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Rising Numbers of Women and Children Pass through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia to Seek Refuge in Europe - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 8, 2015) – Women and children seeking refuge in Europe continue to pass through the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia in growing numbers. Nearly 10,000 people...
Neymar, Serena Williams and Kolo Touré join UNICEF and the Global Goals campaign to launch the World’s Largest Lesson
Media assets available at: http://www.globalgoals.org/media-centre/ Animation, lesson plans and photos available for download here: http://globalgoals.org/worldslargestlesson NEW YORK, 4 September...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Child Migrant and Refugee Crisis in Europe
NEW YORK (September 3, 2015) – “Heart-breaking images of children’s bodies washing up on the shores of Europe … lying suffocated in the backs of trucks crossing borders … being passed over barbed wire...
As Liberia Marks End of Ebola Transmission, UNICEF Highlights Need for Better Services for Children
NEW YORK (September 3, 2015) – UNICEF today welcomed the announcement that Liberia has once again achieved zero Ebola transmission, and expressed hope that the country will now be able to focus on...
Conflict Drives 13 Million Children Out of School in the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (September 3, 2015) – Surging conflict and political upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from going to school, according to a UNICEF...
Number of Women and Children Passing through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to Seek Refuge in Europe Triples in Three Months
NEW YORK (September 1, 2015) – The number of women and children fleeing violence in their countries of origin and passing through the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia seeking refuge in Europe has...
New Release of Children by Armed Group in Central African Republic Brings Total to More than 600 since May
NEW YORK (August 28, 2015) – An additional 163 children – including 5 girls – have been released by an armed group in the Central African Republic. The children were released by the anti-Balaka...
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination in India to Spare Thousands of Deaths
India is one of the most populous countries in the world, with 327 million women of childbearing age and 26 million children born every year. In 1988, tetanus killed as many as 160,000 young children...
UNICEF and WFP Reach Thousands of People in South Sudan Stranded without Humanitarian Assistance for Months
JUBA, 26 August 2015: Despite intense insecurity in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) have managed to get urgently needed food and nutrition assistance to tens...
World Tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic Takes Center Court For Children With Appointment as UNICEF’s Newest Goodwill Ambassador
NEW YORK (August 26, 2015) – UNICEF today announced Novak Djokovic’s appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador. Djokovic, the number one ranked tennis player in the world, has focused on the issues of...