Violence in al-Mayadin district, Deir ez-Zor, reportedly destroys cold room and vaccines Publication date: October 12, 2017 Likely setback to immunization activities in areas where health systems already devastated
GIRLS TAKE OVER: BEYONCÉ LENDS HER SONG ‘FREEDOM’ TO GLOBAL GOALS CAMPAIGN FILM DEMANDING #FREEDOMFORGIRLS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL Publication date: October 11, 2017 The Global Goals, agreed to by world leaders in 2015, include a commitment to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030 – Global Goal 5. To mark International Day of the Girl on the 11th October, Project Everyone (the organization behind the Global Goals campaign) in partnership with UNICEF and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has teamed up with director MJ Delaney to produce a new film featuring the song ‘Freedom’ by Beyoncé.
World’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh Publication date: October 10, 2017 A massive cholera immunization campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. 900 000 doses of the vaccine have been mobilized and are being delivered by more than 200 mobile vaccination teams, making it the second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign ever.
UNICEF “Water for Life” Gala celebrates 25 years of raising life-saving funds to provide clean water for children Publication date: October 5, 2017 On October 14, Calgary will celebrate a 25-year tradition of supporting UNICEF’s life-saving work for children and families around the world through its annual UNICEF “Water for Life” Gala.
One year after Hurricane Matthew, Haiti’s children still vulnerable to natural disasters Publication date: October 4, 2017 One year after Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 hurricane, devastated the Southwest of Haiti, causing loss of life and considerable damage, children and adolescents in the Caribbean country are still incredibly vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters and extreme weather events, UNICEF warned today.
UNICEF appeals for US$76.1 million to assist children in Bangladesh affected by the Rohingya crisis Publication date: October 2, 2017 UNICEF is launching a US$76.1 million appeal for its emergency humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh. The appeal will cover the immediate needs of newly-arrived Rohingya children, as well as those who arrived before the recent influx, and children from vulnerable host communities -- 720,000 children in all.
Investment in children should be at the core of Mexico’s reconstruction efforts after devastating earthquakes – UNICEF Publication date: September 29, 2017 UNICEF called today for children to be at the heart of public and private investment in reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquakes of 7 and 19 September. The children’s agency went on to strongly encourage investment for earthquake-affected children in the areas of protection, physical and emotional well-being, education and shelter for families.
More than half of all schools remain closed in Borno State, epicentre of the Boko Haram crisis in northeast Nigeria Publication date: September 29, 2017 3 million children need emergency education support at the start of the new academic year. The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria means that over 57 per cent of schools in Borno, the worst-hit state, are closed, even as the new school year begins.
UNICEF expands relief efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to reach more children and families following 'relentless' month Publication date: September 27, 2017 UNICEF has scaled up its humanitarian response in Latin America and the Caribbean to help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in the region.
UNICEF and Karina LeBlanc launch urgent appeal to help devastated Dominica Publication date: September 26, 2017 UNICEF Canada and UNICEF Canada Ambassador Karina LeBlanc have launched an urgent appeal to help the devastated island of Dominica in the wake of Hurricane Maria. With water supply currently out for more than 90 per cent of the island, and electricity down, more than 20,000 children are at risk and in urgent need of support.
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