Children Facing Severe Malnourishment in Horn of Africa

As the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa continues to worsen, UNICEF has warned that it expects 480,000 severely malnourished children in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia this year - about 50% more than in 2009. Climate change and conflict are key factors in one of the worst humanitarian disasters ever. In the south of Somalia, which is amongst the worst affected areas and where humanitarian assistance has been the most restricted, at least one in three children is severely malnourished. Conditions are the worst they have been in a decade, the children’s agency warned. In Ethiopia, almost half of the children arriving at refugee camps are malnourished. Recent months have been the driest for 60 years in parts of East...

UNICEF Concerned about Children in the Horn of Africa

With a major food and refugee crisis looming in the Horn of Africa due to a deadly combination of drought, on-going conflict and escalating food prices, UNICEF is calling...

Nepal Declared Minefield Free

Nepal has become only the second country in Asia, after China, to be declared minefield-free. The Prime Minister and the Chief of Army Staff each pressed a switch to detonate...

Event to Put Focus on Young Pacific Voices

A free public event, organised by UNICEF New Zealand and the Auckland University Centre for Pacific Studies, will focus on current challenges facing young people in the Pacific....

Teens Selected for UNICEF NZ Youth Congress

Students from across New Zealand have been chosen to represent the voice of our youth at UNICEF NZ’s first ever Youth Congress held in Manukau, Auckland from 15-17...

UNICEF Applauds New Vaccine Funding Commitment

The generosity and commitment of the donors at the GAVI* conference (held 13 June) will benefit the lives of millions of the poorest and most vulnerable children around the...

UNICEF Call to Vaccinate Every Child

As world leaders prepare to converge on London for the GAVI Alliance* pledging conference next week (June 13), UNICEF is calling on donors to fund a global immunization effort...

New Zealand shares youth justice model with Cambodia

UNICEF NZ is set to host a delegation of government and senior officials from Cambodia this week (commencing 13 June), who will learn more about New Zealand’s youth...

Abidjan Cholera Outbreak Prompts Quick UNICEF Response

 Following the confirmation of ten cases of cholera in the Koumassi district of Abidjan, UNICEF has provided medical supplies to local health authorities to treat up...

No End in Sight for Forgotten 20 Year Conflict

Grave violations of children’s rights are taking place every day in Somalia as fighting continues in a conflict the world has largely forgotten. Reports by WHO...