Monthly Archives: February 2016

UNICEF: Malnutrition mounts in eastern and southern Africa as El Niño takes hold
Across eastern and southern Africa, millions of children are at risk from malnutrition, hunger, water shortages and disease, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) warned today, citing two years of erratic rain and drought combined with one of the most powerful El Niño events in the past 50 years.
UNICEF: Malnutrition mounts in eastern and southern Africa as El Niño takes hold
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Conflicts and violence took &#39huge toll&#39 on children in 2015 &#8211 UN envoy
Increasingly complex and widening conflicts have taken a huge toll on children in much of the Middle East in 2015, with parts of Africa and Asia facing protracted and relapsing wars that show no signs of abating, a senior United Nations child rights official said today.
Conflicts and violence took &#39huge toll&#39 on children in 2015 &#8211 UN envoy
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNICEF chief &#39appalled&#39 by reports of attacks on hospitals, schools in northern Syria
United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Anthony Lake said today he is &#8220appalled&#8221 by reports of attacks against four medical facilities in Syria, two of which are supported by UNICEF.
UNICEF chief &#39appalled&#39 by reports of attacks on hospitals, schools in northern Syria
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Ahead of elections in Central African Republic, UN urges focus on children&#39s needs
As voters in the Central African Republic (CAR) prepare for the second round of presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) is urging the candidates to make strong commitments to invest in the survival, education and protection of children to ensure lasting peace in the country.
Ahead of elections in Central African Republic, UN urges focus on children&#39s needs
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

&#39Child soldiers are boys and girls we collectively failed to protect,&#39 – UN envoy
An upsurge in global conflicts and brutal war tactics continues to make children extremely vulnerable to recruitment and use by armed groups, the United Nations warned today, appealing to the international community to take greater responsibility for the boys and girls used as child soldiers or risk failing to protect them.
&#39Child soldiers are boys and girls we collectively failed to protect,&#39 – UN envoy
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

&#39The world needs science and science needs women,&#39 says UN on new International Day
More than ever today, the world needs science and science needs women, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today, marking the first International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
&#39The world needs science and science needs women,&#39 says UN on new International Day
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Special UN event mobilizes action towards ending female genital mutilation within 15 years
Marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), dozens of women, girls, experts, and United Nations officials gathered today at a special event at UN Headquarters to discuss ways of eliminating the harmful practice by 2030 and to celebrate the increased mobilization against it.
Special UN event mobilizes action towards ending female genital mutilation within 15 years
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Senior UN officials call to eliminate the ‘violent practice’ of female genital mutilation by 2030
The most senior United Nations officials are urging the world to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030, calling it a “violent practice” that scars girls for life, endangering their health, depriving them of their rights, and denying them the chance to reach their full potential.
Senior UN officials call to eliminate the ‘violent practice’ of female genital mutilation by 2030
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

As flood of child refugees and migrants into Europe soars, UN calls for enhanced protection
Child protection systems across Europe are completely overwhelmed as the rate of youngsters in the flood of refugees and migrants has soared to one in three compared with one in 10 less than a year ago, the United Nations warned today, calling for strengthened steps to prevent exploitation and abuse.
As flood of child refugees and migrants into Europe soars, UN calls for enhanced protection
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population