Category Archives: Pacific Islands

Banging the Drum

By UNICEF NZ Intern, Published: March 9, 2010
This is a post by Pip Bennett, International Advocacy Intern at UNICEF NZ. For over a month I have been interning at the UNICEF NZ office in Wellington. I have been working with Vicki, the Advocacy Manager – International. Most of my time has been devoted to a new campaign called “Banging the Drum”. It is about [...]
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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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Samoan children flock to be immunized

By David Youngmeyer - Communications Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: October 30, 2009
Like most people, the closest I have been to a measles immunization was when I was on the receiving end as a child. Although that event is now lost in the mists of time, I got the chance to see something similar through fresh eyes with the start of a nationwide immunization campaign in Samoa [...]
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Safe water vital for life in tsunami-hit Samoa

By David Youngmeyer - Communications Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: October 21, 2009
As I have visited tsunami-damaged areas of Samoa over the past two-and-a-half-weeks, one of the strongest impressions has been the need for water. When the tsunami came on 29 September, it took away many things – people’s lives, their homes and livelihoods, their possessions, their safety and their sense of normality. Children – the most vulnerable [...]
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UNICEF Recreation Kits use power of play to help children recover from tsunami

By David Youngmeyer - Communications Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: October 19, 2009
After the tsunami struck Samoa late last month, children were especially hard hit. They were left struggling with emotions they are not equipped for nor have the experience to cope with. View a video They felt grief for the loss of family and friends, as well as their lost homes and schools. Many continue to be fearful [...]
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