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Statement Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, on the Children of Aleppo
12/13/2016
NEW YORK (December 13, 2016) – “As violence continues to escalate in Aleppo today, thousands of children are suffering in silence, and coming under brutal attack as the world watches. “It is time for...
Ishmael Beah, David Beckham, Orlando Bloom, Millie Bobby Brown, Jackie Chan, Priyanka Chopra, Angelique Kidjo and Femi Kuti Attend UNICEF’s 70th Anniversary Event and Call for a Fair Chance for Every Child
12/12/2016
NEW YORK (December 12, 2016) – UNICEF commemorated 70 years of tireless work for children today with the help of some of the organization’s best-known Goodwill Ambassadors and celebrity advocates at a...
Malnutrition amongst Children in Yemen at an All-Time High, Warns UNICEF
12/12/2016
NEW YORK (December 12, 2016) – Nearly 2.2 million children in Yemen are acutely malnourished and require urgent care. At least 462,000 children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a drastic...
UNICEF Commemorates 70 Years of Tireless Work for the World’s Most Vulnerable Children
12/11/2016
NEW YORK (December 11, 2016) – On the 70 th anniversary of its founding, UNICEF celebrates the immense progress made for the world’s children – and renews the urgent call to reach millions of children...
UN Provides Vital Food and Aid to 42,000 People in Eastern Mosul
12/09/2016
NEW YORK (December 9, 2016) – In the single largest humanitarian aid delivery in eastern Mosul since the current conflict began, the World Food Program (WFP), UNICEF and the United Nations Population...
27 Children Confirmed Dead After Aceh Earthquake
12/09/2016
NEW YORK (December 9, 2016) – Over one quarter of the victims of the Pidie Jaya earthquake are children under the age of 18, including 17 children younger than 5 years. Out of the 102 people whose...
Nearly a Quarter of the World’s Children Live in Conflict or Disaster-Stricken Countries: UNICEF
12/09/2016
NEW YORK (December 9, 2016) - An estimated 535 million children – nearly one in four – live in countries affected by conflict or disaster, often without access to medical care, quality education...
Statement by UNICEF Syria Representative, Hanaa Singer, on the Deteriorating Situation for Children in Aleppo and Across the Country
12/07/2016
NEW YORK (December 7, 2016) – “I have just traveled back from Aleppo where the situation continues to plummet to even greater lows. “When I was there nearly 100 mortars fell on west Aleppo in a couple...
UNICEF Helping Thousands of Syrian Children Weather the Harsh Winter Cold in Jordan
12/02/2016
NEW YORK (December 2, 2016) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has begun its 2016-2017 winter assistance program, helping thousands of vulnerable Syrian families protect their children from...
Almost Half of Mosul’s Children Cut Off from Clean Water as Fighting Intensifies
11/30/2016
NEW YORK (November 30, 2016) – Almost half of all the children in Mosul and their families have reportedly been cut off from access to clean water after a major water pipeline was destroyed amid the...