New research: Happy Momma, Healthy Baby

Research from AllerGen was just released that looks at the relationship between a mom’s stress and a baby’s immune health. The research found that when mothers experienced distress, both during and after pregnancy, their infants were three times as likely to have reduced immune function (lower levels of an important immune antibody in the infant’s gut). The research also found that breastfeeding can help protect babies from the effects of maternal stress on their immune system.

Kate MacRae

More than 1,000 children in northeastern Nigeria abducted by Boko Haram since 2013

Four years on from Chibok abduction, UNICEF continues to call for children’s release and immediate end to attacks on schools

Hundreds of children released from armed groups in South Sudan - UNICEF

More than 200 children were released by armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday. This was the second release of children in a series, supported by UNICEF, that will see almost 1,000 children released from the ranks of armed groups in the coming months

3 in 4 children born in South Sudan since independence have known nothing but war – UNICEF

Out of 3.4 million babies born in South Sudan since it became the world’s youngest country in 2011, 2.6 million have been born in war, UNICEF said on the eve of South Sudan’s independence.

UNICEF Nigeria welcomes release of over 180 children suspected of Boko Haram ties from administrative custody

UNICEF welcomes today the release of 183 children from Nigerian Armed Forces, in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The release comes after the children, aged 7-18, were cleared of ties with Boko Haram insurgents.

Record number of children vaccinated in 2017

As over 19 million children miss out on vaccinations, UNICEF and WHO call for concerted efforts to reach all children

Six children among the dead in north-western Libya

Attributable to Abdel-Rahman Ghandour, Special Representative of UNICEF for Libya

Access to children in need in Syria continues to be severely restricted

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

Crisis in the Central African Republic: Conflict and poverty put children at risk

The crisis in the Central African Republic is putting millions of children in danger. Please help today by donating to UNICEF's Emergency Fund.