Author Archives: Vicki Soanes - Advocacy Manager International, UNICEF NZ

Ten cents can help save a child’s life

By Vicki Soanes - Advocacy Manager International, UNICEF NZ, Published: June 14, 2010
Every day, more than 4,000 children under the age of five die for want of a tiny bit of salt, sugar and some clean water. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a fast and effective way to combat the potentially fatal effects of diarrhoea, which remains the second most common cause of death among young children behind [...]
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Climate Kiwis Take the Lead

By Vicki Soanes - Advocacy Manager International, UNICEF NZ, Published: June 2, 2010
After their participation in the UNICEF Children’s Climate Forum in Copenhagen last December, the five UNICEF NZ ‘Climate Kiwis’ are more inspired than ever. They have made lasting friendships with youth from around the world, many of whom are already feeling the effects of climate change. After the outcome of the COP 15 negotiations, they [...]
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Banging the Drum

By Vicki Soanes - Advocacy Manager International, UNICEF NZ, Published: February 17, 2010
Did you know that the Global Economic Crisis is predicted to hit the Pacific Islands hard this year? That none of the Pacific Islands that are classified by the UN as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals? And that as the recession hits and remittances reduce, export [...]
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