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Statement by Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, on the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (July 17, 2014) – The killing of four Palestinian children—all from one extended family—and the injuring of two more all while playing on a beach in Gaza City is a stark reminder that no...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Impact of Violence on Children in Gaza and Israel
NEW YORK (July 13, 2014) – Children are bearing the brunt of the worsening violence in Gaza and Israel with at least 33 children killed in Gaza in recent days, and hundreds more injured. No child...
Misconceptions Fuel Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
NEW YORK (July 11, 2014) – As the Ebola-related death toll rises above 500 in West Africa, UNICEF and its partners are expanding their activities across the region to halt the spread of the disease by...
The Escalating Violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel Threatens Devastating Harm for Children, UNICEF Says
Over the last three days, at least 19 Palestinian children have been reported killed in airstrikes on Gaza and many more injured. The coastal enclave is under closure, making it difficult for...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow Visits Children Affected by Violence in Central African Republic
"In 2007, I made the first of what would now be four visits to the Central African Republic . I must have left a part of my heart here,” Farrow said, speaking from the capital city of Bangui. “The...
UNICEF and WFP Stepping up Assistance to Desperate People in Remote Areas of South Sudan
Across the country, an integrated Rapid Response Mechanism is in place so that teams of emergency workers and supplies can fly into remote areas to provide urgent humanitarian aid to people who have...
Number of Syrian Children in Need Increases by 2 Million while UNICEF’s Funding Crisis Looms
The data, which accompany a revised UN funding appeal for the response to the crisis across the region, shows that 6.5 million Syrian children—an increase of more than two million compared to last...
Number of Child Casualties due to Conflict in Afghanistan Increased Sharply Last Year
At least 545 children were killed and 1,149 injured in Afghanistan in 2013, resulting from actions by all parties to the conflict. The majority of deaths and injuries of children were caused by...
UNICEF Calls for Immediate and Safe Return of Abducted Schoolboys in Syria
NEW YORK (July 2, 2014) – “UNICEF is following with grave concern the situation of some 140 Kurdish schoolboys between 14 and 16 years old who were reportedly kidnapped in northern Syria last month by...
UNICEF Statement on the Killing of Teenagers in West Bank
“This latest act of violence is a tragic and terrible reminder of the toll that senseless hatred is taking on both Israeli and Palestinian children. “We hope that these events will not fuel further...