers' rights. The list goes on.

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