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Supporting children distressed by fighting in South Sudan
Children who experienced violent clashes in Juba, South Sudan earlier this month are anxious and afraid. Many require psychological support to help reduce the risk of further... More
Back to school after fighting in Yemen’s conflict
In May 2015, while hostilities escalated in Yemen, 16-year-old Ahmed was conscripted to fight with one of the parties to the conflict. After months of being on the frontlines, he... More
Twelvefold increase in Zika cases since Ecuador earthquake
Three months after the Ecuador earthquake, the number of Zika Virus cases increased from 92 to 1,106 country-wide, with the sharpest increase in the quake-hit areas. More
An estimated quarter of a million children severely malnourished in Borno state, Nigeria - UNICEF
An estimated quarter of a million children in Borno state, North-East Nigeria, face severe malnourishment and risk death, UNICEF said today, as the scale of the humanitarian crisis... More
UNICEF statement on recent case of sexual violence in India
“The reported gang rape of a young Dalit woman in India by the same five men who had raped her three years ago underlines the heinous culture of impunity that surrounds violence... More
UNICEF on Syria: "Absolutely nothing justifies attacks on children”
“This week in Syria, more than 20 children were reportedly killed in air strikes in Manbij and a 12-year-old boy was brutally murdered on-camera in Aleppo. “Such horrific incidents... More
Sharp rise in suspected cholera cases in South Sudan
Amid a rise in the number of suspected cases of cholera in South Sudan, UNICEF is rapidly increasing its response activities. More
Majority of men and women oppose Female Genital Mutilation in countries where practice persists – UNICEF figures
Approximately two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation is common say they want the practice to end – according to UNICEF data.In... More
HIV/AIDS continues to stalk children and adolescents – UNICEF
As the 21st International AIDS Conference gets underway in Durban this week, UNICEF warned that despite remarkable global progress in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic, much work... More
German mother of 8 dead infants confesses she killed some, can't remember how many
A woman from a Bavarian town on trial after eight dead infants were found in her house wrapped in towels and bags has confessed to killing some of them, adding that she doesn’t know... More
Child porn sting nabs elementary teacher, Disney employees
An undercover child pornography bust has led to the arrests of eight men, three of whom stand out. One man was a housekeeper at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, another was a cook on Disney... More
‘Without shoes or water’: 3 young children left in Mojave Desert as punishment
A homeless couple allegedly punishing three young children by sending them out into the Mojave Desert without shoes or water have been arrested. More
Why the prognosis for Aleppo's children - sick or healthy - is grave
It took almost eight hours to get through the border crossing from Turkey to Syria but we were finally on our way, traveling in a two-car convoy down the Castello Road into the... More
Screen violence - real and fictional - harmful for kids, experts say
Dead bodies. Bloodied faces. Tears. Terror. Those are just some of the things that children see when they view news coverage of violent events, such as the truck attack in Nice,... More
