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Children in Gaza being denied right to life and health: UNICEF
Nov 11, 2023 13:43The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says children in Gaza are facing a dire humanitarian situation amid an ongoing Israeli aggression which has paralyzed medical and healthcare services in the Palestinian territory.
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Constant Israeli bombardment turning Gaza into ' graveyard of children': UNICEF
Oct 31, 2023 14:25The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm over the rising number of child deaths in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing incessant bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave.
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Nearly 300 children died trying to reach Europe in 2023
Jul 15, 2023 10:03At least 289 young boys and girls have died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in the first half of 2023, a whopping two-fold surge compared to the same period last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported.
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Millions of children at risk of malnutrition in conflict-hit Yemen if funds not allocated, warns UNICEF
Mar 24, 2023 07:41The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that millions of children face an increased risk of malnutrition in Yemen if funds are not urgently allocated to the conflict-plagued West Asian country, where one child dies every ten minutes.
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UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water
Mar 21, 2023 11:15The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.
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Drought puts 3.6m children at risk of dropping out of school in Horn of Africa: UN
Sep 27, 2022 12:18Nearly four million children are at risk of dropping out of school due to the drought in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations has warned, amid fears that it could lead to “a lost generation”.
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Millions at risk as drought threatens Horn of Africa
Feb 01, 2022 09:50The children walk among carcasses of animals dead from hunger and exhaustion, a stark image of the drought threatening millions of people in the Horn of Africa.
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Time running out for Afghan children, UNICEF warns
Dec 22, 2021 11:09These days Afghanistan’s largest children's hospital in Kabul is receiving malnourished babies more than any time before.
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Protracted war in Yemen has killed or maimed 10,000 children: UNICEF
Oct 19, 2021 10:59The protracted war in Yemen has killed or maimed at least 10,000 children since the conflict began in March 2015, which is equivalent to four children every day, the UN children’s agency says.
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Yemen's water crisis worsening
Oct 10, 2021 15:22As Yemen's water crisis is worsening amid the ongoing Saudi war and siege, Yemen's Ministry of Water and Environment has held a workshop with the participation of international organizations to discuss managing water sources and the critical water situation in the country.