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Deadly Cholera outbreaks threaten children in Sahel region of Africa
NEW YORK (July 10, 2012) — As the rainy season begins across the Sahel belt of West and Central Africa, recent cholera outbreaks that have killed more than 60 people and sickened about 2,800 this year...
Future of South Sudan's children hangs in the balance one year after independence
NEW YORK (July 6, 2012) — UNICEF calls for the rights and well-being of children in South Sudan to be made an urgent priority as the one year anniversary of independence for the world's newest nation...
Violence against children on the rise in Mali
NEW YORK (July 6, 2012) — UNICEF today expressed grave concern over the situation in northern Mali, where evidence shows children are being killed or injured by explosive devices and recruited into...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan: "Trafficking and exploiting children are horrific crimes"
NEW YORK (July 5, 2012) — Celebrated actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan arrived in Myanmar this week on a three-day mission to help combat child trafficking . Chan will meet children who...
UN and partners appeal for $193 million to help Syrian refugees
GENEVA (June 28, 2012) — UN humanitarian agencies and partner organizations appealed on Thursday for urgent new funds to help meet the needs of growing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon...
UNICEF combats malnutrition among children and women affected by floods in Pakistan
NEW YORK (June 22, 2012) — UNICEF has received $3.7 million from the European Commission to combat malnutrition among women and children in Pakistan who have been affected by floods and conflict. The...
UNICEF Executive Director calls for accelerated efforts to make polio history
NEW YORK (June 21, 2012) — "The Independent Monitoring Board on progress with global polio eradication reports the significant finding that 2.7 million children in six countries have never been...
UNICEF joins EU talks to scale up aid for nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of Africa
NEW YORK (June 18, 2012) — UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt today joined the European Union in talks in Brussels to address the nutrition crisis endangering millions of children and their...
Deaths and injuries to children increase as a result of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan
KABUL (June 13, 2012) — Children in Afghanistan continue to be killed and injured as a direct result of the ongoing conflict in the country and these incidents are on the increase, according to a...
UNICEF to save $22 million through transparency in buying bed nets
NEW YORK (June 12, 2012) – UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said today that a more transparent and competitive market will lead to savings of more than $20 million over the next 12 months...