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Over 250,000 Children Impacted by Conflict in Colombia

Over 250,000 Children Impacted by Conflict in Colombia

Hostilities in Colombia have disrupted the lives of more than a quarter of a million children since peace talks began three years ago, the United Nations children's agency has reported. Of that figure, nearly 230,000 have been displaced and an estimated 1,000 children were used or recruited by non-State armed…
Cricketers to Educate Children on Sanitation

Cricketers to Educate Children on Sanitation

ICC Cricket For Good, UNICEF and the Board of Control for Cricket in India, along with cricketers from 16 teams in the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 have joined forces to educate children on sanitation and toilet use, as one essential step towards ending open defecation in India. More than…
South Sudan: Lack of Funds Puts Lives of Children at Risk

South Sudan: Lack of Funds Puts Lives of Children at Risk

Humanitarian funding for South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has collapsed, UNICEF said Friday, putting the lives of tens of thousands of children at risk. Despite an urgent request by UNICEF in South Sudan for US$155 million in 2016 to support lifesaving interventions such as malnutrition treatment, health care and…
Look, What Sultan Says with His Drawings

Look, What Sultan Says with His Drawings

Sultan is a student of the 'Friends of the Future' school being run by the RMN Foundation in New Delhi. Of late, he decided to express some of his observations – related to increasing pollution and child labor – through his drawings. But why did Sultan, 15, choose these two…
Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan

Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan

UNICEF is responding to the needs of children in the aftermath of the violence that occurred inside the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal (a city in South Sudan) this week. At least 18 people were killed, with children injured, distressed and separated from their parents. UNICEF and partners…
How to Send Every Syrian Child Back to School

How to Send Every Syrian Child Back to School

The future of a generation of Syrian children and youth is in jeopardy unless donors meeting in London this week prioritise the funding needed to get them back to school, say aid agencies leading the response to the brutal conflict ravaging the country. Nearly five years into the crisis, around…
Meet the Winner of Gerber Baby Photo Search 2015

Meet the Winner of Gerber Baby Photo Search 2015

Early childhood nutrition company Gerber announced Wednesday a new star and the winning entry of the sixth annual Gerber Baby Photo Search 2015 – baby Isla from Troy, MI. The dimpled seven-month-old was selected as the Grand Prize winning entry from more than 170,000 entries. As the winners, Isla's parents…