Top Nova Scotia Chefs announced for Halifax’s 31st annual Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala Publication date: March 9, 2023 Tickets on sale now!
WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response Publication date: March 8, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group (SIG), and the Global Alliance for Vaccines (GAVI), kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of northwest Syria.
Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF Publication date: March 7, 2023 With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women
One month on, more than 850,000 children remain displaced by deadly earthquakes in southern Türkiye and Syria Publication date: March 6, 2023 One month on from the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes.
3.7 million children in earthquake-affected Syria face catastrophic combination of threats, warns UNICEF Executive Director Publication date: March 2, 2023 The 3.7 million children in affected areas of Syria who survived the powerful earthquakes that hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February are facing several growing and potentially catastrophic threats, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned today, at the end of a two-day visit to Syria.
Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally – ILO and UNICEF Publication date: March 1, 2023 Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection; new report warns
2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance Publication date: February 28, 2023 2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance, says UNICEF Executive Director, following two-day visit to Türkiye
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies Publication date: February 23, 2023 New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access
War in Ukraine pushes generation of children to the brink, warns UNICEF Publication date: February 21, 2023 Almost one year since the escalation of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a generation of children has experienced 12 months of violence, fear, loss and tragedy.
Hundreds of thousands of children enduring desperate conditions: UNICEF Publication date: February 14, 2023 This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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