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May 23, 2013
In Nigeria, Mother of Girl with Polio Determined to Spare Other Children the Same Fate
Aisha wears a UNICEF-blue hijab to make her easily recognizable as a Volunteer Community Mobilizer in northern Nigeria where she lives. In each of her village’s 220 households, Aisha knows every child below age 5 by name. And, most of all, she knows which of the children have been vaccinated against polio. Many children do not receive the polio vaccine here, and irreversible paralysis affects one child out of every 200 infected with the virus. Aisha understands this statistic better than anyone. Aisha’s own daughter was that one child.
May 21, 2013
UNICEF Concerned About Reports of Children Trapped in Qusayr
UNICEF is extremely concerned about the safety of civilians in the embattled city of Qusayr in Syria and fears that thousands of children and women could be trapped there by fighting. Heavy clashes have been reported in Qusayr, a city near the Lebanese border, with a population of some 30,000. Between 12,000 and 20,000 people, many of them children, are thought to still be inside the city.
May 20, 2013
Fighting Malnutrition in Guatemala
Elena López lives in a one-room house with a dirt floor, no electricity and no running water. She grows fruits and vegetables, and she has chickens and a few other small animals. Yet one of her daughters suffers from acute malnutrition, and the other three have lower-than-average body weight. In Guatemala, nearly half of all children under 5 years old are chronically malnourished. Today, the López family is being visited by Faustina Vásquez, a community health worker supported by UNICEF.
May 16, 2013
Field Diary from Domiz Refugee Camp
May 13, 2013
A Minute on Syria: Children Need Our Help
