KABUL/ ISLAMABAD, 27 October 2015 – Children in earthquake-hit areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan are facing further deadly threats as extreme conditions and insecurity cut off communities from aid – warns UNICEF. Around 200 people died, including 12 school girls, and around 1,000 were injured after the 7.5 magnitude tremor – with half of those … Continued

3.9 million people now face severe hunger; tens of thousands on brink of famine JUBA – Three UN agencies today warned that extreme hunger is pushing people to the brink of a catastrophe in parts of South Sudan, as a new analysis found that 3.9 million people nationwide now face severe food insecurity. The United … Continued

UNICEF appeals for $2.8M for replenishment of supplies Manila, 19 October 2015 — UN children’s agency UNICEF is on high alert after Typhoon Koppu (Local name Lando) made landfall in the Philippines on Sunday morning. The slow moving typhoon has brought torrential rain and strong winds, causing floods, landslides, flying debris, power outages, downed communication … Continued

UN agencies concerned further delay puts 1.8 million children’s lives at risk   KYIV/COPENHAGEN/GENEVA, 9 October 2015 – Six weeks after the polio outbreak in Ukraine, UNICEF and WHO have stepped up calls for an immediate first round of nationwide polio vaccination. Ukraine’s Ministry of Health confirmed two cases of polio on 1 September. They were … Continued

Celebrating its 10th year, the Pampers UNICEF campaign calls for parents to join together to help eliminate maternal and newborn tetanus. To date parents across Ireland have donated more than 21 million vaccines as part of this initiative Dublin, Ireland 30th September 2015: Today, Pampers® and UNICEF mark the 10th anniversary of their longstanding partnership … Continued

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