Children in Nepal at risk this winter due to shortage of essential supplies: UNICEF
New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Due to severe shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines, more than three million children under the age of 5 are at risk of death or disease during the harsh winter months in Nepal, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Situation of children in South Sudan is deteriorating: UN agency
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation of children in war-torn South Sudan has worsened since the beginning of the year, with sustained recruitment, primarily of boys but also girls, by armed forces and groups amid severe malnutrition and flight, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million by 2050: UNICEF
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly half of the world's child brides in 2050 will be African, if current trends persist, due to the continent's rapid population growth and lagging social reforms, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for sharper focus on reaching the poorest and most marginalized girls with quality education and a host of other protective services.
Children will bear the brunt of climate change: UNICEF report
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report released ahead of the 21st United Nations climate change conference, known as COP21.
Children risk bearing brunt of escalating violence in Burundi: UNICEF
New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): After the crisis in Burundi left 17 children dead and many more injured, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday warned that the future of Burundian children are being compromised due to escalating violence in the country.
Ukraine: UN warns 700,000 children at risk due to severely damaged heating systems
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : About 700,000 children in Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine are in danger of the potential failure of the heating systems during the winter months, said United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday adding that conflict in the region has heavily damaged the interlinked water, heating and electricity service.
Millions of children's lives at stake as El Niño strengthens: UNICEF report
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As a result of a strengthening El Niño, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is warning that an estimated 11 million children are at risk from hunger, disease and lack of water in eastern and southern Africa alone, as the weather phenomenon has left droughts and floods in its wake throughout parts of Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.
Children's right to freedom of religion or belief must be protected: UN expert
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): The United Nations expert on religious freedom is calling on all Governments represented at the UN General Assembly "to respect religious practices by children and their families and support families in fulfilling their role in providing an enabling environment for the realisation of the rights of the child."
More than half a million children now risk malnutrition in Yemen: UNICEF
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Yemen's spiralling crisis has caused "alarming malnutrition levels" among children because of the limited availability of and lack of access to food due to blocked or damaged delivery routes and restrictions on food and fuel imports caused by the conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Unvaccinated children in Ukraine at heightened risk of polio: UN agencies
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): With Ukraine's Ministry of Health recently confirming two cases of polio in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are calling for an immediate polio vaccine campaign in the country.
Over 500 children dead, 1.7 million at risk of malnutrition owing to Yemen violence: UN
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday underscored the devastating toll six months of violence has taken on the children of Yemen, where at least 500 have lost their lives and more than 1.7 million are at risk of malnutrition.
UN officials propose setting up new fund for education in emergencies
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Two senior United Nations officials on Friday proposed the establishment of a humanitarian fund for education in emergencies that would offer millions of the world's displaced children their first chance of schooling, as well as bridge the gap between relief assistance and development aid.
Millions of children out of school in Middle East and North Africa: UNICEF report
New York, Sep 4 (IBNS): More than 13 million – that is the number of children who are prevented from attending school by surging conflict and political upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a new report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS) Alarmed by the dramatic increase in grave violations against Yemen's children, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has called on all parties to respect their obligations under international law to safeguard civilians from harm, including children.
Killing an average of eight children a day, 'brutal' Yemen conflict must end: UNICEF
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): An average of eight children are killed or maimed every day in Yemen as a direct result of the conflict that has gripping the country since April, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).