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UNICEF DEMANDS URGENT EVACUATION OF 137 SICK SYRIAN CHILDREN FROM BESIEGED 'DE-ESCALATION' ZONE
The Eastern Ghouta suburb, home to 400,000 residents, has been besieged since 2013 and humanitarian conditions there have deteriorated sharply amid violence that intensified since Nov. 14... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS IN BESIEGED DAMASCUS SUBURB SUFFERING WORST MALNUTRITION SINCE WAR STARTED
Nearly half of the 400,000 people trapped in eastern Ghouta suburb, northeast of Damascus, are believed to be children, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS CLAIMS 15 MILLION VICTIMS WORLDWIDE
New York At least 15 million girls aged 15 to 19 have been forced to engage in sexual acts against their will worldwide, according to a report from UNICEF... READ MORE›
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300 MILLION CHILDREN LIVE IN AREAS WITH EXTREME AIR POLLUTION, DATA REVEALS
In Europe, 120 million children live in areas where outdoor air pollution exceeds international limits, and 20 million suffer levels over double the limit... READ MORE›
WHY YOU SHOULD GIVE YOUR SONS MORE CHORES THAN YOUR DAUGHTERS
A study by UNICEF shows that girls across the world do 50 percent more chores than boys... READ MORE›
BOKO HARAM USE OF CHILD BOMBERS SOARS
The number of children, mainly girls, used by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram as human bombs has quadrupled this year, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›
WHY GUATEMALA IS ONE OF THE WORST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO BE A CHILD
The actor Michael Sheen travelled to Guatemala with Unicef Unicef UK is calling on the leaders of political parties to help end violence against children... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY TO BE MARKED AROUND WORLD
Ahead of World Aids Day, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urged for more investment and access to treatment for children... READ MORE›
LOST CHILDREN ARE LEGACY OF BATTLE FOR IRAQ'S MOSUL
Nine-year-old Meriam had left her family one day last October to visit her grandmother in west Mosul, then under Islamic State rule... READ MORE›
'WITH WHAT PUPILS HAVE SEEN, AGGRESSION IS COMMON'
First day of school in syria with what pupils have seen aggression is common... READ MORE›
89 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED IN SOUTH SUDAN AS THEY TRIED TO SIT THEIR EXAMS
At least 89 children, some as young as 13, have been kidnaped by an armed militia in South Sudan as they sat their exams, Unicef reported today... READ MORE›
ISRAEL 'KILLED 25 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN' IN THREE MONTHS
Israeli law allows Palestinian children from the age of 12 to be put on trial... READ MORE›
'DYING IN SILENCE': SUFFERING OF SYRIAN CHILDREN AT ITS WORST, MILLIONS UNDER ATTACK, SAYS UNICEF
'Dying in silence' Suffering of Syrian children at its worst, millions under attack, says UNICEF... READ MORE›
DR CONGO KASAI VIOLENCE DISPLACES 850,000 CHILDREN
An estimated 850,000 children have been forced to flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai provinces, the UN's children's agency Unicef says... READ MORE›
FIFTH OF DEVELOPING WORLD CHILDREN IN EXTREME POVERTY
Nearly a fifth of children in developing countries are living in extreme poverty, the World Bank and the UN's children's agency say... READ MORE›
THIRD OF CHILDREN IN SYRIA BORN DURING WAR REPORT FINDS
More than 300,000 of these children, who total about 3.7 million, were born as refugees, according to the report by Unicef, the United Nations Children's Fund... READ MORE›
DAVID BECKHAM AT UN TO CALL ON WORLD LEADERS TO HELP CHILDREN
Beckham called on those agreeing the goals to put children at the heart of the new plan... READ MORE›
CHILD SUICIDE BOMBINGS SURGE IN BOKO HARAM CONFLICT
UNICEF said Wednesday, April 12, 2017, there is a sharp rise in the number of children forced to become suicide bombers after being kidnapped by the insurgents... READ MORE›
SEVERE MALNUTRITION CONFIRMED IN SYRIA'S MADAYA, 32 DEATHS REPORTED IN MONTH
Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria's Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month U.N... READ MORE›
SYRIAN CHILDREN SEND MESSAGE TO POKEMON PLAYERS
A Syrian group is using the Pokemon Go craze to call attention to the plight of children in their war-torn country... READ MORE›
BENIN'S ANGELIQUE KIDJO SINGS AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE
Beninese and African music sensation, Angelique Kidjo, has teamed up with other local artistes to sing against child marriage in the West African country... READ MORE›
BEYONCE, UNICEF PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE BURUNDI KIDS WITH SAFE, CLEAN WATER
One in 12 children in Burundi dies before age 5, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›
'GOD HAS ANSWERED MY PRAYERS': MOTHER REUNITED WITH CHILDREN IN SOUTH SUDAN AFTER 3-YEAR SEARCH
In the chaos of South Sudan's civil war, it took three years for Nyagonga Machul to find her lost children... READ MORE›
IN A TIME OF AUSTERITY, DO THE UK'S CHILDREN HAVE TO SUFFER?
Posted 31 10 2014 17 50 GMT Updated 31 10 2014 17 59 GMT Comment In 2010, in the midst of the financial crisis, a legal commitment to eliminate child poverty by 2020 was made... READ MORE›
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: BARBARA WINDSOR ON HOW YOUR DONATIONS CAN HELP CHILDREN AWAITING NEW HEARTS
Since last week, Macedonia has restricted passage to northern Europe to only Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans who are considered war refugees... READ MORE›
300 MILLION CHILDREN AT RISK FROM TOXIC AIR, UN SAYS
The study also looked at indoor air pollution, typically caused by burning coal and wood for cooking and heating... READ MORE›
WOMEN AND CHILD MIGRANTS RAPED, BEATEN AND DETAINED IN LIBYAN 'HELLHOLES'
Aid groups criticised the move, saying such plans exposed migrants to further risks and abuses within Libya... READ MORE›
SYRIA WAR CREATES 2.4 MILLION CHILD REFUGEES, UN SAYS
UNICEF said 3.7 million children had been born since the conflict began, a third of all Syrian children... READ MORE›
HAND WASHING WITH SOAP COULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES
Hand washing improves school attendance by reducing the spread of preventable diseases, which means children are not staying home because of illness, it says... READ MORE›
U.N. SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT FALLUJA CHILDREN, FOOD SUPPLY
Iraqi security forces operating in Falluja systematically separate men and boys over 12 from their families to check possible links with Islamic State... READ MORE›
SOUTH SUDANESE REBELS FREE 250 CHILD SOLDIERS
Civil war broke out in the world's youngest nation in December 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused rebel leader Riek Machar of attempting a coup... READ MORE›
WITHOUT AID, 49,000 CHILDREN WILL DIE THIS YEAR IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA
Most of its remaining forces are now hiding in the wilds of the vast Sambisa forest, southeast of the Borno provincial capital, Maiduguri... READ MORE›
INCREASING NUMBER OF MIGRANT CHILDREN TRAVELING ALONE, FALLING PREY TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
UNICEF said human smugglers who guide children along their journey use rape, violence and extortion en route... READ MORE›