Killing an average of eight children a day, 'brutal' Yemen conflict must end: UNICEF
Aug 20, 2015, at 02:30 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): An average of eight children are killed or maimed every day in Yemen as a direct result of the conflict that has gripping the country since April, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Children in Nepal still at risk three months after devastating quake: UNICEF
Jul 28, 2015, at 02:38 pm
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): Three months after Nepal's devastating 25 April earthquake and its aftershocks, children continue to face multiple risks as their families have been pushed deeper into poverty and they remain in need of aid, warned the United Nations's Children Fund (UNICEF).
UN experts urge real dialogue with children about their rights, decisions that affect them
Sep 24, 2014, at 06:37 pm
New York, Sept 24 (IBNS) A group of United Nations independents experts on Tuesday called on governments to make renewed efforts to ensure that children’s views are heard and taken into account.