Conflict Affected Brains of 87 Million Children: UNICEF
More than 86.7 million children under the age of 7 have spent their entire lives in conflict zones, putting their brain development at risk, UNICEF said today. During the first 7 years of life a child’s brain has the potential…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
UNICEF Appoints Justin Forsyth to Lead Change for Children
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Justin Forsyth, a British national, as Deputy Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Mr. Forsyth is an experienced global leader with a strong track record of turning ambitious…
One in Four Children in Conflict Zones Out of School
In 22 countries affected by conflict, nearly 24 million children living in crisis zones are out of school, UNICEF said Tuesday. The analysis highlights that nearly one in four of the 109.2 million children of primary and lower secondary school…
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