Long-term resettlement solutions needed for refugees on Manus Island – UNICEF Australia
Aug 19, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): Amid news of an agreement to close the Australian immigration detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday underscored the importance of finding permanent and sustainable resettlement solutions that address the needs of the refugees.
Two-thirds of young people in more than 18 countries say they have been bullied – UNICEF poll
Aug 13, 2016, at 12:21 pm
New York, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): About 97 per cent of young people believe that bullying is a pervasive problem in their communities, and two-thirds say they have been bullied, a new survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and their partners finds.
South Sudan: UNICEF sounds alarm on ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in country
Aug 06, 2016, at 12:42 pm
New York, Aug 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that it is responding to a growing food security emergency causing malnutrition in children in both rural and urban areas of crisis-gripped South Sudan.
Some 25,000 people displaced by military attacks in western Aleppo – UNICEF
Aug 02, 2016, at 01:15 pm
New York, Aug 2 (Just Earth News): About 25,000 people, including more than 12,000 children, have been displaced last night from a neighbourhood in western Aleppo City by intense military attacks initiated by armed opposition groups, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in Syria said on Monday, calling on the warring parties to do their utmost to protect all civilians.
UNICEF working at ‘full strength’ in north-east Nigeria, despite attack on aid convoy
Aug 02, 2016, at 03:56 am
New York, Aug 1 (Just Earth News): Despite an attack on a humanitarian convoy in which one of its staff members was injured, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up its response to provide assistance to thousands of conflict-affected children in Nigeria’s Borno state, which has borne the brunt of violence by Boko Haram insurgents.
UNICEF deplores ‘shocking’ attacks in northern Syria towns that leave scores of civilians dead
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:19 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has deplored recent shocking attacks in northern Syrian cities of Qamishli and Idlib, which killed more than 60 people including many children; reiterating that all parties to the conflict should respect international humanitarian law and protect children and civilians.
UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect girls, women from sexual violence
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:44 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): A key adviser to the United Nations children’s agency on Wednesday decried the culture of impunity surrounding sexual violence against women and girls around the world, following a recent case of gang rape in India.
South Sudan: UNICEF delivers life-saving aid to civilians displaced by fighting in Juba
Jul 15, 2016, at 03:55 am
New York, July 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners are providing urgent life-saving assistance to thousands of people displaced by last weekend's heavy fighting in Juba, South Sudan, which reportedly killed some 272 people, including 33 civilians, and displaced at least 36,000 civilians.
Poverty and early deaths await millions of world's most disadvantaged children – UNICEF
Jun 29, 2016, at 04:05 am
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):Some 69 million children under five years of age will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women will have been married as children by 2030, unless the world focuses more on the plight of its most disadvantaged children, according to a United Nations report published on Tuesday.
UNICEF deplores killing of children in eastern Syria
Jun 28, 2016, at 04:49 am
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has spoken out against the reported killing of 25 children in recent air-strikes in the Syrian town of al-Quriyah, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
UNICEF warns of growing exploitation risk for refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe
Jun 15, 2016, at 03:33 am
New York, June 14 (Just Earth News):More than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe this year through Italy are unaccompanied, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday, warning of the growing threats of abuse, exploitation and death that such children are facing.
UNICEF launches poll and #ReplyforAll campaign on Internet safety for adolescents
Jun 08, 2016, at 05:01 am
New York, June 7 (Just Earth News):Eight out of ten 18-year-olds believe that young people are in danger of being sexually abused or taken advantage of online, and more than five out of 10 think friends participate in risky behaviours while using the Internet, a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shows.
Ban announces three senior personnel appointments at UNICEF
Jun 07, 2016, at 12:44 pm
New York, June 7 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced three senior personnel appointments at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Four schools or hospitals in crisis zones attacked or occupied every day – UNICEF
May 20, 2016, at 12:26 pm
New York, May 20(Just Earth News): An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day, according to analysis released on Thursday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit.
One hundred babies born every day in areas worst hit by Ecuador quake – UNICEF
May 17, 2016, at 01:14 pm
New York, May 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday reported that on average, up to 100 babies are born every day in Esmeraldas and ManabÃ, the provinces worst hit by the Ecuador earthquake.
Most countries lack adequate laws to protect and promote breastfeeding – UN
May 10, 2016, at 10:27 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Laws to protect breastfeeding against the growing multi-billion-dollar breast-milk substitute business are inadequate in most countries, exposing small children to a greater risk of childhood diseases, according to a United Nations report released on Monday.
Unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe ‘falling between the cracks’ – UNICEF
May 07, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, calling for urgent measures to protect these children from the serious risks of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
UNICEF calls for better protection of children under revised EU asylum rules
May 05, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS):As the European Union (EU) prepares for critical talks on the rules governing applications from people seeking protection in Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the interests and rights of children to be given greater priority.
Nearly a quarter of the world’s school-age children live in crisis-hit countries – UNICEF
May 05, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost one quarter of the world’s school-age children – 562 million – live in countries affected by humanitarian emergencies – a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners has revealed.
Ecuador: quake damage to schools impacts 120,000 children – UNICEF
Apr 28, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on 16 April, leaving up to 120,000 children temporarily without education, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said.
Mali: UNICEF condemns withdrawal of children from schools in Kidal
Apr 27, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS):In the wake of the violent protests on 18 and 19 April in Kidal, northern Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that the events disrupted children’s education in the region and endangered their safety.
Two thirds of unimmunised children live in conflict-affected countries – UNICEF
Apr 23, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Apr 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost two thirds of children who have not been immunized with basic vaccines live in countries that are either partially or entirely affected by conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, ahead of World Immunization Week.
UNICEF, World Bank urge greater investment in early childhood development
Apr 16, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, Apr 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The heads of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank Group are jointly urging global and national leaders to step up action and investments in nutrition and early childhood development programmes as a critical foundation for equitable development and economic growth.
In Nigeria's restive northeast, fate of thousands of abducted women remains unknown – UN
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The plight of 219 Chibok schoolgirls abducted two years ago is all too common in Nigeria's conflict-affected north-eastern communities, and up to 7,000 women and girls might be living in abduction and sex slavery, senior United Nations officials warned on Thursday.
Growing inequality among children in high income countries, UNICEF reports
Apr 15, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report presents evidence on the ways inequality is affecting children in high income countries, in areas such areas as education and life satisfaction – with Denmark at the top and Israel and Turkey ranking the lowest overall.
UN sexual misconduct investigation in DR Congo finds violations and cases of abuse
Apr 05, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Findings of a United Nations Response Team tasked with investigating sexual abuse allegations committed by UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) indicate sex with minors along with paternity claims.
South-east Asia's children face 'double burden' of obesity and undernutrition – UN report
Mar 29, 2016, at 12:52 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A joint report released on Monday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has shed new light on the nutrition situation of children across the region.
87 million children under seven have known nothing but conflict, UNICEF reports
Mar 25, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Mar 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS):More than 86.7 million children under the age of seven have spent their entire lives in conflict zones, putting their brain development at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
Colombia: over 250,000 children impacted by conflict despite peace talks, UN agency reports
Mar 21, 2016, at 12:01 pm
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Hostilities in Colombia have disrupted the lives of more than a quarter of a million children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Nations children's agency on Saturday reported.
UNICEF launches $2.8 billion humanitarian appeal for children
Jan 27, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, Jan 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesdayannounced the launch of a $2.8 billion appeal to reach 43 million children in humanitarian emergencies worldwide, with for the first time ever the largest portion of the appeal – 25 per cent – going towards their education.