Tag: UNICEF
UNICEF urges full flow of aid into Gaza, warns child deaths could spike
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. children's charity UNICEF called on Friday for all crossings for food…
Mission to evacuate north Gaza babies suspended amid ongoing fighting, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. children's charity said on Thursday it had to suspend a pre-approved mission to transfer…
Gazans orphaned by Israel’s war with Hamas long for lost childhoods
Jerusalem — Indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the war in Gaza and freeing the…
‘Daily struggle for survival’ for Haiti children, UN report says
Fifteen-year-old Ania was raped by several men as she was fetching water, one of hundreds of thousands of…
Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has ‘never been worse’, says UNICEF
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in…
UN ‘gravely alarmed’ by deteriorating situation in Sudan’s el-Fasher
The United Nations secretary-general has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan’s Darfur region after a deadly drone…
Obesity overtakes being underweight among world’s young, says UNICEF
By Jennifer RigbyLONDON (Reuters) -Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being…
Obese surpass undernourished youths for first time, UN warns
Obesity has skyrocketed among children and adolescents bombarded by "unethical" marketing of junk food, outpacing undernourishment to become…
Besieged city in Sudan has become ‘an epicentre of child suffering,’ UNICEF warns
CAIRO (AP) — A city in Sudan's western region is facing a “devastating tragedy” as the remaining population…
One in three Palestinians in Gaza going days without food, UNICEF says
Gaza faces a grave risk of famine, with one in three people going days without food, the UN…