What Is Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food? It's the Malnutrition Miracle!
The specially formulated peanut paste is nothing short of a miracle for malnourished kids. UNICEF is the world's largest provider of RUTF.
Dividend or Disaster: UNICEF’s New Report into Population Growth in Africa
NEW YORK (October 26, 2017) – The projected expansion in Africa’s child population will necessitate an increase of more than 11 million skilled education and health personnel by 2030, if it is to keep...
Overcoming Obstacles to Polio Eradication in Pakistan
Thirty years ago, there were 350,000 new cases of polio. This year, there are just 11.
At Current Rates of Reduction, It Will Take Over 100 Years to End Child Marriage in West and Central Africa
NEW YORK (October 23, 2017) – Unless progress is seriously accelerated, it will take over 100 years to end child marriage in West and Central Africa, with far-reaching, life-altering consequences for...
Two Months since Outbreak of Violence in Myanmar, Rohingya Refugee Children Still at Acute Risk
NEW YORK (October 23, 2017) – Nearly two months since Rohingya families began fleeing en masse to Bangladesh, thousands of children and women are still without basic lifesaving services, UNICEF said...
Putting #ChildrenFirst in Houston
Jackie Garcia, a Houston based volunteer, recently assisted with hurricane relief efforts
Rohingya Refugees Face a Perilous Future
In a new report, UNICEF warns that the hundreds of thousands of children who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh face a 'perilous future.'
Violence in Myanmar Driving Up to 12,000 Rohingya Refugee Children into Bangladesh Every Week – UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 20, 2017) – Desperate living conditions and waterborne diseases are threatening more than 320,000 Rohingya refugee children who have fled to southern Bangladesh since late August...
Field Visit to Nicaragua with UNICEF's Change for Good Program
Marysia Gunderson is a MIA- based American Airlines Flight Attendant and “Champions for Childre” volunteer. She collects currency donations on flights from American Airlines customers to support...
South Sudan Conflict: 5,000 Children Reunited with Family by Save the Children, UNICEF and Partners
NEW YORK ( October 18 , 201 7 ) – Since conflict broke out in South Sudan in 2013, Save the Children, UNICEF and partners have successfully reunited more than 5,000 children with their families. The 5...