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UNICEF: Children Killed and Injured by Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Eastern Ukraine
NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) – At least 109 children are reported to have been injured and 42 killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine since March...
UNICEF - Cyclone Pam: New Appeal for Children Amid Critical Funding Shortfall
NEW YORK (March 24, 2015) – UNICEF has only around fifteen percent of the money it needs to get life-saving aid to thousands of children and their families, after Cyclone Pam wreaked havoc in Vanuatu...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Concludes Four-Day Visit to Liberia
NEW YORK (March 23, 2015) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom concluded a four-day visit to Liberia where he praised the efforts of Ebola-affected communities in combatting the deadly virus....
UNICEF Reaching Children Affected by Cyclone Pam On Remote Pacific islands
NEW YORK (March 23, 2015) – Despite logistical challenges posed by the impact of Tropical Cyclone Pam on small island countries in the Pacific, UN children’s agency, UNICEF, is delivering essential...
Nine Year Old Girl Soldier Freed in Large Release of Child Soldiers in South Sudan
NEW YORK (March 23, 2015) – Up to 250 child soldiers including four girls, one as young as nine, were released today in South Sudan from an armed group, the Cobra Faction. Another 400 are being...
UNICEF to Send Emergency Supplies for Cyclone-affected Children and Families in Tuvalu
NEW YORK (March 18, 2015) – UNICEF is dispatching emergency life-saving supplies to communities in cyclone-affected Tuvalu. The archipelago nation comprised of nine islands with a population of about...
UNICEF: Measles Prevention Campaign Underway in Vanuatu Amid Fears of Disease Outbreak
NEW YORK (March 17, 2015) – An emergency vaccination drive is under way in Vanuatu to protect children hit by Cyclone Pam, as fears grow of a serious measles outbreak. UNICEF and the World Health...
UNICEF Ships Emergency Supplies for Cyclone-affected Children in Vanuatu
NEW YORK (March 16, 2015) – While distributing its pre-positioned emergency supplies in Vanuatu, UNICEF also has dispatched additional life-saving supplies for affected communities from its Pacific...
UNICEF: Cyclone Pam Crashes into Pacific Region
NEW YORK (March 16, 2015) – Super Tropical Cyclone Pam smashed into Vanuatu late Friday night and early Saturday morning following initial impact in the Solomon Islands. The storm reached peak...
UNICEF: 14 Million Children Impacted by Conflict in Syria and Iraq
NEW YORK (March 12, 2015) – Some 14 million children across the region are now suffering from the escalating conflict sweeping Syria and much of Iraq, said UNICEF today. With the conflict in Syria now...