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UNICEF: Horrifying Accounts of Child Rights Violations Emerge from Survivors of Violence in Northwestern Iraq
NEW YORK (August 20, 2014) – Testimonies gathered from civilians who fled the recent offensive by armed groups in the Sinjar district of northwestern Iraq have revealed appalling accounts of killing...
UNICEF: More than 100 Children Released from Armed Groups in Central African Republic in Past Week
NEW YORK (August 18, 2014) – One hundred and three children, ages 8 to 17, were released over the past week from armed groups in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), Bangui, following...
UNICEF Steps Up its Humanitarian Response in Northern Iraq
NEW YORK (August 12, 2014) – As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Iraq, UNICEF and other humanitarian actors are stepping up efforts to meet the urgent needs of up to 30,000 members of...
Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Supported by WHO and UNICEF Kicks off in Iraq
NEW YORK (August 11, 2014) – Iraq has launched a polio immunization campaign aiming to protect more than four million children under the age of 5 throughout the country against the crippling disease...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake On the Situation in Gaza
NEW YORK (July 30, 2014) – “Another school in Gaza has come under fire, killing more children in a conflict where such an outrage has become commonplace. “For 23 days, too many children in Gaza have...
Statement by Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, on Attack on School in Gaza
NEW YORK (July 25, 2014) – “Yesterday’s attack on Beit Hanoun Elementary Co-Ed A and D School—the third school hit this week—is proof that much more needs to be done to protect innocent children....
IN AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM SET, J.J. ABRAMS OFFERS FANS THE CHANCE TO WIN A PRIVATE HOMETOWN SCREENING OF STAR WARS: EPISODE VII BEFORE IT HITS THEATERS (IN ADDITION TO CHANCE TO BE IN THE FILM)
LOS ANGELES, CA, JULY 21, 2014 — All Wings Report In! On the set of Star Wars : Episode VII, Director J.J. Abrams was interrupted by an X-Wing pilot and rogue robot as he announced the chance for fans...
New UNICEF Data Show Urgent Need to Scale up Efforts Against Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage
NEW YORK (July 22, 2014) – Today the UK Government and UNICEF have joined together to host the first-ever Girl Summit to rally support for much faster progress to end female genital mutilation (FGM)...
Mass Global Action Needed to Protect Children against Polio in Syria, Iraq and Region
NEW YORK (July 22, 2014) – In a report released today, WHO and UNICEF announced completion of the first phase of the biggest polio vaccination campaign ever undertaken in the history of the Middle...
Statement by Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, on the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (July 17, 2014) – The killing of four Palestinian children—all from one extended family—and the injuring of two more all while playing on a beach in Gaza City is a stark reminder that no...