Unconscionable attack on children should be turning point in Yemen’s brutal war – enough is enough Publication date: August 10, 2018 Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
More children released from South Sudanese armed groups – UNICEF Publication date: August 7, 2018 More than 100 children were released by two armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday, bringing the total number released this year to over 900. This was the fourth release ceremony in 2018.
New Ebola outbreak in the DRC: UNICEF mobilizes staff and supplies to help with the response Publication date: August 3, 2018 Following the August 1 announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of a new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu, UNICEF has mobilized its teams to help contain the spread of the disease and protect children.
Drinking water systems under repeated continuous attack in Yemen Publication date: August 1, 2018 UNICEF calls for immediate halt to attacks on water facilities and civilian infrastructure in Yemen
Three in five babies not breastfed in the first hour of life Publication date: July 31, 2018 Breastfeeding within an hour after birth is critical for saving newborn lives
Children account for nearly one-third of identified trafficking victims globally Publication date: July 29, 2018 UNICEF and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking urge Governments to adopt solutions shown to protect uprooted children
Every three minutes a teenage girl is infected by HIV – UNICEF Publication date: July 25, 2018 Teenage girls bear brunt of a far-from-over HIV/AIDS epidemic
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lilly Singh visits South Africa to meet students affected by violence in school Publication date: July 24, 2018 UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Lilly Singh, travelled to South Africa this week to meet children who are speaking out on classroom violence and bullying, as part of UNICEF’s work to end violence in schools.
Access to children in need in Syria continues to be severely restricted Publication date: July 19, 2018 Ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on Syria, UNICEF renews its call for safe and unconditional humanitarian access to reach children in need wherever they are
Six children among the dead in north-western Libya Publication date: July 17, 2018 Attributable to Abdel-Rahman Ghandour, Special Representative of UNICEF for Libya
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