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Coronavirus impact could kill over 50,000 children in MENA – U.N.
Overstretched health facilities, economic hardships, and parents' fears of contracting COVID-19 may cause a huge rise of coronavirus child deaths in the Middle East and North Africa, according to the WHO and Unicef
WATCH: Journey, Randy Jackson perform 'Don't Stop Believin'' for UNICEF fundraiser
Arnel Pineda joins Journey and Randy Jackson in performing the song for UNICEF's 'Wont's Stop' campaign in the US
Unicef gives $3 million worth of aid for PH coronavirus response
Unicef donates medical supplies including 72,500 sets of personal protective equipment for health and cleaning staff, as well as 450,000 surgical and N95 masks
2 million Filipino children may miss out on vaccinations during pandemic – Unicef
Unicef says it is investing around P85 million in the next 3 years to support the Department of Health and other partners in increasing immunization coverage in the country
U.N. says nearly 5 million children born into Syria war
UNICEF also says close to 5,000 children were recruited into the fighting
FALSE: Graphics 'from Unicef' with 'tips' on coronavirus
Unicef says the graphics containing their logo and name, and circulating online did not come from them
The power of capoeira: Manila street children find a new rhythm through sport
Through capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian art integrating martial arts, acrobatics, music and dance, street children find positive change that helped improve their lives
Every child under 'immediate threat' from climate, poor diet – U.N.
Not one country on Earth is adequately protecting the next generation from the impacts of carbon emissions, the destruction of nature and high-calorie and processed foods
Pneumonia epidemic is deadliest child killer – aid groups
Pneumonia is preventable but still kills more children – 800,000 under the age of 5 last year – than any other infection, says UNICEF in a joint statement to mark World Pneumonia Day
High on ease, low on nutrition: Instant noodle diet harms Asian kids
The Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia have booming economies and rising standards of living, yet many working parents do not have the time, money or awareness to steer clear of food hurting their kids
1-in-3 young children undernourished or overweight – UNICEF
Making sure every child has access to a healthy diet must become a 'political priority' if widespread malnutrition is to be conquered, especially in developing countries, says the report
DOH, UNICEF launch animation contest for 'Goodbye, Dumi! Hello, Healthy!' campaign
PRESS RELEASE: The campaign is composed of various communication tools and strategies focusing on the core messages of always using the toilet and washing hands with soap during critical times
WATCH: BTS leads UNICEF's #EndViolence campaign
The K-pop group stars in a campaign launched on International Friendship Day
20 million children not vaccinated in 2018: U.N. warns against 'stagnation'
Last year, 19.4 million children were 'not fully vaccinated,' the World Health Organization and the UNICEF children's agency says in an annual report – up from 18.7 million in 2017 and about 18.5 million the year before
Girls must be protected from sexual violence at school – UNICEF chief
UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore says, we 'have a real responsibility to keep violence out of schools... by other students but also by their teachers'
115 million men and boys married as children – UNICEF
Boys are being married at high rates in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific
Anti-Boko Haram militia frees 900 children in Nigeria – U.N.
The freed children will be enrolled into a reintegration program with education and training to help them return to civilian life
Measles: Nearly wiped-out, on the rise again
The United Nations says worldwide cases of measles jumped by more than 30% in 2017, and infections continued to rise in 2018
Aid workers scramble to get relief supplies to Mozambique cyclone victims
The confirmed death toll in Mozambique and neighboring Zimbabwe reaches 432 on Friday, March 22, with 293 killed in Mozambique, and around 1.7 million people affected
PH among top countries with highest increase in measles cases – Unicef
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore warns 'alarmingly high levels' of measles cases worldwide will have 'disastrous consequences' for children if not enough is done to strengthen immunization campaigns
Why experts strongly oppose lowering the age of criminal responsibility
Lawmakers are set on having children as young as 12 exposed to the criminal justice system. They ignore years of scientific research and evidence.
Rights groups hit lack of facilities for children in conflict with the law
'If we’re going to be bringing up children inside a kulungan (prison), what kind of future do we expect?” asks Christine Sevilla of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates
#ChildrenNotCriminals: Rights groups slam bill lowering age of criminal liability
Unicef Philippines says it is deeply concerned about the bill, describing it as 'an act of violence against children'
Call for applications: UST-UNICEF Magnify Volunteer’s Summit
PRESS RELEASE: Magnify is a one-day summit that intensifies the spirit of volunteerism and strengthens the advocacies of participants
UN says war-torn Yemen 'living hell' for children
According to UNICEF, 1.8 million Yemeni children under the age of 5 suffer from acute malnutrition, and the lives of 400,000 severely affected children are under threat
UNICEF: Social norms can leave children vulnerable to abuse
Long-held beliefs and traditions are often barriers to improving the situation of children in the Philippines, says UNICEF
Rising food prices may worsen child malnutrition in PH
Rapid inflation and misconceptions on what to feed children would aggravate the 'very high' levels of child malnutrition in the Philippines, says UNICEF
Gridlock and K-pop: Things to know about the UN General Assembly
130 world leaders are attending the United Nations this week, as well as K-pop sensation BTS, the world's most popular boy band
Korean boy band BTS to address UN
BTS will be speaking at the launch of 'Generation Unlimited,' a new partnership to promote education, training and employment for the world's youth
Myanmar releases 75 more child soldiers
There are no concrete figures on how many children are still among the estimated 500,000 troops that serve in Myanmar's military or the ethnic rebel armies
WATCH: Stop the silence
'These are stories of children we cannot be silent about,' Bahay Tuluyan says in its compelling video depicting the devastating impact of child abuse
Boko Haram has abducted over 1,000 children in Nigeria since 2013 – UNICEF
'These repeated attacks against children in schools are unconscionable,' says Mohamed Malick Fall, a UNICEF representative in Nigeria
Nikki Teodoro named special envoy to UNICEF
Former Tarlac representative Nikki Teodoro, wife of former defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, will serve as President Rodrigo Duterte's representative to the United Nations Children's Fund
UNICEF number two faced complaints at Save The Children
The UN children's agency says it is unaware that its deputy director faced complaints of inappropriate behavior toward female staff before hiring him two years ago
More than 175,000 children go online for the first time every day – UNICEF
Children are exposed to a wealth of benefits but also to harm such as sexual exploitation, abuse, and cyberbullying
PH 'not performing well' in fight vs different forms of malnutrition
'We remain to be challenged both for stunting, also for malnutrition of mothers, malnutrition of adults, malnutrition of children,' says National Nutrition Council Executive Director Maria-Bernardita Flores
Philippines losing over P220 billion a year due to child undernutrition – report
UNICEF Philippines Country Representative Lotta Sylwander says nutrition is 'not yet' a priority of the current administration, but 'there seems to be an increasing interest'
Haiti's killer cholera epidemic could end this year – UN
'It's possible to eliminate cholera this year,' says Marc Vincent, UNICEF's representative
UN ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Vinta-hit Mindanao
(UPDATED) Nearly 140,000 Vinta victims are expected to welcome the new year homeless
Philippines top global source of child pornography – Unicef
8 out of 10 Filipino children at risk of online sexual abuse or bullying
Philippines declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus – DOH
The maternal and neonatal elimination status is achieved when there is less than one case of the disease per 1,000 live births in every region
First aid flight in weeks lands in rebel-held Yemen capital
But the UN adds that shipments of food and medicines to the rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida remains blocked
Malnutrition soaring among Rohingya children in Bangladesh
The United Nations children's agency says preliminary data indicated a full 7.5 percent of the children crammed into one of the camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district are at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition
Can P16 a day save PH kids from malnutrition?
The budget for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s supplemental feeding program sees a drop of P1 billion
Saudi Arabia pledges $33.7M to UN to battle cholera in Yemen
The cholera outbreak in Yemen has already claimed the lives of at least 1 915 people since April
1 in 5 children in developed world in relative poverty – UN
A report from UNICEF also finds that New Zealand has the highest suicide rate in the world for people aged 15 to 19
Up to 100,000 children at risk in Iraq's Mosul – UNICEF
An estimated 100 000 girls and boys remain in extremely dangerous conditions in the Old City and other areas of west Mosul Many are caught in the crossfire and hospitals and other medical facilities have reportedly come under attack UNICEF says in a statement
Bagaimana Swedia menurunkan tingkat kekerasan pada anak dalam 35 tahun
Delegasi Swedia dan Indonesia berdiskusi terkait perlindungan anak dan penghapusan kekerasan terhadap anak
400,000 DRCongo children at risk in violence-hit Kasai – UNICEF
The UN children s agency says the conflict in central Kasai has disrupted food supplies and undermined medical facilities
UNICEF sambut baik hasil kongres ulama perempuan
“Ketika seorang anak perempuan diberdayakan semua orang memperoleh manfaatnya ”
