http://www.unicef.org.uk/news/ news from UNICEF UK en-gb 2010, UNICEF UK Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:49:21 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/images/topanim.gif http://www.unicef.org.uk/news/ http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1484 UNICEF has appointed Lionel (Leo) Messi, FC Barcelona and Argentina national team soccer star, as a global Goodwill Ambassador. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1484 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1485 UNICEF will provide assistance to the estimated one million children and their families affected by the earthquake in Chile which struck on 27 February. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1485 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1482 UNICEF UK's youth climate ambassadors met with David Kidney, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate, last week to discuss the importance of including young people in the climate change debate. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1482 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1483 UNICEF, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners, has developed an innovative and user-friendly pack to give mothers-to-be living with HIV all the medicines they need to help their baby be born free from HIV. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1483 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1480 Urgently needed supplies to assist nearly 4,000 school-age children in the hardest hit areas of the dzud winter emergency in Mongolia were airlifted over the weekend in a joint effort by UNICEF and the Government of Mongolia. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1480 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1477 UNICEF and its UN partners are monitoring events and stand ready to help in the aftermath of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Chile early Saturday. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1477 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1479 A new report commissioned by UNICEF UK across three Local Authorities shows that unaccompanied immigrant children experience racism, struggle to cope with the mental trauma experienced on their journeys to the UK and are vulnerable to exploitation. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1479 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1476 A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck Chile early this morning, killing at least six people and triggering a tsunami. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1476 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1475 In talks at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the team behind International Inspiration, the legacy programme of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, has moved to guarantee the programme's long term global legacy. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1475 http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1474 Haitian volunteers are taking part in a UNICEF-supported programme called Return to Happiness to provide psychosocial support for children traumatised by the earthquake. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.unicef.org.uk/press/news_detail.asp?thesource=rssnews&news_id=1474