Syria Conflict: 6 million Children Uprooted from Homes
UNICEF said Monday it has received reports that at least 13 children were killed in the past days in Syria. An attack allegedly hit the village of Zardana in the…
UNICEF Reveals Nine Key Facts on Menstruation
According to UNICEF, menstruation is a normal and healthy part of life for most women. Roughly half of the female population — around 26 per cent of the global population…
Over 16,000 Rohingya Babies Take Birth in Refugee Camps
More than 16,000 Rohingya babies have been born in refugee camps and informal settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in the nine months since a spike in violence in Rakhine State,…
Over 357,400 Children Displaced in Central African Republic: UNICEF
A dramatic increase in violence in the Central African Republic in the first part of 2018 has forced at least 55,000 people, including 28,600 children to flee because of brutality…
59 Million Young People in Conflict Areas Are Illiterate: UNICEF
Nearly 3 in every 10 young people aged between 15 and 24 years old – 59 million – living in countries affected by conflict or disaster are illiterate, triple the…
Henrietta Fore Appointed New UNICEF Executive Director
Henrietta Fore joined Monday as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director. Ms. Fore brings to the role more than four decades of private and public sector leadership experience. “I am honored to…