Dakar, 28 September 2015 – Children were deliberately targeted in the latest flare of violence in Central African Republic that killed three dozen people and wounded more than a hundred in the capital Bangui last Saturday. Preliminary reports from local organisations indicate that three boys aged between 16 and 17 were brutally killed, including one … Continued

LONDON/NEW YORK, 15 September 2015 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham is championing a letter signed by 18 child survivors of violence that calls on world leaders to end the widespread abuse that affects millions of children around the world. One of the signatories is a 16-year-old boy from Cambodia, where Beckham travelled earlier this … Continued

NEW YORK, 10 September 2015 – The refugee and migrant crisis in Europe will only worsen if greater efforts are not made to end the protracted conflict in Syria and address the humanitarian needs of the millions affected by the violence, says UNICEF today. “Every Syrian I spoke to has told me that they would … Continued

GENEVA / SKOPJE, 1 September, 2015 – The number of women and children fleeing violence in countries of origin and passing through the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia seeking refuge in Europe has tripled in the past three months, UNICEF said today. An estimated 3,000 people are transiting through the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia … Continued

AMMAN, 26 August 2015- Amid the unremitting brutality of the war in Syria, and a scorching summer heat wave, there is increasing evidence that parties to the conflict are using water to achieve military and political gains. In recent months, up to five million people living in cities and communities across the country have suffered … Continued

JUBA, 26 August 2015: Despite intense insecurity in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) have managed to get urgently needed food and nutrition assistance to tens of thousands of people who had been cut off from relief agencies for months. WFP and UNICEF have deployed a mobile emergency relief … Continued

SANAA, 19 August 2015 – An average of eight children are being killed or maimed every day in Yemen as a direct result of the conflict gripping the country, according to a report released by UNICEF. Yemen: Childhood Under Threat says that nearly 400 children have been killed and over 600 others injured since the … Continued

SANAA/AMMAN, 27 July 2015- UNICEF Regional Director Dr. Peter Salama has ended a three-day visit to Yemen, during which he saw first-hand the impact of the country’s brutal conflict on children. The visit came as new UNICEF data confirmed that 365 children have been killed since the conflict escalated in late March. 484 other children have … Continued

Aden, 13 July 2015 – With health services across Yemen disintegrating under the impact of a brutal conflict, UNICEF and its partners are stepping up nutrition screening, vaccinations and other life-saving interventions for millions of children caught up in the ongoing crisis. Julien Harneis, UNICEF Representative in Yemen said: “Our mobile teams and staff have … Continued

NEW YORK, 17 June 2015 – “The violence against children in South Sudan has reached a new level of brutality. The details of the worsening violence against children are unspeakable, but we must speak of them. “As many as 129 children from Unity State were killed during only three weeks in May.  Survivors report that … Continued

DUBLIN, 16 Jun 2015 –  The number of children in Yemen who have been killed as a result of conflict over the last 10 weeks is four times that of all those confirmed to have been killed in 2014*. At least 279 children have been killed and 402 injured since the escalation of violence in Yemen which began … Continued

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham visits Cambodia to focus attention on children in danger Photos are available for download here: http://uni.cf/1MVESlG LONDON/SIEM REAP, Cambodia, 15 June 2015 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to Cambodia to see how UNICEF and its partners are helping children who have endured physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and … Continued