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Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Nov 21, 2023

Children and leaders from four Southern African countries renew their commitment to children’s rights

Leaders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe rally around education and the climate crisis in Walvis Bay to mark World Children’s Day

The Presidents of Botswana and Namibia, the Vice-President of Zimbabwe, and the Minister Community Development and Social Services of Zambia have joined more than 100 children to mark this year’s World Children’s Day at a summit in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The summit is a moment for children and their countries’…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Nov 21, 2023

At least 5 million children at the brink in Darfur as unchecked conflict worsens

In the last seven months of fighting in Sudan, reported cases of children killed and injured in Darfur spiked 550 per cent when compared to all of 2022

The escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan over the last seven months has reached a grim milestone in Darfur, where at least 5 million children are facing extreme deprivation of their rights and protection risks due to ongoing conflict. Since the war broke out on April 15, over 3,130 allegations of…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Nov 13, 2023

1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF

The climate changed world – with dwindling water supply and inadequate water services – is also changing children, altering their mental and physical health, new report warns

1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. Further, the double burden of dwindling water availability and inadequate drinking water and sanitation…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Oct 30, 2023

New motorcycles to boost immunization services for health workers across all Counties in South Sudan

The equipment will bolster the integration of COVID-19 into the routine immunization and primary health care services across the nation

UNICEF and the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, handed over 80 motorcycles today to strengthen immunization systems across the country. The equipment will bolster the integration of COVID-19 into the routine immunization and primary health care services across the nation. Earlier in May, the World…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Oct 06, 2023

Weather-related disasters led to 43.1 million displacements of children over six years

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Global Lead on Migration and Displacement Verena Knaus – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

“A growing number of children are being forced from their homes by extreme weather events. To date, they have largely remained invisible. And too often unprotected. “To shine a light on this highly vulnerable and growing number of children around the world, UNICEF has published this first-ever analysis to estimate…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Oct 02, 2023

Burkina Faso: New academic year starts with one million children out of school due to ongoing violence and insecurity – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

At least 6,000 schools remain closed; despite challenges, more than 3.8 million children are back in their classrooms

On the first day of the new 2023-2024 academic year in Burkina Faso, UNICEF warns that at least 1 in 4 schools – or 6,149 – remain shut due to ongoing violence and insecurity in parts of the country. As a result, an estimated one million children are out of…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Aug 18, 2023

Children in Democratic Republic of the Congo facing worst cholera outbreak in six years, warns United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

More than 8,000 children under 5 years infected in North Kivu during first seven months of this year, over six times as many cases as in all of 2022

A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF. Across the country, there have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths in the first seven months of 2023,…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Jul 12, 2023

Statement by Ms. Wafaa Saeed, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Somalia, on the reported deaths of 8 people, including 6 children, in a landmine explosion in Hirshabelle State, Somalia

The children were part of two families travelling in an auto-rickshaw when it struck the landmine

“UNICEF is deeply saddened by reports that six children were among the victims in a landmine explosion that killed 8 people on Sunday, near the town of Bulaburde, in Hirshabelle state of Somalia. The children were part of two families travelling in an auto-rickshaw when it struck the landmine. Losing…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Jun 20, 2023

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and SPAR Zimbabwe sign agreement to collaborate on awareness campaigns in support of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) programmes for children

UNICEF and SPAR Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to roll-out joint awareness and communication campaigns on child rights related issues

UNICEF and SPAR Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to roll-out joint awareness and communication campaigns on child rights related issues. Through this collaboration UNICEF highlights how much the organization values the engagement with the private sector to deliver results for the children of Zimbabwe. For SPAR Zimbabwe the…

Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | Jun 17, 2023

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemns attack on school in Kasese and calls for respect of schools as a safe place for all learners

The killings and abductions took place on the night of Friday June 16, 2023, the same day gazetted to commemorate the Day of the African Child

The United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF condemns the attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District, the killing of 25 students and abducting unidentified number. According to media reports, the killings and abductions took place on the night of Friday June 16, 2023, the same day gazetted to commemorate…

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