UN Children's Fund staff are ready to assist in the wake of two extreme cyclones which hit Fiji and the Solomon Islands simultaneously today.

Wellington, 22 February 2010. - A Bill that would see children aged 12 and 13 referred to the Youth Court instead of the Family Court is at odds with New Zealand's international obligations, says the UN Children's Fund.

Aid agencies are scrambling to get Haitian children back into the classroom after last month's earthquake destroyed or damaged as many as 5,000 schools and killed more than 500 teachers.

Young Kiwis running their own school-based radio stations are being encouraged to take part in the International Children's Day of Broadcasting (7 March).

Wellington 11 February 2010. - A month on from the devastating Haitian earthquake the relief operation has moved into high gear, but the spread of disease is proving to be a very real risk.

Keeping children safe and reuniting them with family is a major concern in post-quake Haiti, says UNICEF NZ.

Thousands of children are believed to have become lost and separated from their families in the chaos following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake last month.

Wellington, Feb 1 NZPA - Children in earthquake-battered Haiti are more vulnerable than ever to child trafficking, the head of Unicef in New Zealand is warning.

UNICEF is again warning that post-quake Haiti is providing ideal conditions for child traffickers to operate.

UNICEF NZ Executive Director, Dennis McKinlay, says relief agencies estimate that as many as 1.5 million children have been affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

As many as 25 Auckland bands and musicians are donating their talents to a musical event that's raising funds for UNICEF's emergency relief effort in Haiti.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - A New Zealand UNICEF organiser is warning that the Haiti quake is creating ideal conditions for child-traffickers to operate.

United Nations children's fund UNICEF is working to try and minimise the risk of child trafficking in the wake of the earthquake.