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Half a Million Rohingya Refugee Children at Risk in Overcrowded Camps in Bangladesh with Cyclone and Monsoon Season on Horizon
01/16/2018
NEW YORK (January 16, 2018) – The health and safety of more than 520,000 Rohingya children living in overcrowded camps and informal settlements in Bangladesh is likely to be put at even greater risk...
3 Million Children Born Into War in Yemen
01/16/2018
NEW YORK (January 16, 2018) – More than 3 million children were born in Yemen since the escalation in violence in March 2015, according to a UNICEF report. Born into War details how children in Yemen...
A Bloody Start to a New Year in Syria
01/14/2018
NEW YORK (January 14, 2018) – “At a time when most parents are filled with new year’s hope for their children’s future, mothers and fathers in Syria are left grieving for the children they have lost....
Henrietta Fore Becomes New UNICEF Executive Director
01/01/2018
NEW YORK (January 1, 2018) – Henrietta Fore takes office today as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director. Ms. Fore brings to the role more than four decades of private and public sector leadership...
WHO, WFP and UNICEF: Yemen’s Families Cannot Withstand Another Day of War, Let Alone Another 1,000
12/29/2017
NEW YORK (December 29, 2017) – “We have passed the grim milestone of 1,000 days of war in Yemen. As violence has escalated in recent days, children and families are yet again being killed in attacks...
Children under Attack at Shocking Scale in Conflicts around the World, Says UNICEF
12/28/2017
NEW YORK (December 28, 2017) – Children in conflict zones around the world have come under attack at a shocking scale throughout the year, UNICEF warned today, with parties to conflicts blatantly...
Malnutrition, anemia and disease plague Rohingya refugee children – UNICEF
12/22/2017
NEW YORK (December 22, 2017) – Rohingya refugee children who have fled Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh are suffering from acute malnutrition, anaemia and disease, UNICEF said today. According to...
220,000 children threatened by mines and other explosive weapons in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF
12/21/2017
NEW YORK ( December 21, 2017) – Eastern Ukraine is now one of the most mine-contaminated places on earth, endangering 220,000 children who live, play and go to and from school in areas littered with...
Earthquake-Affected Children in Mexico are Still in Need of Protection, Psycho-social Support and Education: UNICEF Calls for Them Not to Be Forgotten during the Holiday Season
12/20/2017
NEW YORK (December 20, 2017) – Three months after the earthquakes, UNICEF urged stakeholders in Mexico to guarantee the rights of children affected and commit to the needs of every child and...
UNICEF Airlifts Nearly 6 Million Doses of Vaccines for Children in Yemen amid Intensifying Violence and Import Restrictions
12/20/2017
NEW YORK (December 20, 2017) – A UNICEF-chartered plane landed today in Sana’a and delivered nearly 6 million doses of essential vaccines to protect millions of children at risk of preventable...