Children
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Middle East
Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF
The brutal conflict in Yemen continues to exact a devastating toll on children, with at least eight killed and a…
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Asia Pacific
Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar: UNICEF
Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further…
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Middle East
Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years – UNICEF
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of…
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Asia Pacific
South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions
Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal…
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Middle East
Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years – UNICEF
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of…
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Humanitarian Aid
DR Congo: Lives and futures of three million children at risk, UNICEF warns
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, highlighted the dire situation of some three million displaced children in the…
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Africa
DR Congo: Lives and futures of three million children at risk, UNICEF warns
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, highlighted the dire situation of some three million displaced children in the…
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Culture and Education
Safer Internet Day: Prioritize and protect child well-being online
Although millions of boys and girls worldwide have relied on the internet to play, socialize and learn during the COVID-19…
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Women
Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be born on the first day…
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Humanitarian Aid
Syria: 18 children killed since the start of the year, UNICEF reports
The brutal fighting in Syria continues to exact a terrible toll on children, with at least 18, including a one-year-old…
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