Press Releases
April 17, 2013
More Children Killed in Central African Republic Amid Escalating Violence
In the face of the intensifying violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), more and more children are being killed and injured, says UNICEF. UNICEF is calling on all armed groups to stop actions that are putting civilian lives at risk, either through fighting or by preventing humanitarian aid reaching those in need. “Children are caught in the crossfire in their daily activities, even when playing football or attending church. This is outrageous,” said Souleymane Diabate, UNICEF’s Representative in the Central African Republic.
April 15, 2013
UNICEF Report Shows Progress in Fight against Stunting in Children
A new UNICEF report issued today shows that real progress is being made in the fight against stunted growth, which affects 165 million children under the age of five. Globally one in four children under five is stunted. An estimated 80 percent of the world’s stunted children live in just 14 countries.
April 15, 2013
American Airlines Employees Helped Raise More Than $1 Million for UNICEF in 2012
[PARTNER RELEASE] After helping to raise nearly $1.2 million for UNICEF in 2012, four American Airlines flight attendants returned from a trip to Brazil to see UNICEF initiatives that focus on child survival, protection and development, in addition to engaging adolescents to create social change.
April 12, 2013
UNICEF Condemns Recruitment of Children by Armed Groups in CAR
UNICEF has clear evidence of the continuing recruitment and use of children by armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) and is warning leaders that such practices represent a grave violation of international law. According to UNICEF more than 2,000 boys and girls were estimated to be associated with armed groups before the latest upsurge of fighting began last December. The takeover of the capital city of Bangui at the end of March by the Seleka coalition rebel group has not stopped these human rights violations.
April 12, 2013
UNICEF/WHO: New Plan to Address Pneumonia and Diarrhea Could Save 2 Million Children a Year
A new Global Action Plan launched today by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhea, some of the leading killers of children under five globally.
