Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency forces one million children from school - UNICEF
Dec 23, 2015, at 01:52 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Violence and attacks against civilian populations in northeastern Nigeria and its neighbouring countries have forced “a staggering†one million children out of school in a conflict that has dealt “a huge blow for education in the region,†the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
UN agencies relaunch winter aid programme to support vulnerable Syrian children in Jordan
Dec 15, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the harsh winter approaches Jordan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) launched the winter cash assistance programme again, that will allow vulnerable Syrian families in Za'atari and Azraq camps to buy warm winter clothing for all their children.
Nepal: UN aid agencies and partners appeal for access to life-saving medical supplies
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations agencies and their aid partners today expressed their “deepest concern†over critical and growing shortages of lifesaving medicines and supplies across Nepal and appealed to all sides to ease an effective blockade of the country’s southern border due to unrest over a new constitution.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham's Fund helps children in New Guinea
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): International football icon and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham met children receiving treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Papua New Guinea.
UNICEF applauds call from religious groups in Myanmar seeking tolerance for children
Oct 22, 2015, at 05:37 pm
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): In the light of upcoming elections in Myanmar and amid reports of rising religious intolerance, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday welcomed a joint statement by the leaders of four main religious groups in the country calling for tolerance and respect of religious freedom as essential conditions for every child to grow and develop to their full potential.
UNICEF calls for a joint vaccination plan in Sudan
Oct 07, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): Calling for a joint vaccination operational plan in Sudan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday outlined the dire situation for thousands of children living in the Nuba Mountains, which remain inaccessible after four years while conflict in the country continues.
UNICEF advocate Orlando Bloom urges protection of refugee and migrant children
Sep 30, 2015, at 02:21 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Orlando Bloom called for greater protection for tens of thousands of refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe.
UNICEF launches new appeal to support refugee and migrant children in Europe
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Warning of a "massive" increase in the numbers of children on the move to Europe, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday that it will be appealing for $14 million to address the needs of migrant and refugee children who have escaped war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Global partnership needs 'rejuvenation' to achieve new sustainable development agenda - UN report
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:47 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achieved significant progress over the past 15 years, but persistent gaps in official development assistance and insufficient access to markets, affordable medicines and new technologies have highlighted the need for a rejuvenation of the global partnership for development, according to a new United Nations report launched on Friday.
Simple act of playing represents grave danger for children in Syria: UNICEF
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:56 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest terms mortar attacks on civilian areas of Aleppo, Syria, which reportedly killed at least 19 children on Tuesday, including six in a UNICEF-supported child friendly space.
UNICEF advocate David Beckham issues call to end violence against children
Sep 16, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New YOrk, Sept 16 (IBNS): David Beckham, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is championing a letter signed by 18 child survivors of violence that calls on world leaders to end the widespread abuse affecting millions of children around the world.New YOrk, Sept 16 (IBNS): David Beckham, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is championing a letter signed by 18 child survivors of violence that calls on world leaders to end the widespread abuse affecting millions of children around the world.
Celebrities join UNICEF to launch 'World's Largest Lesson' on sustainable development
Sep 05, 2015, at 03:41 pm
New York, Sep 5 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Global Goals campaign on Friday launched the World's Largest Lesson, an initiative to teach children in more than 100 countries about the new Sustainable Development Goals that will be adopted by the UN General Assembly later this month.
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.
UNICEF demands that water not be used to achieve 'military and political gains' in Syria
Aug 27, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Amid the unremitting brutality of the war in Syria and a scorching summer heat wave, there is increasing evidence that parties to the conflict are using water to achieve military and political gains, warned the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Leaders' personal rivalry has undermined South Sudan's hard won independence - Security Council
Jul 10, 2015, at 05:05 pm
New York, July 10 (IBNS) Months of politically motivated violence in South Sudan has left thousands dead and caused a "man-made catastrophe," the United Nations Security Council declared on Thursday, expressing "profound disappointment" with President Salva Kiir, former Vice-President Riek Machar and other leaders "who have put their personal ambitions ahead of the good of their country and their people."
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).
UNICEF, EU begin airlift of 80 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies to Nepal
May 06, 2015, at 02:49 pm
New York, May 6 (IBNS): Humanitarian supplies to meet the emergency needs of some of the 1.7 million children affected by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal are being airlifted in to the capital, Kathmandu, as the United Nations children’s agency works with the European Union (EU) to provide much needed relief from the effects of the disaster.
UNICEF, David Beckham launch new initiative to boost funding for world's children
Feb 10, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New York, Feb 10 (IBNS) International football icon and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, David Beckham, on Monday announced his latest fundraising initiative, launched in tandem with the UN agency and aimed at boosting assistance for the world's youth, amid the planet's worsening humanitarian crises.
Children face 'new generation' of crises, UNICEF warns launching record $3 billion appeal
Jan 30, 2015, at 07:50 pm
The United Nations on Thursday launched its biggest ever humanitarian appeal to fund globe-spanning responses to emergencies and threats “stalking children in ways never before seen†and putting them in extraordinary danger of violence, hunger, disease and abuse.
Year of conflict in South Sudan has stolen future of a generation of children-UNICEF
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:54 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) The scale of the crisis facing children in South Sudan is “staggering†according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warned on Friday that the future of an entire generation of the country’s children was being “stolen†by the year-long conflict.
Leveraging innovation key to advancing progress on child rights – UNICEF
Nov 21, 2014, at 04:05 pm
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS) Despite progress in advancing child rights over the past 25 years, including a marked reduction in the number of children dying before the age of five and increased access to education and clean water, urgent action is needed to prevent millions of children from missing out on the benefits of innovation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report.
UNICEF welcomes release of 70 Kurdish children after 120 days in captivity
Oct 04, 2014, at 09:12 pm
New York, Oct 4 (IBNS) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the release of 70 Kurdish children, who were kidnapped in May while traveling from their home-town of Ai’n Al Arab in the northern Syrian governorate of Aleppo to take their final school examinations.
UNICEF: Progress for children rights in south Asia, but inequalities exist
Sep 12, 2014, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS) Despite rapid economic growth and huge progress in realizing the rights of children, young people in South Asia are paying a heavy price, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday , noting that "everybody in South Asia has an obligation – and the potential – to do more to realize the rights of every single child in the region."
UNICEF concerned over education system in CAR
May 10, 2014, at 05:16 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): More than half way through the 12-month school year, almost two thirds of schools in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR) remain closed, according to a recent survey by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its partners.
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.
UN welcomes safe return of abducted staffers in Pakistan
Apr 22, 2014, at 04:47 pm
New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Monday that two of its national staff who were abducted last Thursday in the Pakistani port city of Karachi are now safe and well.