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Schools Closed as Ukraine Violence Intensifies

Schools Closed as Ukraine Violence Intensifies

Following intense fighting over the last couple of days around the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, more than 17,000 people – including 2,500 children – are facing freezing weather without any heating, electricity or water. UNICEF reports that six schools and four kindergartens have also closed in the area due…
Resource Book on Child Rights and Child Protection Issues Released

Resource Book on Child Rights and Child Protection Issues Released

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in India has partnered with UNICEF India to publish a Resource Book that will serve as a ready reference for all the stakeholders dealing with child rights and child protection issues. The book defines the roles of the Commissions with their…
Trump’s Muslim Ban Order to Affect Child Refugees

Trump’s Muslim Ban Order to Affect Child Refugees

Worldwide 28 million children have been uprooted by conflict, driven from their homes by violence and terror. They need our help. By Rakesh Raman As the new U.S. President Donald Trump had signed an executive order last week to suspend resettlement of Syrian refugees indefinitely and all other refugee resettlement…
Schools Reopen in East Mosul as Violence Subsides

Schools Reopen in East Mosul as Violence Subsides

Schools Reopen in East Mosul as Violence Subsides As fighting subsides in East Mosul, 30 schools reopened last Sunday with help from UNICEF, allowing over 16,000 children to resume their education. Some schools in the area were closed for up to two years, and girls were banned from getting an…
Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey Missing Out on Education

Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey Missing Out on Education

Nearly half a million Syrian refugee children are currently enrolled in schools across Turkey. But despite a more than 50 per cent increase in enrolment since last June, over 40 per cent of children of school-going age – or 380,000 child refugees – are still missing out on an education,…
Children Need Education and Psychosocial Support in Syria

Children Need Education and Psychosocial Support in Syria

A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported Wednesday that though damage to Aleppo was extreme, aid workers were nonetheless inspired by signs of optimism and hope, and asked that peace be given a chance. Sajjad Malik, Acting Resident Coordinator for Syria, said that while “nothing prepared us for what we…
End Violence Against Children: David Beckham

End Violence Against Children: David Beckham

A new film featuring UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham was released Monday to illustrate the brutal reality that physical and psychological abuse can mark children forever. During the new 60-second UNICEF film, scenes of violence against children appear as animated tattoos on David Beckham’s body. While Beckham’s own tattoos were…