UNICEF

  • Children in war-hit regions come under attack at ‘shocking’ scale in 2017: UNICEF

    Children in war-hit regions come under attack at ‘shocking’ scale in 2017: UNICEF

    Dec 28, 2017 10:19

    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described 2017 as a devastating year for children trapped in conflict zones across the globe, saying the scale of attacks on children in war-ravaged regions reached “shocking” levels in the year.

  • UNICEF: More than 11 million children in Yemen in acute need of aid

    UNICEF: More than 11 million children in Yemen in acute need of aid

    Nov 26, 2017 14:04

    The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says more than 11 million Yemeni children in Yemen are in acute need of aid, stressing that it is estimated that every 10 minutes a child dies of a preventable disease there as Saudi Arabia pushes ahead with its devastating aerial bombardment campaign against the conflict-plagued Arab country

  • Saudi siege could kill more hunger-stricken kids in Yemen: UNICEF

    Saudi siege could kill more hunger-stricken kids in Yemen: UNICEF

    Nov 10, 2017 07:58

    The UN children’s fund has voiced alarm over humanitarian repercussions of the crippling Saudi blockade against Yemen, where some 400,000 kids are already at risk of death due to acute malnutrition.

  • UNICEF says future of 4.5 Yemeni schoolchildren at stake

    UNICEF says future of 4.5 Yemeni schoolchildren at stake

    Oct 15, 2017 16:39

    The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the future of up to 4.5 million schoolchildren in the war-torn Yemen is uncertain as thousands of teachers refuse to attend classes for not receiving their salaries during the past year.

  • Nutrition crisis deepening in Mali’s conflict-affected areas: UNICEF

    Nutrition crisis deepening in Mali’s conflict-affected areas: UNICEF

    Oct 09, 2017 16:30

    The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) has warned that the lives of tens of thousands of children in Mali are being threatened by acute malnutrition as violence and instability fuel a deepening nutrition crisis in the West African country.

  • Numbers don’t lie (26)

    Numbers don’t lie (26)

    Nov 11, 2016 19:11

    The expenses of the election campaigns of the two candidates running for president in the US nearly equals the annual budget world countries have allocated for UNICEF to assist the children of the crisis-stricken regions of Middle East and North Africa.