Children in countries facing famine threatened by lack of water, sanitation – UN agency
Mar 30, 2017, at 04:08 am
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): In African and Middle Eastern countries facing famine, unsafe water is as dangerous for severely malnourished children as lack of food, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned, noting that nearly 27 million people are at risk in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
Children suffer grave atrocities in Sudan’s conflict – UN reports
Mar 28, 2017, at 05:55 am
New York, Mar 28 (Just Earth News): Fewer children have been recruited to fight in parts of Sudan, but they are still killed and injured, and victims of sexual violence in the country, according to a new report by the United Nations Secretary-General.
Children paying the heaviest price as conflict in Yemen enters third year – UN
Mar 28, 2017, at 04:14 am
New York, Mar 27 (Just Earth News): As the escalation of the conflict in Yemen enters its third year this week, the top United Nations humanitarian official has called on the parties to the conflict to commit to political dialogue and resolve the situation or risk an unending manmade crisis.
Thousands of children out of school as classrooms shelled in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF
Feb 08, 2017, at 05:50 am
New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): With thousands of children forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week's surge in fighting, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have strongly condemned the indiscriminate shelling of schools, and called for all sides to immediately recommit to the ceasefire signed in Minsk in August 2015.
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:50 pm
New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): Celebrities and advocates came together last night to honour UNICEF’s 70 years of advocacy for children around the world at an event in New York that included conversations with Goodwill Ambassadors and musical performances.
Conflict threatens decades of progress for children in Middle East, North Africa – UNICEF
Dec 13, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): Although countries across the Middle East and North Africa have made major strides in protecting children’s rights and wellbeing since the inception of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 70 years ago, conflict risks reversing these gains for 157 million children in the region.
Dec 09, 2016, at 12:43 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the challenges confronting the protection of millions of children, many of whom are separated from their families as they flee wars and persecution, the top United Nations refugee official on Thursday called for prompt action to stave off the risk of losing an entire generation.
With 500,000 children living under siege in Syria, UNICEF calls for humanitarian access
Nov 29, 2016, at 05:02 am
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News): As the number of children living under siege has doubled in less than one year to nearly 500,000 amid escalating violence across Syria, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access.
Despite progress, hundreds of children still die of measles every day – UN-backed report
Nov 11, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed report issued on Thursday has revealed that despite a 79 per cent worldwide decrease in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015, nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day.
Almost one in seven children breathing heavily toxic air – UNICEF report
Nov 01, 2016, at 04:52 am
New York, Oct 31 (Just Earth News): About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic – six or more times higher than international pollution guidelines – that it can cause serious health damage, including harming their developing brains, a new United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report has revealed.
Only one out of six children under the age of two worldwide receives adequate nutrition – UNICEF
Oct 15, 2016, at 03:49 am
New York, Oct 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a new report on Friday with the alarming statistic that five out of six children worldwide under two years old are not receiving adequate nutrition for growth and brain development.
Calgary leads province in HPV vaccinations
Sep 24, 2016, at 11:11 pm
Calgary, Sep 24 (IBNS): According to new statistics released by the Alberta Health Services (AHS), Calgary has been leading the province in the vaccination of young children against the deadly Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
Sep 02, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): As millions of children around the world prepare to return to school this month, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday highlighted that in the top ten countries with the highest rates of children missing out on primary education, nearly two in every five children – 18 million – are out of school.
Aug 10, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): Four children were reportedly killed and three were injured on 7 August in the Nihm District, east of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Future of 24 million children in conflict zones under threat: UN report
Jan 13, 2016, at 02:49 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly 24 million children living in crisis zones in 22 strife-torn countries are being deprived of a school education, threatening their own future and that of their societies, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
More than a million children need urgent assistance in conflict-torn Central Africa: UNICEF
Dec 01, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly three years after the "devastating" conflict began in the Central African Republic (CAR), an estimated 1.2 million children are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Children in Nepal at risk this winter due to shortage of essential supplies: UNICEF
Dec 01, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Due to severe shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines, more than three million children under the age of 5 are at risk of death or disease during the harsh winter months in Nepal, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Situation of children in South Sudan is deteriorating: UN agency
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:14 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation of children in war-torn South Sudan has worsened since the beginning of the year, with sustained recruitment, primarily of boys but also girls, by armed forces and groups amid severe malnutrition and flight, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million by 2050: UNICEF
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:09 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly half of the world's child brides in 2050 will be African, if current trends persist, due to the continent's rapid population growth and lagging social reforms, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for sharper focus on reaching the poorest and most marginalized girls with quality education and a host of other protective services.
Children will bear the brunt of climate change: UNICEF report
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:53 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report released ahead of the 21st United Nations climate change conference, known as COP21.
Children risk bearing brunt of escalating violence in Burundi: UNICEF
Nov 19, 2015, at 02:11 pm
New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): After the crisis in Burundi left 17 children dead and many more injured, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday warned that the future of Burundian children are being compromised due to escalating violence in the country.
Ukraine: UN warns 700,000 children at risk due to severely damaged heating systems
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:46 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : About 700,000 children in Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine are in danger of the potential failure of the heating systems during the winter months, said United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday adding that conflict in the region has heavily damaged the interlinked water, heating and electricity service.
Millions of children's lives at stake as El Niño strengthens: UNICEF report
Nov 11, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As a result of a strengthening El Niño, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is warning that an estimated 11 million children are at risk from hunger, disease and lack of water in eastern and southern Africa alone, as the weather phenomenon has left droughts and floods in its wake throughout parts of Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.
Children's right to freedom of religion or belief must be protected: UN expert
Oct 24, 2015, at 02:29 pm
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): The United Nations expert on religious freedom is calling on all Governments represented at the UN General Assembly "to respect religious practices by children and their families and support families in fulfilling their role in providing an enabling environment for the realisation of the rights of the child."
More than half a million children now risk malnutrition in Yemen: UNICEF
Oct 17, 2015, at 02:16 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Yemen's spiralling crisis has caused "alarming malnutrition levels" among children because of the limited availability of and lack of access to food due to blocked or damaged delivery routes and restrictions on food and fuel imports caused by the conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Unvaccinated children in Ukraine at heightened risk of polio: UN agencies
Oct 10, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): With Ukraine's Ministry of Health recently confirming two cases of polio in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are calling for an immediate polio vaccine campaign in the country.
Over 500 children dead, 1.7 million at risk of malnutrition owing to Yemen violence: UN
Oct 03, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday underscored the devastating toll six months of violence has taken on the children of Yemen, where at least 500 have lost their lives and more than 1.7 million are at risk of malnutrition.
UN officials propose setting up new fund for education in emergencies
Oct 03, 2015, at 02:06 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Two senior United Nations officials on Friday proposed the establishment of a humanitarian fund for education in emergencies that would offer millions of the world's displaced children their first chance of schooling, as well as bridge the gap between relief assistance and development aid.
Millions of children out of school in Middle East and North Africa: UNICEF report
Sep 04, 2015, at 02:47 pm
New York, Sep 4 (IBNS): More than 13 million – that is the number of children who are prevented from attending school by surging conflict and political upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a new report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.
Aug 26, 2015, at 03:00 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS) Alarmed by the dramatic increase in grave violations against Yemen's children, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has called on all parties to respect their obligations under international law to safeguard civilians from harm, including children.