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UNICEF Reports Promising Signs of Recovery for Children Six Months after Typhoon Haiyan
“With 14 million people affected, 5.9 million of whom were children, and four million people losing their homes, the task of helping to re-build the lives of those who survived is daunting,” said...
UNICEF Statement on Second Abduction of Nigerian School Girls
That the girls are alleged to have been abducted to prevent them from attending school is especially abhorrent. UNICEF calls on the abductors to immediately return these girls unharmed to their...
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER’S SERGE IBAKA LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT KIDS IN THE CONGO
NEW YORK (April 25, 2014) — The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced a new fundraising campaign with Oklahoma City Thunder power forward/center Serge Ibaka. The NBA player and recipient of the April...
Three Times More Children Treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition In Bangui Hospital Than This Time Last Year
NEW YORK (April 25, 2014) – UNICEF today announced that the number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition in Bangui’s largest in-patient center during the first quarter of 2014, has...
1.4 Million People Without Running Water Across War-Affected Eastern Ukraine
NEW YORK/LVIV, Ukraine (April 15, 2022)- More than seven weeks of intense hostilities in Ukraine have devastated both water and electricity networks, leaving 1.4 million people without access to safe...
Almost 3,000 Malnourished Children at Risk of “Dying Before Their Families’ Eyes” as Rafah Offensive Disconnects Them From Treatment - UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 11, 2024) – Almost 3,000 children have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in southern Gaza, putting them at risk of death as harrowing violence and...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Caught in the Crossfire – Lebanon’s Children Under Fire
NEW YORK (April 30, 2024) – “A new report from UNICEF in Lebanon underscores the deepening suffering of children in the country, as Lebanon grapples with a cascade of crises, compounded by conflict....