Tag: UNICEF
UN Report Highlights Alarming Violations of Children’s Rights Amid Israeli Military Actions in Gaza
Despite the capacity to evacuate several infants, only one child manages to leave the enclave each day. In this regard, the entity commented, “Trapped in the clutches of an indifferent bureaucracy, the suffering of the children is brutally exacerbated,” emphasizing the urgent need for an effective humanitarian response. Related: Gaza Becomes Graveyard for Children: UNRWA […]
December 3, 2024
Lebanon: UNICEF Activates Emergency Response After a Cholera Cases
UNICEF announced this Friday that it has activated its emergency response to cholera together with the Ministry of Health and other partners to help protect children and families by containing the disease, Following the confirmation of a case of cholera in the governorate of Akkar, in northern Lebanon. Related:Let Us Not Allow Culturicide Against the […]
October 18, 2024
Kenya: Call for Inclusive Policies to Boost School Enrolment
The event, co-hosted by the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the British Council, is also dedicated to sharing best practices for enhancing access to education among girls and children with special needs on the continent. On Tuesday, senior officials said at a forum in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital that Sub-Saharan African countries should […]
October 15, 2024
Sudan: UNICEF Warns of Grave Risk for Millions of Children
For UNICEF the events in Al Kuma are not isolated after receiving more reports of civilians killed and injured in Melit, North Darfur state. On Tuesday, UNICEF said that the ongoing violence and widespread disease outbreaks are keeping millions of children in Sudan at grave risk today after more than a year and a half […]
October 8, 2024
Gaza: WHO and UNICEF Announces the Distribution of Polio Vaccines in the Territory
Three-day humanitarian breaks are planned in various areas to allow for the inoculation of over 640,000 children. The World Health Organization has announced the distribution of 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine in Gaza, with an additional 400,000 to be distributed, as part of an emergency campaign following the first case of this childhood disease […]
August 30, 2024
Kenya: UNICEF to Expand Breastfeeding Centers
World Breastfeeding Week is an annual celebration that is held every year from Aug. 1 to 7 in more than 120 countries.
August 1, 2024
WHO Calls for Step-Up in Child Vaccinations Stalled After COVID-19 Pandemic
More than half of unvaccinated children live in the 31 countries with fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings. On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called for a catch-up in child immunization, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations. RELATED: […]
July 16, 2024
Africa: UN Calls for Access to Education for Pregnant Girls
The officials observed that education is one of the most protective and powerful tools that an adolescent girl can utilize to be healthy and do better in life.
July 4, 2024
Hurricane Beryl Threatens Nearly 3 Million Children in the Caribbean, Said Unicef
They lie in nations already affected or in the future trajectory of the devastating hurricane.
July 3, 2024
One in Five Children Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition, Said UNICEF
“They are apparently healthy children in communities where 30 to 40 percent of them are chronically malnourished. It is a problem of normalization and it is common that it is not identified as a priority”. On Friday, UNICEF warned that one in five children under two suffer from chronic malnutrition in Ecuador, a figure that […]