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With Release of Flagship Report, UNICEF Says Children with Disabilities Ignored, Abused, and Face Discrimination
NEW YORK (May 30, 2013) – Children with disabilities are the least likely to receive health care or go to school, according to UNICEF’s 2013 State of the World’s Children report, released today. They...
Cholera Outbreak Threatens Thousands in Mali
NEW YORK (May 29, 2013) – A cholera outbreak in the Gao region of Mali has claimed two lives and left another 20 people needing urgent treatment. This is the first outbreak of the disease in Mali...
Dozens of Children Released from Armed Groups in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (May 29, 2013) – Forty-one children were released on May 27 and 28 in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), following a series of meetings between UNICEF and the...
The European Commission and UNICEF Aim to Prevent Mass Child Death in the Sahel
DAKAR, SENEGAL (May 29, 2013) - The European Commission and UNICEF are again combining their efforts to combat severe malnutrition in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa. The aim is to provide...
UNICEF Concerned About Reports of Children Trapped in Qusayr
DAMASCUS/AMMAN/GENEVA, 21 May 2013 – 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...
63rd Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Campaign Kicks Off With School Challenge
Halloween merchandise by award-winning designer Vern Yip to be sold on HSN To tweet this press release copy and paste http://uncf.us/2013ToTpr and use the hashtag #TOT4UNICEF New York, NY (May 13...
UNICEF Announces Dramatic Milestone in Newborn Survival
Maternal neonatal tetanus, which kills a baby every 9 minutes, eliminated in half of high-risk countries NEW YORK (May 15, 2013) – Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can...
UNICEF Prepares to Support Myanmar as Cyclone Approaches
SITTWE, Myanmar (May 15, 2013) - As Cyclone Mahasen threatens to hit the communities in Rakhine State, home to thousands of displaced people, UNICEF stands ready to support the government of Myanmar...
Western Union and Western Union Foundation Partner with UNICEF on PASS Initiative to Provide Young People with Access to Quality Education
AMSTERDAM (May, 14, 2013) – The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services and Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League, and the Western Union Foundation today announced they...
UNICEF Condemns the Recruitment and Killing of a Child in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (May 10, 2013) – UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the recruitment into armed groups and killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic. On April 24, a 17-year-old...