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UNICEF outraged by child massacre in Syria
NEW YORK ( May 29, 2012) — UNICEF is outraged at the latest killing of 32 children—under the age of 10—confirmed by United Nations observers, and the wounding of hundreds more in the village of Houla...
UNICEF Report: Drowning causes one in four child deaths in parts of Asia
NEW YORK (May 24, 2012) — A new report states that although drowning is a leading killer of children across parts of Asia, highly effective and cost-efficient programs to reduce drowning deaths are...
Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode
GENEVA (May 24, 2012) — Despite the dramatic drop in polio cases in the last year, the threat of continued transmission due to funding and immunization gaps has driven the Global Polio Eradication...
Instability in Mali increases health risks for children and mothers
NEW YORK (May 22, 2012) — UNICEF officials are warning that the crisis in the North of Mali has dramatically increased the risks from diseases such as cholera, measles and polio and could increase...
FC Barcelona and UNICEF strengthen their partnership for children in four countries
NEW YORK (May 10, 2012) — In an event at the stadium of the legendary soccer team, FC Barcelona, the FC Barcelona Foundation and UNICEF today renewed their promise to improve the lives of millions of...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on child recruitment in northern Mali
NEW YORK (May 2, 2012) — Yesterday Human Rights Watch issued a compelling report that details testimony about abductions and rapes of girls and women by armed groups in northern Mali and the...
Charles Taylor verdict represents victory for children used in armed conflict
NEW YORK (April 26, 2012) — The verdict against former Liberian President Charles Taylor by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone is a victory for children recruited and used in war and will...
UNICEF Report: Millions of adolescents falling behind, especially in Africa
NEW YORK (April 24, 2012) — Over the past 20 years, adolescents have benefited from progress in education and public health. Yet the needs of many adolescents remain neglected , with more than one...
UPS helps UNICEF deliver lifesaving supplies to children in the Sahel
New York (April 23, 2012) — As malnutrition reaches emergency levels across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa affecting at least one million children , UNICEF partner UPS has sprung to...
Unexploded ordnance and landmines killing more children in Yemen
NEW YORK (April 20, 2012) — UNICEF expressed grave concern today that children are increasingly becoming victims of landmines and unexploded ordnance. In the first three months of 2012 alone, 13...