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• Gulshan Grover still prefers being Bollywood baddie

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Two Hollywood movies, a British venture and an Indo-French collaboration… Gulshan Grover has his hands full with serious-themed international projects. But the Bollywood bad man insists he hasn’t bid adieu to Hindi films, specially the villainous roles.“I haven’t quit taking such roles ...
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• Louis Vuitton Hosts UNICEF Snowflake Ceremony

  
  Fashion and Design World Today — Authority: 498
  The annual UNICEF Snowflake ceremony last Thursday held at the LV store in New York was well attended by prominent personalities such as Lauren Bush, Bryant Gumbel and Pamela Fiori. The occasion marked the official beginning of the gift-giving season of Christmas. Lucy Liu was invited to light the snowflakes. This ...
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• 1 billion children struggle to survive

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 167
  UNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care - and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence - two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing childrens rights
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• UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child: 20 years later

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 540
  The 20th anniversary of the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child is commemorated today, but the UN stresses that more work must be done for the world’s children. On November 20, 1989, United Nations General Assembly resolution 44/25 was signed, “[r]ecognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious ...
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• UN celebrates 20 years of child rights convention

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New York, Nov 20 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect “the youngest and most vulnerable members of society”.The convention was signed into international law in 1989 by the UN General Assembly and it took effect ...
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• TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FORCED TO WORK IN MINES.

  
  World News Journal — Authority: 139
  MISNA 20 November 2009 More than 43,000 children work in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 8,000 of whom identified in Kinshasa alone since the beginning of 2009, the UNICEF (United Nations Child’s Fund) reported yesterday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the convention on the children’s rights. The ...
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• Lucy Liu and Louis Vuitton Host UNICEF’s 25th Snowflake Lighting

  
  Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife — Authority: 700
  [All photos by Clint Spaulding for PMc] . Louis Vuitton and Lucy Liu teamed up with UNICEF for the 25th annual UNICEF Snowflake Lighting on 5th Avenue. Hanging above the intersection of 57th Street and 5th Avenue, the snowflake (at 23×28feet, and with 16,000 Baccarat crystals) is an iconic holiday fixture. - ...
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• Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.The survey also found that nearly 16 percent of men, who are now aged ...
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• Google’s Doodle: It’s Universal Children’s Day

  
  The Next Web — Authority: 773
  I have a confession to make. I rely on Google for pretty much everything! It’s scary, but I actually rely on Google to remind me of Valentine’s day, Halloween and a string of other occasions that would wizz by without so much as an acknowledgement from me. And that’s not good… I’ve learned the hard way, ...
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• Afghanistan is world’s worst place to be born: UN

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in launching its annual report: The State of the World’s Children, the Online news agency reported. Afghanistan has ...
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• UNICEF State of The World’s Children report commemorates 20 years of Convention on Rights of the Chi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New York, Nov.20 (ANI): A special edition issue of UNICEF’s flagship The State of the World’s Children report, tracking the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the challenges that remain, was released on Thursday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Convention’s adoption by the UN ...
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• Children release Unicef report in Bhopal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) For the first time in Madhya Pradesh, a clutch of children released the Unicef State of the World Children Report 2009 here Friday, praising the efforts of the government for their survival, care and protection but also calling for more focus.Children like Pappi Khan, Madhu, Aashi, Shivani Sen, ...
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• India working well on child issues, but too slow: Unicef

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Progress on child issues is slow even though India has accomplished a great deal in ensuring the rights of children almost two decades after it ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Unicef India representative Karin Holshof said Friday.“All the pointers are in the right ...
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• Did You Know There Is A Global Handwashing Dance?

  
  pottymouthmama — Authority: 425
  I didnt. And clearly I am lacking. I will start tomorrow.
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• Rights of The Child: Photographers and celebrities make Photo-Pledge for Childrens Rights

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 490
  LONDON, November 20 -- Sony World Photography Awards and UNICEF Mark the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)The World Photography Organisation and UNICEF are launching a global initiative to raise awareness of childrens rights and mark the 20th anniversary of the ...
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• We destroy a secular regime in Afghanistan (& its women’s rights), then we wage war on the new regime to restore women’s rights. Welcome to the American Empire.

  
  Fabius Maximus — Authority: 537
  Here is a fascinating interview with Mohammed Najibullah, President of Afghanistan from 1986 – 1992.  See his Wikipedia entry for more information.  The full article is worthwhile reading!“Revisiting Afghanistan: A Conversation with Najibullah“, Alan Brody (22 years with UNICEF), Virginia Quarterly Review, ...
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• UNICEF Make A Photo-Pledge For Children’s Rights

  
  Digital Camera Reviews, Digital Photography Tutorials, Best Digital Cameras - Photoxels — Authority: 443
  Join celebrity UNICEF Ambassadors Ewan McGregor and David Beckham as well as world renowned photographers to make a photo-pledge in support of children’s rights. Amateur and professional photographers can show their support by making photo-pledges via www.worldphotographyawards.org . All photo-pledges will form a ...
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• Photo-pledges from Unicef Ambassadors and World Photography Academy Members

  
  Digital Camera Reviews, Digital Photography Tutorials, Best Digital Cameras - Photoxels — Authority: 443
  Photo-pledges from Unicef Ambassadors and World Photography Academy Members Credit: David Turnley© UNICEF UK - courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009 David Beckham, UK From 18 to 20 January 2008, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and British football legend David Beckham visited Sierra Leone to call ...
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• It’s UNICEF week on eBay!

  
  Fieldnotes — Authority: 127
  From now until Sunday , November 22nd , the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will be the featured nonprofit in eBay Giving Works’ Spotlight on Ending Hunger! You can now support UNICEF while shopping and selling on eBay. The folks at eBay have made it easy! You can: Add a $1 donation when you shop and pay by PayPal. eBay is ...
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• 5th anniversary of the Gucci Campaign to Benefit UNICEF

  
  Ebony Intuition — Authority: 137
  Gucci is pleased to present the 5th anniversary of the Gucci Campaign to Benefit UNICEF. Following the annual holiday tradition, Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini has designed an original collection of items to be sold in over 200 Gucci stores worldwide and on gucci.com from November 16 to December 31, 2009. A ...
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