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Syrian Refugee Girl Begins Olympic Torch Relay in Brasilia

Syrian Refugee Girl Begins Olympic Torch Relay in Brasilia

Flanked by cheering crowds, a 12-year-old Syrian refugee girl ran with the Olympic flame through Brasilia on Tuesday, kicking off a relay across the host country ahead of the Olympic Games in August, the United Nations refugee agency announced. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said…
UNICEF Condemns Withdrawal of Children from Schools

UNICEF Condemns Withdrawal of Children from Schools

In the wake of the violent protests on 18 and 19 April in Kidal, northern Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that the events disrupted children’s education in the region and endangered their safety. According to sources verified by UNICEF, many children were removed from classrooms during…
New Global Alliance Formed for Early Childhood Development

New Global Alliance Formed for Early Childhood Development

World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim and UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake have jointly urged global and national leaders to step up and accelerate action and investments in nutrition and early childhood development (ECD) programmes as a critical foundation for equitable development and economic growth. The two organizations announced…
Unfairy Tales: Animated Films on Refugee Children

Unfairy Tales: Animated Films on Refugee Children

UNICEF has launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards the tens of millions of children and young people on the move globally. Called Unfairy Tales, the three animations – true stories of the flight of children from conflict – explain the horror behind why they…
South Sudan: Lack of Funds Puts Lives of Children at Risk

South Sudan: Lack of Funds Puts Lives of Children at Risk

Humanitarian funding for South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has collapsed, UNICEF said Friday, putting the lives of tens of thousands of children at risk. Despite an urgent request by UNICEF in South Sudan for US$155 million in 2016 to support lifesaving interventions such as malnutrition treatment, health care and…
Twice as Many Girls as Boys Will Never Start School: UNESCO

Twice as Many Girls as Boys Will Never Start School: UNESCO

Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys if current trends continue, according to a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute…
Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan

Children Left Homeless After Violence in South Sudan

UNICEF is responding to the needs of children in the aftermath of the violence that occurred inside the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal (a city in South Sudan) this week. At least 18 people were killed, with children injured, distressed and separated from their parents. UNICEF and partners…