PRESS RELEASE Blast in Sana’a kills 14 children in school and injures 16, most under the age of nine More than 400 children killed and seriously injured since beginning of 2019 Statement from Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland Executive Director SANA’A/AMMAN/DUBLIN, 9 April 2019 – “A blast in Sana’a in Yemen this week killed 14 … Continued
JOINT STATEMENT BY UNICEF & WHO: Two years since world-largest outbreak of acute watery diarrhea and cholera, Yemen witnessing another sharp increase in reported cases with number of deaths continuing to increase From Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa and Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Spokespeople from UNICEF’s … Continued
STATEMENT Intensification of fighting impeding humanitarian access and displacing thousands in Hajjah, Yemen Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview SANA’A/NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 13 March 2019 – “The most recent attack in Hajjah, north of Hudaydah, on 9 March, took yet another devastating toll on … Continued
STATEMENT The brutal war on children in Yemen continues unabated with 1.2 million children facing active conflict every day Ahead of the Yemen Pledging Conference in Geneva, UNICEF calls to prioritize children and respect their fundamental rights Statement from Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Multimedia materials available … Continued
STATEMENT UNICEF calls for unconditional and sustained humanitarian access to the 135,000 children in Yemen port city of Hudaydah Redeployment agreement from Hudaydah welcome – calls to bring positive change for children Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa SANA’A/AMMAN/DUBLIN, 20 February 2019 – “UNICEF welcomes … Continued
STATEMENT Yemen’s children: 15 million lives scarred and voices not heard Children in Yemen calling on parties meeting in Sweden this week and on all countries with influence to settle for peace immediately Statement from Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the end of his visit to Yemen … Continued
PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT Yemen: Children in Hudaydah hospital at imminent risk of death Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland’s Executive Director, Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF’s Regional Director for MENARO and Juliette Touma, UNICEF’s Regional Chief of Communication for MENARO are available for interview. NEW YORK/DUBLIN, 6 November 2018 – “Intense fighting in … Continued
UNICEF needs $255 million for children in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen *NOTE* Photos + videos http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFDD22Q NEW YORK/DAKAR/NAIROBI/AMMAN, 28 March 2017 – More than a month after famine was declared in South Sudan, time is running out for more than a million children as drought and armed conflict devastate lives in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South … Continued
Number of children injured, recruited in Yemen conflict nearly doubles in one year Download photos, videos and b-roll here SANA’A, 27 March 2016 – After two years of brutal conflict, families in Yemen are increasingly resorting to extreme measures to support their children, said UNICEF in a report released today as the war in the … Continued
*NOTE* UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview *NOTE* For photos and video http://weshare.unicef.org/Package/2AMZIFDD22Q DUBLIN/NEW YORK/DAKAR/NAIROBI/AMMAN, 21 February 2017 – Almost 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of death from severe acute malnutrition this year, as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UNICEF said today. “Time is running … Continued
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