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United States Provides Additional $1.9 Million For Urgent COVID-19 Assistance In The  Pacific Islands
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United States Provides Additional $1.9 Million For Urgent COVID-19 Assistance In The Pacific Islands

The U.S. government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additiona...

Students Glad To Be In School, Even In Tents
NATION

Students Glad To Be In School, Even In Tents

The youngest of four siblings said studying in a tent was no different from being in a wooden or concrete classroom.

Lekutu Secondary School Ready To Resume Classes
NATION

Lekutu Secondary School Ready To Resume Classes

The school has 16 teachers and 258 students.

6000 Students To Be Assisted With School Bags And Stationery
NEWS

6000 Students To Be Assisted With School Bags And Stationery

The interest we continue to receive despite the current economic situation is overwhelming and we are thankful to al...

Fijian Children Will Now Be Able To Resume Studies After Tropical Cyclone Yasa
NEWS

Fijian Children Will Now Be Able To Resume Studies After Tropical Cyclone Yasa

Education supplies and technical support are being provided by UNICEF to the Ministry as part of the Government of F...

45 Babies Estimated To Be Born In Fiji Today
NATION

45 Babies Estimated To Be Born In Fiji Today

As countries celebrate the New Year, UNICEF estimates that 161 babies will be born in the Pacific Islands today.

More COVID-19 Help Flies In
NATION

More COVID-19 Help Flies In

About 3.5 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) arrived into the country yesterday.

Big Help Here For Cyclone Hit Children, Families In Fiji And Vanuatu
NEWS

Big Help Here For Cyclone Hit Children, Families In Fiji And Vanuatu

Cyclone hit children and their families in Fiji and Vanuatu are now being helped thanks to co-operation between UNIC...

Measles Outbreak: Another Confirmed Case Of Measles, A 24-Year-Old From Tacirua
NATION

Measles Outbreak: Another Confirmed Case Of Measles, A 24-Year-Old From Tacirua

The latest is a 24-year-old from Sakoca in Tacirua, Ministry of Health confirms.

Boot Camps, Custody ‘Won’t Work’ For Child Offenders
NATION

Boot Camps, Custody ‘Won’t Work’ For Child Offenders

She said where children were in conflict with the law there was a need to understand the methods that ensured that c...

Children In Eastern Ukraine ‘Too Terrified To Learn’ Amid Spike In Attacks On Schools
WORLD

Children In Eastern Ukraine ‘Too Terrified To Learn’ Amid Spike In Attacks On Schools

UNICEF said it is working with partners across eastern Ukraine to provide much-needed counselling, psychosocial supp...

Millions Of children Worldwide Not Receiving Measles Vaccine
WORLD

Millions Of children Worldwide Not Receiving Measles Vaccine

More than 110,000 measles cases were reported worldwide during the first three months of 2019, representing a near 3...

Precious Plastic Fiji  To Set-Up Recycling Hubs For Plastics
NEWS

Precious Plastic Fiji To Set-Up Recycling Hubs For Plastics

“Plans are underway to set up inside custom-made shipping containers, working with machines like plastic shredders...

Adoptive Parents Do Not Need To Live In Fiji, Committee Hears
NEWS

Adoptive Parents Do Not Need To Live In Fiji, Committee Hears

UNICEF’s recommendation was that if the child needs to be adopted, the matching of the child with the most suitabl...

Handwashing Keeps Children Happy, Healthy, Months After Cyclone Winston
NATION

Handwashing Keeps Children Happy, Healthy, Months After Cyclone Winston

Handwashing is so crucial especially after an emergency. Data has shown that children who practice handwashing are l...

Seeing Is Believing When It Comes To Hand Washing
NATION

Seeing Is Believing When It Comes To Hand Washing

“In the beginning, I was not sure how a simple handwashing activity could benefit my students’ health,” said N...

Adoption Handlers Need Proper Training: Kaimacuata
NEWS

Adoption Handlers Need Proper Training: Kaimacuata

Professionals responsible for adoption cases must be provided with the training needed to assess, review and process...

Hand Washing Improves Hygiene: O’Connor
NATION

Hand Washing Improves Hygiene: O’Connor

If all Global Hand Washing Day participants advocate for hand washing with soap every day, there could be a signific...

UNICEF Pacific Welcomes Yett
NATION

UNICEF Pacific Welcomes Yett

UNICEF is pleased to announce the arrival its new  UNICEF Pacific Representative, Sheldon Yett who replaces Dr Kare...

Students Eagerly Return
NEWS

Students Eagerly Return

  Classes resumed at Vasist Muni Memorial Primary School in Maqere, Tavua yesterday, the first since Tropical C...

Praise For Fiji’s Child  Protection Programmes
NATION

Praise For Fiji’s Child Protection Programmes

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Fijian Government for its continued commitment to ch...

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