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UNICEF

  1. The food & nutrition situation in #Niger is deteriorating. Over 6M people do not have enough to eat. #SahelNOW @Unicefniger 43 minutes ago via HootSuite
  2. Some govts help the poorest children much better than others. Which ones? Find out 29 May #ReportCard10 @UNICEFinnocenti about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. Congrats to @robbiewilliams' England team who won the 2012 #socceraid match in aid of @unicef_uk. They beat the Rest of the World team 3-1 about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. #Mali instability increases health risks for children and mothers: uni.cf/JDtcXW @unicefmali about 18 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. What do young people want for their future? You might be surprised. See this @UN #Storify: uni.cf/KIROKG #FutureWeWant about 23 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. UNICEF is outraged by massacre of 32 #children in #Syria. This outrageous crime cannot go unpunished. Our thoughts are with the families. 3:55 PM May 26th via web
  7. Fighting child sexual abuse in the #Caribbean uni.cf/KFAiLs 10:31 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  8. In parts of #Asia, drowning is the biggest killer of children over age 1, and yet it is a hidden tragedy: uni.cf/Kp5MDe 9:01 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  9. How can #childpoverty be monitored and measured? Read #ReportCard10, 29 May from @UNICEFinnocenti 8:05 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  10. #Haiti, with support from UNICEF and partners, begins intensive efforts to improve children's #health: uni.cf/Kp6eBs @UNICEF_Haiti 6:10 AM May 26th via HootSuite
  11. Legendary cycling race @giroditalia supports UNICEF’s #believeinzero campaign uni.cf/JtLQ0w @UNICEF_italia 12:15 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  12. Many millions of children in #poverty in Europe according to #ReportCard10, startling new report from @UNICEFinnocenti, out on 29 May 11:51 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  13. Video: @BBCWorld on the seriousness of #polio in #Pakistan uni.cf/KnaOzD @unicefpolio 10:15 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  14. Blog: @SocialFlow on how the #SahelNow campaign took off on social media: uni.cf/JJfHAi 8:39 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  15. RT @gateshealth: #polio cases fallen by more than 99% since the GPEI started. All that remains is a stubborn 1% cot.ag/Jgj1U2 via... 7:53 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  16. #FF @WFP @acfusa @FAOnews @UNOCHA Thanks for sharing our #SahelNOW Challenge! uni.cf/sahelchallenge 7:15 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  17. Field Diary: Clean #water improves health and education for children in Cerritos II, #Honduras uni.cf/JlRAga @unicefhonduras 5:25 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  18. RT @unicefafrica: 'Like my own #children, I want my neighbours’ children 2 be healthy'. Inna, #Nigeria. #Polio fighter. ow.ly/b8bpQ 2:53 PM May 24th via HootSuite