NEWS: Zimbabwe: Children's Day Marked

Children in Zimbabwe yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Children's Day of Broadcasting. The day is commemorated on March 15 each year.

When The Herald visited Radio Zimbabwe studios in Mbare yesterday, scores of children from as far as Honde Valley, Concession, Mutare and Harare were taking turns to go on air.

Children from various provinces also had the opportunity to broadcast live on television at the ZBC studios at Pockets Hill in Highlands.

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NEWS: ICDB: Children must be heard (South Africa)

Are world leaders and the media allowing children to be heard? Or are children just seen as “entities” who come along with problems that need to be fixed?

Twenty years ago, Unicef questioned whether or not children were being represented in the media as often as they should be, thus the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICBD) was born and celebrated annually in March.

Last year, however, Unicef announced that they would no longer be coordinating celebrations around the day since they had met their objective through the success of the programme.

The purpose of the ICBD was to encourage broadcasting with a focus on children’s issues and as the years went by, to also encourage the direct involvement of children in the media.

Global themes around the event were announced and in 1994, in partnership with the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, awards were given to those who best embodied the values placed on the day.

Firdoze Bulbulia, chairperson of the Children’s Broadcasting Foundation, says: “(The ICBD) has been very successful which is why the event must come to an end, but the role of young people in media production must continue.”

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Gambia: Childfund the Gambia, GRTS Observe ICDB

ChildFund The Gambia in collaboration with GRTS yesterday observed the International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB), with children taking over all the activities of the airwaves for the whole day.

ICDB, a day when broadcasters around the world 'Tune in to kid' was launched by UNICEF in 1991 in order to encourage broadcasters worldwide to create awareness for children issues. Broadcasters would air quality programming for and about children.

A media release from ChildFund The Gambia yesterday stated that a selected group of children supported by ChildFund together with other children from different schools in The Gambia moderated all the programmes of the radio for the day. The release added that children were also given the opportunity to engage stakeholders on key topics such as Reproductive health, children and the law, and the rights of the girl child among other topics.

The National Director of ChildFund The Gambia Eustace Cassell had a 45-minute discussion with children on the role of ChildFund in helping the deprived, excluded and vulnerable children in The Gambia.

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NEWS: Liberia: Children's Voices Should Be Heard

UNMIL Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Moustapha Soumaré has encouraged Liberian children to keep having their voices heard, "The International Children's Day of Broadcasting is a day when people around the world "tune in to kids" to hear what they have to say and on this 'Day', in Liberia, we gathered here to listen to you", Mr. Soumaré said.

The UNMIL Acting SRSG made these remarks on Sunday 4 March when he spoke with children participating in this year's International Children Day of Broadcasting-ICDB 2012 at UNMIL Radio in Monrovia. The day was held under the theme "Our Voices Must Be Heard" and brought together more than fifty children from schools and communities around the county.

In an extemporaneous delivery, which focused on the importance of children in the building of a nation, Mr. Soumaré noted "Children, some of you are young adults, you make up a large part of the population around the globe; you are the future of this nation, your "voices" are the "voices" of the future; you "must be heard", closing with "We "tuned in to kids" today and we are listening!"

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Nicaragua celebrates ICDB

Nicaragua doesn’t just celebrate the ICDB with a token show with youth presenters.  UNICEF Nicaragua has transformed the ICDB into a multi-event initiative that integrates culture and social issues for youth and adolescents.  

Community Officer Guiselle Alemán Ayala explains that over the past 9 years in Nicaragua, the ICDB “has become a day of social mobilization to put on the public agenda topics of interest of children and adolescents throughout the country.”

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NEWS: UNICEF Ends Global ICDB but Encourages Broadcasters to Keep the Spirit Alive

In 2011, UNICEF marked the 20th Anniversary of its International Children’s Day of Broadcasting initiative.  The initiative, which began as a way to get broadcasters to devote airtime to children’s issues, has grown over the years to become a celebration of young people’s participation in the media.  Along the way, it has inspired the development of quality children’s programming, regularly-programmed youth-led television and radio shows and a multitude of special events.  We have seen it embraced by both high-level private stations to public broadcasters in the smallest of countries.

Today we celebrate what the initiative has been able to accomplish and announce the end of this wonderful ICDB initiative.  From the feedback we’ve received, it is clear that the ICDB has accomplished its goals of getting better quality programming and a dedication from broadcasters to devote more attention to young people.  At this stage, with the shift in the media landscape and the excellent developments that the ICDB has produced, it makes sense to declare the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting a success.

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NEWS / AWARDS: UNICEF Announces Nominees for the 2011 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards

NEW YORK, 30 September 2011 – UNICEF today announced the nominees for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards. The awards are given by UNICEF for outstanding commitment to the ICDB by television and radio broadcasters.

The winner of the 2011 ICDB Awards will be announced by UNICEF Headquarters in New York on 5 December 2011.

The nominees each won a regional competition and now go on to compete for global honours. This year's nominees come from Andorra, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa, Togo and Uganda and represent the best work produced in 2010 for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting.

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ICDB / CALL FOR ENTRIES: UNICEF calls for entries for its 2011 International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award

UNICEF calls for entries for its 2011 International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award.

Deadline is Friday 1 July.

If you participated in the this year's ICDB on 6 March 2011, we would love for you to submit your programming for the ICDB Award. Entries should be mailed to your respective regional offices.

For a full list of regional offices, along with entry forms and regulations, please visit: www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_18112.html
Para español: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/videoaudio/video_18112.html
Pour le français: http://www.unicef.org/french/videoaudio/video_18112.html

The ICDB Award will go to the broadcasters with the best programming that reflects the 2011 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting theme: Girls Are… Boys Are… , and who demonstrates a overall dedication to youth-participation in media.

To be eligible for the ICDB Award, the broadcast must have taken place on or around Sunday, 6 March 2011 in conjunction with the 2011 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting.

The International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award honours programming that allows youth the opportunity to speak up and be heard. Programmes should be for young people and created with some aspect of youth participation.

We look forward to seeing the great work you've done in honor of this special day.

For more info:

Karen Cirillo
Executive Producer, Children's Broadcasting Initiatives
Internet, Broadcast and Image Section
Division of Communication
UNICEF
Phone: 212.326.7506
Email: kcirillo@unicef.org

RADIO / PROJECTS: UNICEF radio project gives voice to young Nigerians

LAGOS, Nigeria, 1 June 2011 – Disenfranchised children in Nigeria have been given a unique opportunity to exercise their right to expression through a UNICEF-supported youth radio project.

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Some of the country’s most vulnerable groups – from children living on the streets and those accused of being witches, to ‘almajiri’ children (those sent to Islamic teachers for education who have to beg for food and money on the streets for survival) – are living witnesses to the violation of children’s rights.

Inspired by the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting and Articles 12 and 13 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, these young people produced thirteen 15-minute episodes about their lives.

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NEWS: ZBC celebrates International Children's Day of Broadcasting 2011

Children from across Harare converged at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation in Highlands on Sunday, to mark the International Children's Day of Broadcasting amid excitement as some of the children went on air in a dream broadcast session.

It was all fun for the children when they graced the studios at the broadcasting centre to mark the International Children's Day of Broadcasting ICDB, sponsored by the United Nations International Children's Fund-UNICEF.

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ICDB 2011: Gambia Commemorates International Children’s Day of Broadcasting

The Gambia yesterday joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB). The commemoration was done by children themselves as they took control of various radio stations and the National Television and run programmes that use to be aired out by adults.

In this edition of Children's Corner, we bring you interviews with the school children who participated in this year's International Children's Day of Broadcasting at the Paradise FM radio station. The children moderated the popular programmes on Paradise FM radio such as the Kinkiliba show, Hello Good Morning, Weekend Wish, Sports Extra Special, Ndaga Request Show, E-news/Drama, Open quiz competition, Youth show, Debate, Sunu Music, and Peace Train.

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PRESS RELEASES: 2011 International Children's Day of Broadcasting examines gender roles

NEW YORK, USA, 4 March 2011 – This Sunday, broadcasters around the world will show special programmes and feature young people’s opinions to mark the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB), an annual UNICEF initiative begun in 1991 to encourage quality children’s programming and the participation of young people in the media.

The theme of this year’s ICDB – ‘Girls are… Boys are…’ – will examine what innate behaviours, abilities and interests correspond to being a boy or girl, and gender limitations placed on young people.

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ICDB: Free materials available for broadcasters

UNICEF has collected a variety of audio and video materials that broadcasters may want to use for your ICDB broadcasts. All materials are free of charge for usage on 6 March 2011 and available on our digital media site for download.

The collection includes audio diaries produced by young reporters, a selection of oneminutesjr. videos, short form video pieces on girls' opinions in Syria and Liberia and a selection of animation Meena and Sara episodes.

If you would like to receive the link to download these materials, please email kcirillo@unicef.org

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NEWS / AWARDS: UNICEF Announces Nominees for 2010 ICDB Award

UNICEF is proud to announce the nominees for the 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Awards. The winners will be announced at the ICDB Awards Ceremony on 2 November 2010 in New York.

The nominees for television include ATN Bangla (Bangladesh), Ethiopian Radio and Television Services, TV3 (Malaysia), C7 Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión (SJRTV) (Mexico), SOREAD/2M (Morocco), Télévision Togolaise and UzNTT (Uzbekistan).

The nominees for radio include Radijojo World Children’s Radio Network (Germany), All India Radio, Tejarat Radio (Iran), TRAXXfm Radio Televisyen Malaysia, Radio y Televisión de Aguascalientes (Mexico), Voice of Nigeria and Maputaland Community Radio Station (South Africa).

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NEWS / AWARDS: UNICEF Announces Nominees for the 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards

NEW YORK, 9 September 2010 – UNICEF last week announced the nominees for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards. The awards are given by UNICEF for outstanding commitment to the ICDB by television and radio broadcasters.

The winner of the 2010 ICDB Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony dinner at The Modern on 2 November 2010 in New York.

The nominees each won a regional competition and now go on to compete for global honours. This year's nominees come from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Iran, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo and Uzbekistan and represent the best work produced in 2010 for the International Children's Day of Broadcasting.

The International Children's Day of Broadcasting is a day set aside each year to celebrate children's broadcasting and encourages young people to get involved in television and radio broadcasting. The 2010 ICDB theme, "All Rights All Children," honored the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and asked children to talk about children's rights and their importance.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Award

UNICEF call for entries from radio and television broadcasters for the 2010 International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award. The new deadline is now 30 June 2010.

The ICDB Award will go to the broadcasters with the best programming that reflects the 2010 International Children's Day of Broadcasting theme: All Rights All Children, and who demonstrates a overall dedication to youth-participation in media.

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NEWS / ICDB: Children celebrate International Children’s Day of Broadcasting in Bombali and Port Loko (AFRICA)

Makeni & Port Loko, 7th March 2010 –War Child developed children's radio programs with the local children's organizations 'Kids Arise', 'Child Forum Network', 'Child Empowerment Forum Network' and 'Media Student Network' to celebrate the International Children's Day of Broadcasting. War Child helped these organizations to develop radio programs for the local radio stations in Bombali and Port Loko. During these programs the children interviewed the deputy mayor and other key stakeholders about the welfare of children in the districts. The children also aired poems, songs jingles and held a quiz about child rights which made the program interesting and entertaining.

The children prepared discussions that were pre-recorded and broadcasted on radio on the 7th. This was done in partnership with project officers from War Child Holland. The children discussed the pre-recorded interviews they had conducted themselves. These interviews aimed to reveal what stakeholders could do to support the welfare of children in the country. With this program War Child hopes to break down the barriers that exist between stakeholders and children and create a support network of influential people that can promote the welfare of children.

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NEWS / ICDB: Children, others deliberate on importance of child rights (THE GAMBIA)

Children from various schools and youth organizations were Sunday joined by parents, stakeholders and civil society organization to celebrate the International Children Day of Broadcasting (ICDB). The day which was marked in different events at both the Unique FM grounds on Garba Jahumpa Highway and the GRTS complex had the theme: “All Children All Rights”.

Close to 200 children gathered at the Inter-Generational dialogue forum organized by the Young People in the Media (YPM), The Gambia. The dialogue forum was aimed at promoting the rights of children as stipulated in the Child Rights Declaration, welfare and development of children in The Gambia and also to pave ways forward for the future leaders.

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NEWS / ICDB: UNICEF pledges to collaborate with Nigerian media to promote children’s rights (NIGERIA/AFRICA)

APA - Lagos (Nigeria) UNICEF says it will continue to work in collaboration with broadcast media organisations to ensure that children's views are known.

In a statement on Sunday in Lagos to commemorate the International Children's Day of Broadcasting, UNICEF's Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Suomi Sakai, said that Articles 12 and 14 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child empowered children to form their own opinions and express them.

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