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UNICEF

September 16, 2018

Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says

New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
September 6, 2018

UN to launch new progress report on achieving Zero Hunger

On 11 September 2018, the new edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World will be launched by five UN agencies.
August 3, 2018

Attacks on water facilities and civilian infrastructure in Yemen breach 'basic rules of war'

The head of the United Nations Children's Fund says ongoing violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure in Hudaydah directly threaten hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Yemen.
June 4, 2018

Almost half of children in Afghanistan are out of school

The worsening security situation, engrained poverty and discrimination in Afghanistan have eliminated education gains made between 2002 and 2016.
May 21, 2018

UNICEF mobilises community workers to fight Ebola in DRC

In response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF is mobilising hundreds of community workers to raise awareness among children and families on how to protect themselves against the disease.
April 2, 2018

Multiple earthquakes in Papua New Guinea leave children traumatised, says UNICEF

One month after a series of earthquakes of magnitude 5-7.5 hit four Highlands provinces of Papua New Guinea (PNG), children are still in shock and suffering significant trauma and stress which could have negative consequences to their long-term well-being, UNICEF has said.
March 19, 2018

UN agencies, NGOs and WCC join at UN to act on violence against children

Representatives of UN agencies such as the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organisation have spoken of how religious communities and churches can play a key part in ending violence in early childhood.
March 13, 2018

After seven years of war, children in Syria with disabilities at risk of exclusion

With no end in sight to the war in Syria, children with disabilities risk being excluded and forgotten, says UNICEF.
March 2, 2018

Nearly 19 million newborns a year at risk of brain damage due to iodine deficiency

Nearly 19 million babies born globally every year are at risk of permanent yet preventable brain damage and reduced cognitive function due to a lack of iodine in the earliest years of life, according to a new joint report by UNICEF and GAIN.
February 26, 2018

Syrian children in host communities living in poverty, says Unicef

Syrian refugee families living in host communities in Jordan are increasingly struggling to meet their basic needs, including educating and protecting their children, UNICEF says.