76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia - UNICEF Publication date: August 8, 2023 With heat and high humidity in South Asia, UNICEF urges local authorities, frontline health workers and caregivers to help vulnerable children and families.
Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti - UNICEF Publication date: August 7, 2023 Close to 300 cases have been reported so far this year, nearly the total number registered for all of 2022, and three times more than 2021
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week Publication date: August 1, 2023 In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is protected and supported, particularly in the workplace.
Severe violations of children’s rights an ‘hourly occurrence’ in Sudan, warns UNICEF Publication date: July 24, 2023 UNICEF has received credible reports that at least 435 children killed and 2025 injured in past 100 days – an average of more than one an hour
UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage Publication date: July 20, 2023 Canada has committed additional funding in support of girls and women’s rights during the 2023 Women Deliver conference taking place in Rwanda
Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide Publication date: July 18, 2023 New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but, particularly in low-income countries, coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk from disease outbreaks.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate takes a stand for adolescent girls during visit to Rwanda Publication date: July 18, 2023 Nakate calls for US$ 1 billion global investment at Women Deliver Conference to improve girls’ access to health, education, and protection
Eleven children die every week attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route – UNICEF Publication date: July 14, 2023 So far in 2023, an estimated 11,600 children made the dangerous crossing. The majority were alone or separated from their parents.
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report Publication date: July 12, 2023 Latest research shows around 735 million people currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019
Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis – new UNICEF-WHO report Publication date: July 6, 2023 Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households
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