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Statement on Impact on Children of New Law in Hungary – Attributed to UNICEF Regional Director and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Europe, Afshan Khan
03/09/2017
NEW YORK (March 9, 2017) – "UNICEF is alarmed by the adoption of a new law in Hungary that foresees the mandatory detention of refugee and migrant children over 14 years of age. We appeal to the...
Joint Press Release: New European Union Returns Policies Put Children at Risk
03/03/2017
NEW YORK (March 3, 2017) – The European Commission yesterday adopted a Recommendation and Renewed Action Plan for EU member states to consider in their procedures to return men, women and children...
Statement Attributable to Tanya Chapuisat, UNICEF Lebanon Representative, and Hakam Shahwan, Director of UNRWA Affairs a.i. in Lebanon on the Impact and Injuries to Civilians, Including Children, Resulting from the Ongoing Clashes
02/28/2017
NEW YORK (February 28, 2017) – “UNRWA and UNICEF strongly condemn the armed violence in Ein El‑Hilweh Palestine refugee camp in Saida, which directly affects the safety and security of civilians...
A Deadly Journey for Children: The Migration Route from North Africa to Europe
02/28/2017
NEW YORK (February 28, 2017) – Refugee and migrant children and women are routinely suffering sexual violence, exploitation, abuse and detention along the Central Mediterranean migration route from...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Meets Children and Families Affected by Boko Haram Violence on Niger Trip
02/24/2017
NEW YORK (February 24, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom this week traveled to Diffa, south-east Niger, to highlight the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin where Boko...
Statement Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, Urging All Parties at Geneva Talks to Put Syria’s Children First
02/23/2017
NEW YORK (February 23, 2017) – “The heart-wrenching image of a young boy screaming for his father just minutes after losing both his legs in an apparent assault in Idlib last week is another brutal...
UNICEF Statement on Baquer Namazi
02/22/2017
NEW YORK (February 22, 2017) – “One year ago today, our respected former UNICEF colleague, Baquer Namazi, was imprisoned in Iran. Our concerns for his health and wellbeing have grown deeper with each...
At Least 65,000 Children Released From Armed Forces and Groups over the Last 10 Years – UNICEF
02/21/2017
NEW YORK (February 21, 2017) – At least 65,000 children have been released from armed forces and armed groups in the past 10 years, UNICEF said today as leaders from around the world gather in Paris...
Nearly 1.4 Million Children at Imminent Risk of Death as Famine Looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – UNICEF
02/21/2017
NEW YORK (February 21, 2017) – Almost 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of death from severe acute malnutrition this year, as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UNICEF...
Number of Ukrainian Children Needing Aid Nearly Doubles to 1 Million Over the Past Year – UNICEF
02/17/2017
NEW YORK (February 17, 2017) – As the volatile conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its fourth year, 1 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance - nearly double the number this time...