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Ecuador Earthquake: Six Months On, Many Children Still in Need of Aid
10/16/2016
NEW YORK (October 16, 2016) – Six months after a major earthquake rocked Ecuador, meeting the needs of children still living in informal shelters and rural areas remains a significant challenge...
Over 300,000 Children under Five Died from Diarrheal Diseases Linked to Limited Access to Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in 2015 – UNICEF
10/14/2016
NEW YORK (October 14, 2016) – With cholera spreading fast in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, and with a new outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen, UNICEF urges children, families and communities...
Statement Attributable to Hanaa Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria, on Children Killed in Aleppo
10/14/2016
NEW YORK (October 14, 2016) – “Yesterday’s attack near the Hatem Al Taai primary school in Aleppo city killed four children and injured three others. The children were on their way to school in the...
Five in six children under two not getting enough nutrition for growth and brain development - UNICEF
10/14/2016
NEW YORK (Oct 14, 2016) – Globally five in six children under two years old are not fed enough nutritious food for their age, depriving them of the energy and nutrients they need at the most critical...
UNICEF Calls for Greater Attention to the Plight of Unaccompanied Children on the Move through Southeast Europe
10/13/2016
NEW YORK (October 13, 2016) – Hundreds of unaccompanied children are still on the move through Southeast Europe despite official border closures, yet little is known of their fate, says UNICEF, as a...
UNICEF condemns attacks on teachers in Kaga-Bandoro
10/13/2016
NEW YORK (October 13, 2016) – Three teachers in training, the director of the Regional Pedagogical Center were violently killed in Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic, on Wednesday, October 12th...
Statement Attributed to UNICEF Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Europe
10/12/2016
NEW YORK (October 12, 2016) – The commitment by the UK and France to find urgent solutions for all the hundreds of refugee and migrant children languishing in Calais for months, could not come a...
Statement Attributable to Hanaa Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria, on Attack on a School in Daraa
10/12/2016
NEW YORK (October 12, 2016) – “UNICEF deplores yesterday’s attack on the “That al-Netaqeen” primary school in the city of Daraa which killed five school children, aged between four and 16, and left 15...
Massive Immunization Campaign to Reach 41 Million Children in Nigeria and Region to Contain Polio Outbreak
10/11/2016
NEW YORK (October 11, 2016) – A major health campaign is underway in the Lake Chad Basin area to vaccinate over 41 million children against polio to contain the recent outbreak of the disease in north...
One Week After Hurricane Matthew, At Least 300 Schools Damaged in Haiti, Over 100,000 Children Miss Out on Learning – UNICEF
10/10/2016
NEW YORK (October 10, 2016) – One week after Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti, and as schools reopen across the country, more than 100,000 children will be missing out on learning after their...