Children hard hit by violence in Kyrgyzstan

UNICEF is reporting that 90 per cent of the refugees from fighting in Southern Kyrgyzstan were children, women and the elderly. A rapid assessment revealed that many children suffered physical and mental violence. More than 100,000 refugees are in Uzbekistan, most of whom are located in about 75 camps around the city of Andijan. Today, seven UNICEF trucks carrying emergency supplies were on their way to eastern Uzbekistan to provide refugees with tents, clothes, blankets, health kits and kitchen sets. Valued at $100,000, the supplies are an initial emergency response. In Kyrgyzstan, the first UNICEF emergency supplies reached Osh, the city where fighting erupted last Thursday. The supplies were medicines and surgical materials to...

UNICEF sends aid supplies to Central Asia crisis

UNICEF has dispatched emergency supplies to the estimated 100,000 refugees who have fled fighting in Kyrgyzstan. Ninety per cent of the refugees are women, children and the...

UNICEF deeply concerned for children in Southern Kyrgyzstan

The UN Children’s Fund is expressing deep concern about the situation of children in Southern Kyrgyzstan, the scene of unrest and fighting since last week. UNICEF has...

UNICEF and partners help make World Cup a win for children

UNICEF has cheered the kick off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a series of partnerships and programmes to provide children with the opportunity to learn about their world,...

Sport & play vital for child well-being

With World Cup fever gripping the world, it’s timely to recognise the key role sport and play has in the health, happiness and well-being of children and young people. ...

World Cup - UNICEF applauds tourism industry commitment to stop child sex tourism

On the eve of the World Cup, UNICEF has applauded the South African tourism and hospitality industry for its significant commitment to put an end to child sex tourism. ...

South African children count down to World Cup

A group of young gymnasts bend their torsos to the beat of the music, clapping and spinning in unison. The ‘discy dance’ is a new national pastime in a country feverishly...

Ambitious effort to cut malaria child deaths

More than a million mosquito nets are being distributed in the Central African Republic (CAR) in a bid to protect children and pregnant women from malaria. The joint UNICEF-Government...

Papua New Guinea forum to raise key early childhood issues

A UNICEF-supported forum that will bring together a diverse range of partners to discuss issues around early childhood care and development is a first for Papua New Guinea....

UNICEF supports reintegration of child soldiers

UNICEF is working with the Government of Chad on a regional conference focussing on the recruitment and use of children in armed forces and groups. The conference – to...