Press Releases
November 27, 2012
UNICEF Scales up Response to Combat Child Malnutrition in Myanmar
While precise information about nutrition levels in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is still difficult to obtain, UNICEF is concerned about the extent and severity of child malnutrition, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict. Child malnutrition levels were high prior to the outbreak of the conflict in Rakhine in June, and subsequent population displacement, coupled with the security situation, has hampered access to affected children. UNICEF is scaling up its ongoing efforts to reach children in need with lifesaving nutrition services.
November 26, 2012
UNICEF Readies Winter Supplies for Children Affected by Syria Crisis
UNICEF is urgently mobilizing more than 100,000 children’s clothing kits, 160,000 blankets and other winter supplies for displaced children in Syria and surrounding countries. The organization is appealing urgently for $79.3 million to support its emergency response in Syria and the four surrounding countries hosting refugees. Many Syrian children are in temporary shelters and in desperate need of warm clothes. Drawing on its global supply networks, UNICEF is sourcing winter supplies where they are available and can be provided quickly.
November 26, 2012
UNICEF Steps up Support for Children Caught in Conflict in D.R. Congo
As clashes between the M23 movement and the Congolese Army continue in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, children are caught on the frontlines. UNICEF is on the ground working to deliver urgent supplies to children and their families. So far UNICEF has delivered high energy biscuits to cover the essential nutrition needs of 5,800 highly vulnerable, displaced children. Once the security situation improves, UNICEF and partners are ready to deliver basic services—including blankets, jerry cans, water, and temporary schooling—to 60,000 people.
November 20, 2012
IKEA and Gucci Products Top the 2012 List of Gifts That Give Back to Support UNICEF
Shoppers can help save young lives while giving unique gifts to loved ones this holiday season. Having pioneered the sale of greeting cards to raise money for vulnerable children, UNICEF has in recent years expanded its holiday offerings to include items from well-known brands like IKEA and Gucci, and lifesaving items like vaccines. Those inspired to give a gift that gives back may visit unicefusa.org to learn more about the holiday offerings available this year.
November 20, 2012
By 2025, One in Three Children will be Born in Africa, Says UNICEF
On Universal Children’s Day, UNICEF issued a new research paper highlighting global demographic shifts forecast for the coming generation of children that present major challenges to policy makers and planners. The paper says that by 2050, one in every three births will be African. One hundred years earlier, sub-Saharan Africa’s share of births was just one in ten. The paper also states that serious consideration must be given to how to meet the needs of children, especially in health and education, in least developed countries.
