South Sudan: UN agencies boost effort to avoid loss of young children's lives
Sep 10, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, Sep 10 (IBNS): Two United Nations agencies are intensifying their efforts to reverse "dire" malnutrition in South Sudan, where every two minutes another child becomes severely malnourished and brutal conflict has displaced millions of people, destroyed basic services and increased disease.
UNICEF announces release of 163 more children by armed group in Central Africa
Aug 29, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday that 163 children have been released by an armed group in the Central African Republic, where thousands of other boys and girls are still serving as combatants, cooks and messengers for the country's militant factions.
Palestinian children can return to UN-run schools this year due to fund-raising
Aug 20, 2015, at 02:20 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): The United Nations relief agency dealing with Palestinian refugees has declared the school year open will on time on Wednesday for the 500,000 boys and girls in the increasingly unstable Middle East, where multiple crises and a major funding shortage nearly forced the delayed of the opening of 685 schools in the region.
UN experts urge Pakistan to strengthen protection of children after latest execution
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the execution in Pakistan of Shafqat Hussein, who was reportedly 14 years old when he was convicted of murder, and called on the country to strengthen the protection of children.
Kiribati: UN backs vaccine to protect children from life-threatening diarrhoea
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:46 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are supporting a new vaccination campaign announced today by the Government of Kiribati to protect children from a potentially killer virus.
'Catastrophic' floods in Myanmar hit most vulnerable, including children: UN
Aug 04, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): Myanmar has suffered heavy rains, winds and flooding since Cyclone Komen made landfall in Bangladesh on 30 July, causing landslides and damage in different parts of the country, according to United Nations agencies.
Middle East: Funding crisis may force UN agency to delay start of school year
Jul 27, 2015, at 01:33 pm
New York, Jul 27 (IBNS): Facing its most severe financial crisis ever, the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestine refugees throughout the Middle East has on Sunday convened an emergency session to weigh the growing risk that it may be forced to delay the start of the academic year in some 700 schools for half a million students across the region.
Year of sustained violence across Iraq has hit children hardest, UN says
Jul 01, 2015, at 04:15 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said that over the past year in Iraq, it has seen a 75 per cent increase in grave violations against children that include killing and maiming, abduction, recruitment as soldiers, sexual violence, attacks against schools and denial of humanitarian access.
Ban appoints Senegalese national as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Jun 09, 2015, at 09:51 pm
New York, Jun 9 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Improving health of women, children 'moral imperative' – Ban
Sep 26, 2014, at 09:08 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Lauding the gains made in improving the health of women and children worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for renewed commitment and action to sustain the unprecedented progress made in this area in partnership with governments, civil society, the private sector, philanthropists and international organizations.
Iraq: UN expresses 'extreme concern' as Sinjar violence reportedly claims lives of 40 children
Aug 06, 2014, at 06:29 pm
Newe York, Aug 6 (IBNS) The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) expressed "extreme concern" on Tuesday over reports that some 40 children from northern Iraq’s Yazidi minority group died as a result of the violence being carried out in the Sinjar region by militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other armed groups.
Toronto: Ban urges investment on health of women, children
May 31, 2014, at 05:41 pm
New York, May 31 (IBNS): Despite major global progress in improving the health of children and their mothers, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged participants at a summit in Toronto to show the leadership, build the key partnerships, generate the financing and devise the creative solutions needed to deliver a world of health, safety and possibility for every woman and every child.
CAR: UN concerned over children witnessing brutality
May 14, 2014, at 06:12 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): The children of the Central African Republic (CAR) are witnessing terrible violence in what has become a forgotten crisis, a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official on Tuesday said, urging the international community to 'stand up' and stop and help end the crisis as soon as possible.
Honduras: UN urges measures to protect children from sexual abuse
Apr 29, 2014, at 05:32 pm
New York, Apr 29 (IBNS): Honduras must immediately adopt measures to effectively protect children, without discrimination, from all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation, an independent United Nations human rights expert has urged.
CAR: UN concerned over children suffering from malnutrition
Apr 26, 2014, at 05:27 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition in the Central African Republic's war-torn capital, Bangui, has tripled since the beginning of 2014, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Friday, predicting that more children are likely to suffer in the coming months.
Ban joins campaign to get all children into school by 2015
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:48 pm
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday joined a prominent roster of global leaders, campaigners and celebrities in Washington, D.C. to help launch a new worldwide campaign that aims to get 57 million children into school.