UNICEF calls for a joint vaccination plan in Sudan
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): Calling for a joint vaccination operational plan in Sudan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday outlined the dire situation for thousands of children living in the Nuba Mountains, which remain inaccessible after four years while conflict in the country continues.
UNICEF advocate Orlando Bloom urges protection of refugee and migrant children
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Orlando Bloom called for greater protection for tens of thousands of refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe.
UNICEF launches new appeal to support refugee and migrant children in Europe
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Warning of a "massive" increase in the numbers of children on the move to Europe, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday that it will be appealing for $14 million to address the needs of migrant and refugee children who have escaped war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Global partnership needs 'rejuvenation' to achieve new sustainable development agenda - UN report
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achieved significant progress over the past 15 years, but persistent gaps in official development assistance and insufficient access to markets, affordable medicines and new technologies have highlighted the need for a rejuvenation of the global partnership for development, according to a new United Nations report launched on Friday.
Simple act of playing represents grave danger for children in Syria: UNICEF
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest terms mortar attacks on civilian areas of Aleppo, Syria, which reportedly killed at least 19 children on Tuesday, including six in a UNICEF-supported child friendly space.
UNICEF advocate David Beckham issues call to end violence against children
New YOrk, Sept 16 (IBNS): David Beckham, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is championing a letter signed by 18 child survivors of violence that calls on world leaders to end the widespread abuse affecting millions of children around the world.New YOrk, Sept 16 (IBNS): David Beckham, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is championing a letter signed by 18 child survivors of violence that calls on world leaders to end the widespread abuse affecting millions of children around the world.
Celebrities join UNICEF to launch 'World's Largest Lesson' on sustainable development
New York, Sep 5 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Global Goals campaign on Friday launched the World's Largest Lesson, an initiative to teach children in more than 100 countries about the new Sustainable Development Goals that will be adopted by the UN General Assembly later this month.
UNICEF announces release of 163 more children by armed group in Central Africa
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday that 163 children have been released by an armed group in the Central African Republic, where thousands of other boys and girls are still serving as combatants, cooks and messengers for the country's militant factions.
Leaders' personal rivalry has undermined South Sudan's hard won independence - Security Council
New York, July 10 (IBNS) Months of politically motivated violence in South Sudan has left thousands dead and caused a "man-made catastrophe," the United Nations Security Council declared on Thursday, expressing "profound disappointment" with President Salva Kiir, former Vice-President Riek Machar and other leaders "who have put their personal ambitions ahead of the good of their country and their people."
Ban appoints Senegalese national as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
New York, Jun 9 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
UNICEF, EU begin airlift of 80 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies to Nepal
New York, May 6 (IBNS): Humanitarian supplies to meet the emergency needs of some of the 1.7 million children affected by the April 25 earthquake in Nepal are being airlifted in to the capital, Kathmandu, as the United Nations children’s agency works with the European Union (EU) to provide much needed relief from the effects of the disaster.
UNICEF, David Beckham launch new initiative to boost funding for world's children
New York, Feb 10 (IBNS) International football icon and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, David Beckham, on Monday announced his latest fundraising initiative, launched in tandem with the UN agency and aimed at boosting assistance for the world's youth, amid the planet's worsening humanitarian crises.
Children face 'new generation' of crises, UNICEF warns launching record $3 billion appeal
The United Nations on Thursday launched its biggest ever humanitarian appeal to fund globe-spanning responses to emergencies and threats “stalking children in ways never before seen†and putting them in extraordinary danger of violence, hunger, disease and abuse.
Year of conflict in South Sudan has stolen future of a generation of children-UNICEF
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) The scale of the crisis facing children in South Sudan is “staggering†according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warned on Friday that the future of an entire generation of the country’s children was being “stolen†by the year-long conflict.
Leveraging innovation key to advancing progress on child rights – UNICEF
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS) Despite progress in advancing child rights over the past 25 years, including a marked reduction in the number of children dying before the age of five and increased access to education and clean water, urgent action is needed to prevent millions of children from missing out on the benefits of innovation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report.