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UNICEF Warns of Looming Crisis for Children’s Emotional Health in Nepal
NEW YORK (May 14, 2015) – Children in Nepal are facing an unprecedented emotional toll as they deal with the devastating consequences of two major earthquakes in two and a half weeks, warned UNICEF...
Put Migrant Children’s Rights on EU Agenda, Urges UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 12, 2015) – On the eve of the adoption of the EU Migration Agenda, UNICEF is calling for the rights and wellbeing of migrant children to be at the heart of Europe’s immigration policy...
Nepal Earthquake: Education for Nearly 1 million Children in Jeopardy - UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 7, 2015) – At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school, unless urgent action is taken to provide temporary learning spaces and repair damaged school buildings...
Armed Groups in Central African Republic Agree to Release Thousands of Children
NEW YORK (May 5, 2015) – Leaders of armed groups in the Central African Republic agreed today to release all children associated with their forces and to immediately end any new child recruitment. An...
#NepalEarthquake: UNICEF-EU Partnership Provides Emergency Supplies to Nepal
NEW YORK (May 4, 2015) – Two cargo planes delivering each 40 metric tons of life-saving supplies to the regions in Nepal affected by the earthquake on April 25 th will take off from Dubai to Kathmandu...
Nepal Earthquake: Emergency Immunization Campaign for Hundreds of Thousands of Children at Risk
NEW YORK (May 4, 2015) – More than half a million children are being targeted in an emergency vaccination drive in Nepal – as fears grow of measles outbreaks in the informal camps that have sprung up...
STAR WARS: FORCE FOR CHANGE ANNOUNCES ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF UNICEF KID POWER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, MAY 4, 2015 — Star Wars: Force For Change, a charitable initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm, today announced its latest campaign, teaming with eBay Giving Works to auction off a...
Nepal Earthquake One Week Later: UNICEF Warns of Disease Risk for Children
NEW YORK (May 1, 2015) – One week after the earthquake in Nepal, UNICEF says the health and wellbeing of children affected by the disaster are hanging in the balance, as many have been left homeless...
Lifesaving UNICEF Supplies Reach Nepal to Help 1.7 Million Children Severely Affected by the Earthquake
NEW YORK (April 30, 2015) – Over the past 48 hours, UNICEF has delivered 29 metric tons of humanitarian supplies to Nepal—including tents and tarps, water purification tablets, and first aid and...
Racing against time for children and families in Nepal: IKEA Foundation gives $3.3 million to UNICEF emergency relief efforts
New York, April 29, 2015 – In the aftermath of the violent earthquake that hit Nepal with devastating force on April 25, the IKEA Foundation has contributed $3.3 million to UNICEF to support emergency...