UNICEF
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide
World
November 20, 2022
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide
World Children’s Day is annually marked as set by the UN on November 20, and the 2022 celebration comes under…
UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters
World
November 17, 2022
UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a new climate financing initiative designed to help countries address current and…
Yemen: UNICEF distributes health kits in IDP camps to meet basic needs
Yemen
November 12, 2022
Yemen: UNICEF distributes health kits in IDP camps to meet basic needs
Displacement is an inevitable and tragic consequence of any conflict, and it entails many threats, outbreaks of epidemics, lack of…
UNICEF: Mass displacements in eastern DRC pose deadly threat to people
Africa
November 8, 2022
UNICEF: Mass displacements in eastern DRC pose deadly threat to people
Thousands of children fleeing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at grave risk in overcrowded…
Report: 2.5 million Iraqis need help, half of them children
Iraq
October 27, 2022
Report: 2.5 million Iraqis need help, half of them children
A report by ReliefWeb revealed that there are 2.5 million Iraqis in need of aid, noting that the United Nations…
UNICEF: More children in Pakistan will die without immediate international support
Pakistan
October 8, 2022
UNICEF: More children in Pakistan will die without immediate international support
UNICEF’s representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil warned on Friday, October 7th, in a press briefing in Geneva that more children…
UNICEF launches “Let me Learn” campaign and calls on the Taliban movement to open schools for girls
Afghanistan
September 25, 2022
UNICEF launches “Let me Learn” campaign and calls on the Taliban movement to open schools for girls
The International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on the Taliban terrorist movement to end injustice against girls in Afghanistan and open…
Organizations warn of a generational catastrophe due to the failure of a third of children to attend school in Sudan
Africa
September 13, 2022
Organizations warn of a generational catastrophe due to the failure of a third of children to attend school in Sudan
Aid organizations have warned that about seven million children, or the equivalent of a third of the children in Sudan,…
UNICEF condemns air strike on kindergarten in Tigray, Ethiopia
Africa
August 27, 2022
UNICEF condemns air strike on kindergarten in Tigray, Ethiopia
The United Nations has condemned an air raid that “hit a kindergarten” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, killing at least…
UNICEF: Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine-Russia war
Asia
August 23, 2022
UNICEF: Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine-Russia war
The UN children’s agency on Monday, August 22, said that nearly 1,000 children were either killed or injured in Ukraine…