Emergency Cash Transfers for 9 million people resume
Nearly 1.5 million of the poorest families in Yemen – an estimated 9 million people – will benefit from emergency cash transfers with generous funding from the World Bank. “A lifeline for nearly one third of the people in Yemen, …
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Investment in education desperately needed to avert “lost generation” of Rohingya children – UNICEF
One year after mass exodus from Myanmar, the futures of more than 500,000 refugee children in Bangladesh are in the balance More than half a million Rohingya refugee children in southern Bangladesh are being denied the chance of a proper …
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DRC Ebola epidemic ends, but ongoing vigilance is essential to keeping children safe from future outbreaks – UNICEF
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today announced the end of the Ebola virus epidemic, eleven weeks after its declaration in the Province of Equateur, in the country’s northwest. UNICEF commends the effective joint response, under …
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Every three minutes a teenage girl is infected by HIV – UNICEF
Around 30 teenagers aged 15 to 19 were newly infected with HIV per hour in 2017, according to a new UNICEF report. Of these, two-thirds were girls. “This is a crisis of health as well as a crisis of agency,” …
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Drought, war and malnutrition make 2017 a record year for the procurement of emergency supplies for children
UNICEF spends an unprecedented US$550 million in supplies to respond to humanitarian crises As famine, droughts, conflict and malnutrition threatened the survival of millions in 2017, UNICEF spent over half a billion dollars to deliver emergency, life-saving supplies to children …
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Drought, war and malnutrition make 2017 a record year for the procurement of emergency supplies for children
As famine, droughts, conflict and malnutrition threatened the survival of millions in 2017, UNICEF spent over half a billion dollars to deliver emergency, life-saving supplies to children in urgent need of assistance. This is the agency’s highest expenditure on supplies …
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More than half a billion children live in countries where most child-related Sustainable Development Goal indicators are not measured
Two years ago, with the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders embarked on an ambitious agenda to give every child the best chance in life. However, in the first comprehensive assessment of progress toward achieving these goals, UNICEF has discovered …
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Migrant children expelled to Niger in growing numbers as Europe and North Africa tighten borders
An increasing number of migrant children are being expelled to Niger as countries across Europe and North Africa seek to curtail irregular migration, UNICEF said today warning that there are insufficient cross-border mechanisms to protect these children from the many …
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More than 300,000 people reached with awareness-raising campaign to contain deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC
KINSHASA/DAKAR/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 5 June 2018 – Since the start of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF and its partners have reached more than 300,000 people with lifesaving information about how to avoid contracting the …
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GENERATION OF CHILDREN IN GAZA ON THE BRINK OF A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS
Feelings of depression, hyperactivity, a preference for being alone, and aggression were reported by 95 percent of children in Gaza, new research released by Save the Children has shown. The combination of these symptoms in unison is consistent with deep …
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