UNICEF
UN: Child marriage dropped significantly in previous decade
World
March 6, 2018
UN: Child marriage dropped significantly in previous decade
The children’s agency UNICEF welcomed the new findings, but said “we’ve got a long way to go.” The new figures…
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Middle East
March 2, 2018
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Syria’s government may allow an aid convoy with supplies for 180,000 people to go to the town of Douma in…
UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar
World
January 25, 2018
UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Attacks on Rohingya Muslims appear to be continuing in Myanmar and it is not yet safe for the hundreds of…
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
World
January 19, 2018
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized…
30% of Egypt’s children suffer from multidimensional poverty: UNICEF
Egypt
December 18, 2017
30% of Egypt’s children suffer from multidimensional poverty: UNICEF
About three in every 10 children in Egypt suffer from multidimensional poverty, especially in rural areas and Upper Egypt, according…
Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Syria’s White Helmets blame Assad regime for hunger crisis
“Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and crowded areas, as well as medical centers, are being shelled daily,” Raed…
End Yemen’s blockade, urge women Nobel laureates
Middle East
November 28, 2017
End Yemen’s blockade, urge women Nobel laureates
The Nobel Women’s Initiative, an Ottawa-based group, on Monday demanded that Saudi Arabia and its allies end their humanitarian blockade…
Yemen: Aid planes land in Sanaa after Saudi-led blockade
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Yemen: Aid planes land in Sanaa after Saudi-led blockade
Four aid planes carrying vaccines, urgent relief supplies and international humanitarian aid workers arrived in the Yemeni capital on Saturday,…
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
Middle East
October 27, 2017
‘At the doors of starvation:’ siege strangles Damascus suburbs
A tightening siege has pushed people to the verge of famine in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, residents and aid…
For Rohingya Muslim child refugees, too many losses to count
World
September 22, 2017
For Rohingya Muslim child refugees, too many losses to count
Abdul Hamid has the wide-open smile of a child and the eyes of an adult. By age 12, the Rohingya…