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As parliament adjourns and New Zealand “shuts down” for the holidays, the New Zealand humanitarian community is issuing an urgent plea to our political leaders: do not forget the children of Gaza at Christmas time...
Over the past 48 hours, the largest remaining fully functioning hospital was shelled, twice. That hospital – Al Nasser in Khan Yunis – not only shelters large numbers of children who had already been badly injured in attacks on their homes, but hundreds of women and children seeking safety...
“Yet again, as winter continues to take hold, we are witnessing an escalation of attacks on infrastructure across Ukraine, with particularly unrelenting bombardment in the east and south of the country..."
Sudan is already facing one of the largest learning crises in the world, with more than seven million children out of school, and 12 million waiting for the schools to re-open
Scorecards released today by Tick for Kids provide voters with important insights into how the country’s major political parties plan to prioritise children in their policy promises this election year.
The UNICEF Aotearoa Young Ambassadors visited Parliament to strengthen their advocacy skills and meet with some of the nation’s decision-makers.
Nearly 300,000 children are estimated to have been exposed to the powerful Storm Daniel across eastern Libya and a growing number of children and families are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, following significant damage to numerous homes, hospitals, schools, and other essential infrastructure.
UNICEF Aotearoa has released key priorities outlining how the elected Government can meaningfully place the rights and wellbeing of children and young people at the centre of their decision making.
Initial reports indicate that approximately 100,000 children have been impacted by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday night - the strongest seismic event to hit the Kingdom since 1960.
Wanting to know where each of Aotearoa's larger political parties stand on the issues important to rangatahi youth and tamariki? We've got you covered...
A year after a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, UNICEF continues to deliver long-term solutions for children and their communities.
100 days after the deadliest earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria's recent history, 2.5 million children in Türkiye and 3.7 million in Syria are in need of continued humanitarian assistance.
As violence in Sudan continues, UNICEF, World Vision and Save the Children are highlighting the danger to children if ceasefire is not respected by all parties.
Twelve countries across Africa will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine. This is a critical step in the fight against a leading cause of death in Africa.
As advocates for the rights of every child, UNICEF Aotearoa is heartened to see children feature prominently in Budget 2023.
Childhood malnutrition affects more than 229 million kids worldwide. It's a triple threat which includes undernutrition, hidden hunger and overnutrition.
Join us on the road with UNICEF as we bring water to drought-afflicted villages in Afghanistan’s Southern Region.
To help children in Tonga deal with their trauma, we're reaching them with psycho-social support.
Challenges remain for 2.5 million kids in Türkiye and Syria 2 months on from the catastrophic earthquakes.
Children have been killed and injured, and many have lost parents and siblings, their homes, schools and playgrounds. No child should ever have to bear that kind of suffering.
In Eastern Zambia, women spend their day planting and harvesting crops. It’s hard work—but the smiles on their faces are because they have food to feed their families.
Businesses and foundations have a vital role to play in tackling global challenges such as climate change, poverty and inequality, creating a safer and sustainable world for children.
UNICEF is working with partners in Afghanistan to raise awareness of the risks for girls if they are married early.
When the earthquake struck, UNICEF teams on the ground jumped into action. We’ve been working with local partners to respond to the evolving needs of thousands of kids and families impacted.
UNICEF Aotearoa’s 5 year Negotiated Partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) will make a difference to the lives of children in 5 countries within the Pacific, including Papua New Guinea.
New analysis by UNICEF has found that depriving girls in Afghanistan of their right to secondary education will have a devastating effect on the country’s economy.
Senior United Nations officials voiced condemnation at reports of gender-based violence in Sudan – including sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls.
In Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, Carter visited school children where he learnt about the WASH in Schools programme that is improving the water and sanitation facilities and educating students on hygiene practices.
After 10 years of conflict, the situation for many children across Syria has never been worse with continuing violence and rights violations, food insecurity and a tumbling economy.
RUTF is an abbreviation for Ready to Use Therapeutic Food, used to treat malnutrition in children- specifically ‘wasting’. That’s the term used to identify the worst state of malnutrition in kids.
Te Hiringa Tamariki is UNICEF New Zealand’s tamariki Māori wellbeing model, developed during 2018/2019 with the assistance of 600 Māori who attended hui in Hastings, Wellington and Auckland.
Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online.
The launch of #CookForUkraineNZ is part of a global movement increasing awareness of the impacts of war on children living in Ukraine and highlights the urgency for international support.
The world’s richest countries are providing healthier environments for children within their borders while contributing to the destruction of the global environment.
In August 2021, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. The takeover has crippled social services, such as health and education. Girl's grade 7-12 have been banned from continuing their education.
Te Hiringa Tamariki explores wellbeing across four domains: Atua (religion and spirituality), Pakanga (connections, especially amongst whānau), Te Ao (navigating two cultures) and Ihi (arts, literature, culture and sport).
Mykolaiv in South Ukraine is paying a price for months of devastating war. Millions of kids and families there are without safe drinking water and accessible food due to bombed infrastructure.
Women and girls are responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in households.
3 billion people globally cannot afford a healthy diet. We're not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. Over the last five years the number of people who suffer from hunger continues to increase.
In the lead up to the general election, our Young Ambassadors will highlight the issues that matter the most to rangatahi in Aotearoa, including climate change, mental health and poverty.
After an explosion destroyed the Kakhovka Dam, many towns flooded, leaving thousands displaced. Over 1,300 people fled Kherson immediately, with another 16,000 needing urgent help in the disaster zone.
During the conflict in Sudan, UNICEF and partners have delivered truckloads of health and nutrition supplies to support the growing number of displaced communities.
This year’s report from the Secretary-General includes the highest number of grave violations verified by the United Nations at over 27,000 and the highest number of situations of concern at 26.
UNICEF has partnered with Rotary on the ‘Give Every Child a Future’ programme. This means 300,000 vaccine doses will be delivered to children on more than 330 islands over the next three years!
To ensure all school-age girls and boys in Afghanistan go to school, UNICEF and partners are providing cash support to all public education teachers for the months of January and February.
UNICEF is launching a climate financing initiative to enhance countries’ climate resilience and disaster preparedness for children and bolster protection for kids from the impacts of future climate-related disasters.
A Rotary and UNICEF immunisation program will protect up to 100,000 children in nine Pacific countries from potentially deadly illnesses including Rotavirus, Pneumococcal disease and Human Papillomavirus.
For over 75 years, UNICEF has protected children and upheld their rights. In the first year of our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, we focused on a longer-term vision, emphasising systemic change.
Afghanistan is one of the toughest places for a child to live. This was made worse in 2022 when the country was hit by earthquakes, disease outbreaks, and flash floods.
UNICEF Aotearoa extends our condolences to the communities impacted by the cyclone, and commend the efforts from government, civil society organisations, whānau, hapū and iwi for supporting those most affected.
Supported by the European Union and implemented by UNICEF, we’ve brought safe water to over 10,000 people using gravity-fed systems to transport water from the source to the community!
A powerful earthquake destroyed infrastructure and displaced families, exposing them to the elements. Current temperatures dip below 0ºC. Communities are grappling with an ongoing cholera outbreak and snow.
The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced at the International AIDS Conference. The alliance will run until 2030, aiming to fix glaring disparities in the AIDS response.
After living through shelling, power outages, and freezing temperatures, new generators from UNICEF have changed the lives of Ukrainian children.
On February 24th, 2022, Tetyana was woken by a phone call warning her that Russian attacks had escalated in Ukraine. By the third day, 80 Russian tanks had surrounded their neighbourhood.
Latest UNICEF report shows 67 million children missed out on one or more vaccinations over the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past weeks, with increased conflict and insecurity, it is children, those least responsible for the crisis in Afghanistan, who have paid the heaviest price.
UNICEF Aotearoa and the New Zealand Government unite to give children in the Pacific the best start to life. The partnership will ensure more children across the Pacific attend school.
By giving cash to families who need help in emergencies, they have the choice to spend their money on what they need, whether that be for food, housing or education.
The Learning Passport is a digital learning platform that gives young kids app or browser-based school classes without always having to be connected to the internet.
UNICEF Aotearoa in partnership with MFAT has been working in Timor-Leste since 2008 to improve health, sanitation, and education outcomes. We're strengthening early education to prepare kids for school.
Over the last 200 years, vaccines have built up a pretty astounding resume. In that short amount of time, they’ve helped us ward off some of the world’s most devastating diseases.
In reports UNICEF has received from the start of the fighting until 25 April 2023, 190 children have been killed in Sudan. Unconfirmed reports state a further 1700 have been injured.
For over a year, the lives of children in Ukraine have been turned upside down. Children have lost loved ones, suffered horrific injuries, hid in shelters, missed school, and fled their homes.
UNICEF is providing support for children affected by the ongoing conflict in Sudan. An estimated 82,000 children have fled to neighbouring countries and approximately 368,000 more are newly displaced.
As the conflict in Sudan continues, over 13.6 million children need lifesaving support. Ongoing violence threatens the futures of children, leaving basic services cut off and health facilities closed or destroyed.
The factory in Sudan which produces Ready to Use Therapeutic Food in Sudan has been burnt down, destroying 14,500 cartons of RUTF set to be transported for the life-saving treatment of 14,500 children.
12 years of war in Syria has scarred a generation of children. UNICEF and partners have provided lifesaving healthcare, mental health support and safe spaces to continue education and humanitarian assistance.
A sobering new report details for the first time the shocking levels of physical, emotional and sexual violence, as well as neglect, faced by children living in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts according to latest reports.
Sadly, children account for around half of the casualties from explosive weapons like shelling or unexploded ordinance (UXO) like landmines left as remnants of war.
UNICEF Aotearoa’s #CookForUkraineNZ campaign is an initiative to show support for New Zealand’s Ukrainian community as well as to support our emergency relief for the children in Ukraine.
With over 25 million children missing at least one vaccination in 2021 alone, outbreaks of preventable diseases are already becoming more prevalent and severe.
This is a free downloadable poster in te reo Māori that will help tamariki know what their rights are. It can also be used by whānau across Aotearoa to spread awareness.
It’s not your ordinary peanut butter from the supermarket. It’s called Plumpy’nut®, also known as Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. What's inside this plastic packet has brought millions of kids back from the brink.
Leading children’s rights organisation selects Michelle Sharp as its new Chief Executive Officer. Michelle’s appointment will be instrumental in accelerating the growth of UNICEF NZ and realising the rights of every child!
UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes Dan Carter as an official Ambassador. In this role, Dan will continue to promote children’s rights in Aotearoa, the Pacific and around the world.
Dan Carter completed his challenge of kicking goals for 24 hours and raised more than NZ $500,000 in public donations, helping UNICEF provide water, sanitation and hygiene to children in the Pacific.
Young leaders from Aotearoa and around the globe are on the frontlines of change advocating for the future they want to see for the young people of today and the next generation.
Economies will lose an estimated NZD$560 billion annually due to mental disorders among young people, according to new analysis. 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 is estimated to live with a mental disorder.
UNICEF Aotearoa is calling for significant investment to address terrifying childhood trends around obesity, suicide, as well as declining proficiency in reading and maths, following the release of UNICEF’s Report Card.
With only one case of poliovirus reported in 2021, Afghanistan has an extraordinary opportunity to eradicate polio. The recent vaccination campaign is crucial for preventing resurgence of polio within the country.
We want Kiwis to be informed about donating. What makes the biggest impact for children - giving a small gift each month, or a large single donation?
9 year old Lyric Brooklyn has spent time living on the streets since his early teens. He talks about the challenges of being young and homeless in Wellington.
UNICEF have released a global report on mental health in children and young people. It's time to break the silence surrounding mental illness.
Be inspired by these short stories about mothers who do everything they can to keep their children safe, healthy and happy.
Clarke Gayford, Television Personality and Fiancé of New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is standing with UNICEF to stress the importance of parents spending time with their children.
Gemma McCaw speaks to UNICEF NZ about the joys of motherhood and why looking out for others is so important during the COVID-19 crisis.