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  • SPECIAL REPORTS

    UNICEF in 2011: The year in review

    Despite extreme weather, rising food prices, political conflict and financial challenges, UNICEF saw some stunning successes in 2011.

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    Hundreds of thousands still in need

    Hundreds of thousands still in need

    Nearly 40,000 families in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, have been affected by the city’s worst floods in living memory.

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    • Thirty-five UNICEF-constructed schools inaugurated in flood-affected districts of Southern Punjab
    • Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the unfolding crisis for children in the Sahel
  • PROTECTION

    Adolescent groups prevent sexual violence

    Adolescent groups prevent sexual violence

    In DR Congo, UNICEF-supported adolescent discussion groups are promoting gender equality and preventing gender-based violence.

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    • Viet Nam survey shows disparities for children and women persist
  • NUTRITION

    A million children face hunger in Sahel

    A million children face hunger in Sahel

    More than a million children in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa are at risk of becoming severely malnourished.

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    • UNICEF opens humanitarian warehouse in Dubai for nutrition supplies for Southern Somalia
  • EDUCATION

    Schools for Africa ensures right to education

    Schools for Africa ensures right to education

    In sub-Saharan Africa, every third child doesn’t get the chance to attend school. With help from partners and supporters, Schools for Africa is reaching millions of these children with a quality, child-friendly education.

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    • Arab youth, key drivers of Arab development and democratization
  • HEALTH

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    UNICEF to expand vaccine programme

    UNICEF is preparing to update, strengthen and vastly expand its global vaccination programme.

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    • Amitabh Bachchan launches new Polio Communication Campaign
    • UNICEF: Saudi Arabia provides critical support for polio eradication in Niger
  • WATER & SANITATION

    Guarding families from cholera

    Guarding families from cholera

    In Haiti, a UNICEF partner produces local water treatment supplies, protecting families from the cholera outbreak that has ravaged the country since October 2010.

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    • Millennium Development Goal on drinking water “almost there”—UNICEF/WHO report
    • “Clean hands save lives” — Global Handwashing Day 2011 is celebrated by millions of people worldwide

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