16 million children affected by massive flooding in South Asia – UNICEF
Sep 03, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, Sept 3(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that an estimated 16 million children are in urgent need of life-saving support in the wake of torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
Somalia: UN envoy calls for better protection of children affected by armed conflict
Jul 23, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Concluding a six-day visit to Somalia, a United Nations child rights envoy has called for better protection of children caught up in armed conflict, urging the country's authorities to treat former child soldiers as victims in need of protection rather than as criminals.