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                                           Lauching of Communication Campaign on Intergrated Early
                                           Childhood Development in Thua Thien Hue province
                                           Thua Thien Hue, 7th October 2005 – The first ever sub-national
                                           Communication Campaign on Integrated Early Childhood
                                           Development has been launched in Thua Thien Hue province of Viet
                                           Nam today.

                                           Tea Leoni, Goodwill Ambasador of US Fund for UNICEF visits Viet
                                           Nam
                                           Hanoi, 28 September 2005 – Tea Leoni, a Hollywood film star and
                                           Goodwill Ambassador of The United States Fund for UNICEF, is
                                           visiting Viet Nam from 2nd to 8th of October 2005.

                                           Landmark Youth Survey launched in Viet Nam
                                           Hanoi, 26 August 2005: The largest and most comprehensive survey
                                           of young people ever conducted in Viet Nam was launched in Hanoi
                                           today.

                                           UNICEF CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF COOPERATION WITH THE
                                           GOVERNMENT OF VIET NAM (1975-2005)
                                           Hanoi, 23 June 2005 - A special ceremony in Hanoi’s historic Opera
                                           House, has been held today to celebrate 30 years of cooperation
                                           between UNICEF and the Government of Viet Nam.

                                           Violence Against Children, a Growing Problem in Viet Nam, Says
                                           UNICEF-CPFC Children’s Forum.
                                           Hanoi, 3 June 2005: A Children’s Forum on Violence against
                                           Children, has heard details about the growing instances of abuse
                                           and violence towards children, as well as children witnessing
                                           increasing cases of domestic violence.

                                           UNICEF Welcomes Viet Nam’s Progress on Implementation of the
                                           Convention on the Rights of the Child.
                                           Hanoi, 9 May 2005: The Government of Viet Nam’s progress in
                                           implementing the Convention of the Rights of the Child and
                                           respecting the rights of all Vietnamese children, is welcomed, said
                                           UNICEF at a press conference held in Hanoi, today.

                                           UNICEF congratulates the people and Government of Viet Nam for
                                           impressive progress on children’s rights since the end of the war
                                           Hanoi, 30 April 2005 – Today, as Viet Nam’s celebrates the 30th
                                           anniversary of the unification of the country, UNICEF congratulates
                                           the Vietnamese people and Government for the enormous progress
                                           they have made in improving the lives of children


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                                           Jackie Chan, UNICEF/UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Says Stop
                                           Discrimination Against People Living With HIV/AIDS
                                           Hanoi, 25th April – At the conclusion of his first mission to Viet Nam,
                                           Jackie Chan, UNICEF/ UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, has called for
                                           an end to discrimination and stigma towards children and families
                                           infected or affected with HIV/AIDS.

                                           WORLD HEALTH DAY – MAKE EVERY MOTHER AND CHILD COUNT
                                           Hanoi, 7 April 2005 – “Make every mother and child count” - the
                                           slogan of World Health Day this year emphasizes the need to
                                           promote the health of mothers and their children world wide.

                                           Australian Jailed for Child Sex Tourism Offences Committed in Viet
                                           Nam
                                           Hanoi, 24th March 2005 -- An Australian man was sentenced to 18
                                           month Jail for Child Abuse Offences committed in Da Nang, Central
                                           Province Vietnam.

                                           $102,000 Raised for UNICEF Tsunami Relief Appeal in Viet Nam
                                           Hanoi, 3 February 2005: One hundred and two thousand US dollars
                                           has been raised by the Vietnamese community for UNICEF’s Tsunami
                                           Relief Appeal which has been running from 5 -31 January, UNICEF
                                           Viet Nam, announced in Hanoi today.

                                           How to protect children in the tsunami zone
                                           LONDON & HANOI, 8 January 2005 – Measures to protect children in
                                           the Tsunami zone from exploitation, abuse, and criminal trafficking
                                           are needed immediately to prevent them from slipping between the
                                           cracks, UNICEF said today, outlining the key steps essential to
                                           protecting orphans and other vulnerable children.

                                           UNICEF launches $144.5 million appeal
                                           Hanoi, 7 January 2005 - UNICEF is seeking $144.5 million to support
                                           urgent humanitarian aid for the estimated 1.5 million affected
                                           children in South Asia

                                           UNICEF asks for contributions from the private sector for the first
                                           time in Viet Nam
                                           Hanoi, 5 January 2005 – After more than a week of bring basic relief
                                           supplies to suvivors of Asia’s tsunami, UNICEF is turning its focus to
                                           the longer-range project of restoring normalcy to the lives of
                                           children.

                                           UNICEF appeals $81 million for tsunami’s victims
                                           (Hanoi, 4th January 2005) – Children have accounted for more than
                                           one-third of all the deaths from the last week’s catastrophic
                                           tsunami, with further 1.5 million affected.

                                           Donations for Tsunami victim in Asia
                                           Help UNICEF help children and families through health care,
                                           nutrition, clean water/sanitation, education and child protection.

                                           Launch of The State of the World’s Children 2005 Report
                                           The State of the World’s Children 2005 - CHILDHOOD UNDER
                                           THREAT - Childhood Years being Destroyed by Poverty, Conflict and
                                           AIDS – says UNICEF

                                           Buddhist University Joins in Response to HIV/AIDS Crisis
                                           Hue, 15 October 2004: For the first time in Viet Nam, the Hue
                                           Buddhist Academy, one of the main teaching universities for
                                           Buddhist monks and nuns, is joining in the fight to halt the spread
                                           of HIV/AIDS in Viet Nam.

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                                           of HIV/AIDS in Viet Nam.

                                           Half of East Asia and the Pacific region set to miss Millennium
                                           Development Goal on child survival
                                           Bangkok, October 8 2004 – More than half of the countries in East
                                           Asia and the Pacific will fail to meet the Millennium Development
                                           Goal on under-five child mortality if current trends continue, says a
                                           new report released today by the UNICEF

                                           Exclusive Breastfeeding – Safe, Sound and Sustainable, says UNICEF
                                           Hanoi, 30 July 2004: “Exclusive Breastfeeding” is the theme for this
                                           year’s World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August 2004) and UNICEF is
                                           taking action to encourage all Vietnamese mothers to adopt this
                                           practice.

                                           Campaign to Stop Trafficking in Women and Children Between Viet
                                           Nam and China
                                           Hanoi, 3 June 2004: The first ever joint communication campaign to
                                           stop trafficking in women and children between Viet Nam and China
                                           will be launched today in the northern border town of Mong Cai,
                                           Quang Ninh province.

                                           Vitamin A distribution essential for child health says UNICEF
                                           Hanoi, 28 May 2004: UNICEF will be providing Vitamin A capsules
                                           for national distribution as part of Micronutrient Days, to be held on
                                           1st and 2nd of June.

                                           UNICEF Deputy Executive Director to Visit Viet Nam
                                           Hanoi, 21 May 2004: Ms Karin Sham Poo, the Deputy Executive
                                           Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is to visit
                                           Viet Nam from 23 – 27 May 2004.

                                           Jackie Chan signs on for UNICEF and UN AIDS
                                           Bangkok/Geneva, April 26: UNICEF and UNAIDS, the UN agency
                                           charged with coordinating United Nations efforts to combat the
                                           HIV/AID pandemic, jointly appointed today action star Jackie Chan
                                           as a Goodwill Ambassador.

                                           Injury a leading killer of children in Asia and the Pacific region
                                           BANGKOK, 20 April – Injury is a leading cause of death and disability
                                           among children in many Asian countries, according to new research
                                           by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and The Alliance for
                                           Safe Children (TASC).

                                           ‘Road Safety Is No Accident’ – World Health Day 7 April 2004
                                           Hanoi, 30 March 2004: Drastic measures are required to overcome
                                           the trend of increased road accidents, says the United Nation’s
                                           Children Fund (UNICEF) at a function in Hanoi to promote World
                                           Health Day today.




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