Syrian Conflict Has Damaging Impact on Children: UNICEF
Six and a half years of war in Syria has inflicted untold suffering on the country’s children, a senior United Nations official said Friday, urging parties to the conflict to…
Use of Children as ‘Human Bombs’ Rising in Nigeria
UNICEF said Tuesday it is extremely concerned about an appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as ‘human bombs’ in northeast Nigeria. Children have been…
More Than 100 Children Die in Sierra Leone Mudslide
UNICEF said Thursday it is on the ground urgently responding to the needs of displaced families affected by the flooding and landslides in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown which have killed…
India Will Start Environment Protection Movement in the Country: Minister
India’s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, has said that the Ministry has taken a decision that all the work related to environment protection must be…
Beyoncé Partners with UNICEF to Bring Safe Water to Children
Global entertainer and humanitarian Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year partnership to provide safe water to the…
Ukraine: 750,000 Children Cut Off from Safe Drinking Water
At least 750,000 children are at imminent risk of being cut off from safe drinking water following a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, warned UNICEF on Friday. The recent…