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UNICEF Condemns Attacks against Civilians and Calls for Children to be Protected in Syria
NEW YORK (February 26, 2013) – UNICEF is appalled by the reported deaths of at least 70 children as a result of missile strikes that hit residential areas of Aleppo on February 18 and 22. Civilians...
Shakira, Gerard Piqué and UNICEF Thank Fans for Helping Children through World Baby Shower
NEW YORK (February 23, 2013) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira and FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Piqué today thanked hundreds of thousands of fans for taking part in their interactive World Baby...
Conflict and Crisis in Mali Disrupt Schooling for Hundreds of Thousands of Children
NEW YORK (February 22, 2013) – The crisis in Mali has disrupted the education of some 700,000 children, leaving 200,000 with no access to school in the North and South of the country, according to...
UNICEF Scales up Emergency Assistance in Syria despite Intensifying Conflict
NEW YORK (February 19, 2013) – In the face of intensifying violence and significant funding gaps, UNICEF is stepping up relief efforts in Syria, aiming to reach an increasing number of the more than...
UNICEF Appeals for Funds to Assist Tens of Thousands of Flood Victims in Mozambique
NEW YORK (February 14, 2013) — UNICEF is seeking $6.8 million to meet the needs of tens of thousands of children and women affected by severe flooding of the Limpopo River in Mozambique. UNICEF’s...
Water and Sanitation Services in Syria Severely Disrupted by Conflict, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 8, 2013) — Syrian children are at increased risk of disease because of severe disruption to services, damage done to water and sanitation systems, and a lack of access to basic...
Fewer Girls Threatened by Female Genital Mutilation
NEW YORK (February 6, 2013) — Fewer girls are subjected to the life-threatening practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), according to new data from the United Nations, released on the...
UNICEF Begins Delivery of Water Treatment Supplies for 10 Million People in Syria
NEW YORK (February 4, 2013) — A large-scale operation is underway in Syria to secure safe water supplies for close to half the country’s population, UNICEF said today. The first four trucks carrying...
UNICEF Scales up Support to Malawi’s Flood Victims as Rains Persist
NEW YORK (February 1, 2013) – UNICEF is working with its partners to scale up emergency assistance to more than 53,000 people hit by floods in Malawi’s southern region as heavy rains continue. An...
UNICEF: More than 200,000 Children in Homs, Syria Need Urgent Humanitarian Assistance
NEW YORK (February 1, 2013) — A United Nations joint mission to the western Syrian governorate of Homs, in which UNICEF took part, found that 420,000 people need immediate humanitarian assistance...