A young girl from Mosul takes water from a tap stand at a UNICEF-supported Temporary Learning Space in Hassan Sham Displacement Camp, Ninewa Governorate. Photo: UNICEF (Representational image)

27 Million People Lack Safe Water in Countries Facing Famine

March 29, 2017March 31, 2017 RMN News Famine, UNICEF, Water

Water shortages, inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene practices and disease outbreaks are posing an additional threat to severely malnourished children in

Middle East and Africa World

Half of Yemen Population Lives on Less Than $2 a Day

March 28, 2017March 29, 2017 RMN News UNICEF, War, Yemen

After two years of brutal conflict, families in Yemen are increasingly resorting to extreme measures to support their children, said

Asia Pacific World

Nearly 600 Million Children to Have Limited Access to Water

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 RMN News Children, UNICEF, Water

Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited

Children affected by dust and air pollution at the RMN Foundation free school for deserving children in Delhi. Photo by Rakesh Raman. Click the photo to meet the RMN Foundation School Children.

Asia Pacific World

Delhi Residents Unite to Stop Construction and Pollution in Dwarka

March 18, 2017March 21, 2017 RMN News Construction, Delhi, Dwarka, Pollution

The residents of Dwarka in Delhi have launched a mass signature campaign to oppose the extended construction activity in the

Iraqi civilians, who fled fighting in the city of Mosul, walk lit up by Iraqi special forces armoured vehicles, as they head to camps housing displaced people on November 2, 2016 in Bazwaia, Iraq. Photo: UNICEF

Middle East and Africa World

Civilians Flee Hunger in War-Torn Mosul

March 17, 2017March 18, 2017 RMN News Hunger, Iraq, ISIS, Mosul

The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Iraq are scrambling to get emergency sites ready amidst a mass exodus

On 1 February 2017, children eat a hot meal at a heated emergency shelter in freezing cold Avdiivka, Ukraine, following intense fighting at the end of January 2017. Photo: UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov

Europe World

Armed Conflict May Cause Chemical Disaster in Eastern Ukraine

March 11, 2017March 12, 2017 RMN News Chemical, Eastern Ukraine, Human Rights, UN

A United Nations human rights expert is warning against the threat of catastrophic chemical disaster due to the armed conflict