#ImagineaSchool video and photos are released as discussions on humanitarian aid for Syria get underway BEIRUT, 23 January 2017 – A new interactive documentary providing an intimate look into the lives of Syrian school-aged children living as refugees in Lebanon was launched by UNICEF today. #ImagineaSchool provides a first-hand account of the challenges Syrian refugees face … Continued
Statement by UNICEF Director for Emergency Programmes Manuel Fontaine on the tragic loss of life in the Rann camp for displaced people, northeast Nigeria NEW YORK, 17 January, 2017 – “UNICEF is deeply concerned by the loss of life in Tuesday’s tragic incident in Rann, Borno State. Our thoughts are with all those who were … Continued
GENEVA / NEW YORK, 10 January 2017 – UNICEF today launched #EarlyMomentsMatter, a new campaign supported by the LEGO Foundation to drive increased awareness about the importance of the first 1,000 days of a child’s life and the impact of early experiences on the developing brain. During this critical window of opportunity, brain cells can … Continued
The world’s largest children’s organization was established on 11 December 1946 to bring help and hope to children suffering in the aftermath of WWII For the Then and Now photo series visit: http://uni.cf/2gbAE3e NEW YORK, 11 December 2016 – On the 70th anniversary of its founding, UNICEF celebrates the immense progress made for the world’s … Continued
NEW YORK, 20 November 2016 – “Universal Children’s Day is more than a day to celebrate children everywhere. It is an annual opportunity to recommit ourselves to protecting the rights of every child. “Universal, inalienable rights that the world pledged to protect on this day in 1989, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the … Continued
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Tuesday 4 October 2016 – UNICEF fears 1.2 million children, and their families, have been affected by Hurricane Matthew in the southern part of Haiti alone. The Category 4 storm made landfall on the impoverished Caribbean island Tuesday. For two days, the people of Haiti have been enduring unending downpours of rain and dangerously high … Continued
DUBLIN, 4 Oct 2016 – Ten million people in Haiti are bracing for the impact of Category 4 Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to make landfall in coming hours. Hurricane Matthew still poses a dangerous threat to Cuba and the Bahamas, but it is Haiti that is expected to suffer the most – it is under … Continued
DUBLIN, October 4 – Please note that Cornelia Walther from UNICEF’s Haiti country office is based in Port-au-Prince and is now available for live interview (or recorded) on the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew by phone or skype. Below is Cornelia’s pre hurricane blog for your information: Lockdown but ready. The night before Matthew … Continued
Delayed breastfeeding increases risk of newborn deaths by up to 80 per cent 800,000 lives would be saved every year if babies were breastfed to 6 months *Download broadcast quality photos and video* DUBLIN/NEW YORK, 2 AUGUST 2016 – Some 77 million newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not put to … Continued
JUBA, South Sudan, July 14, 2016 – UNICEF and our partners are providing urgent life-saving assistance to thousands of people displaced by last weekend’s heavy fighting in Juba, South Sudan. Four trucks of supplies were dispatched from UNICEF warehouses and taken to a UN displacement site in Juba as soon as movement became possible in … Continued
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