Monthly Archives: April 2016

El Salvador: UN expert calls on Government to protect victims of contemporary slavery

El Salvador: UN expert calls on Government to protect victims of contemporary slavery
A United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government of El Salvador to develop and implement a wide range of initiatives to protect the victims of contemporary forms of slavery, such as forced labour and domestic servitude.
El Salvador: UN expert calls on Government to protect victims of contemporary slavery
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Ecuador: quake damage to schools impacts 120,000 children – UNICEF

Ecuador: quake damage to schools impacts 120,000 children – UNICEF
More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on 16 April, leaving up to 120,000 children temporarily without education, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) has said.
Ecuador: quake damage to schools impacts 120,000 children – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Mali: UNICEF condemns withdrawal of children from schools in Kidal

Mali: UNICEF condemns withdrawal of children from schools in Kidal
In the wake of the violent protests on 18 and 19 April in Kidal, northern Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that the events disrupted children’s education in the region and endangered their safety.
Mali: UNICEF condemns withdrawal of children from schools in Kidal
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN report reveals increasing incidents of female genital mutilation in Guinea, including on infants

UN report reveals increasing incidents of female genital mutilation in Guinea, including on infants
Despite being forbidden by national and international law, according to a new United Nations report, female genital mutilation shows no sign of abating in Guinea – with more infants and very young girls undergoing the excisions than before.
UN report reveals increasing incidents of female genital mutilation in Guinea, including on infants
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Two thirds of unimmunized children live in conflict-affected countries – UNICEF

Two thirds of unimmunized children live in conflict-affected countries – UNICEF
Almost two thirds of children who have not been immunized with basic vaccines live in countries that are either partially or entirely affected by conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, ahead of World Immunization Week.
Two thirds of unimmunized children live in conflict-affected countries – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Afghanistan: Children increasingly struggle to access health care and education – UN report

Afghanistan: Children increasingly struggle to access health care and education – UN report
Conflict-related violence in Afghanistan has harmed health and education personnel, reduced the availability of health care and limited children’s access to essential health and education services, the United Nations said in a new report released today.
Afghanistan: Children increasingly struggle to access health care and education – UN report
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UNICEF, World Bank urge greater investment in early childhood development

UNICEF, World Bank urge greater investment in early childhood development
The heads of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank Group are jointly urging global and national leaders to step up action and investments in nutrition and early childhood development programmes as a critical foundation for equitable development and economic growth.
UNICEF, World Bank urge greater investment in early childhood development
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

In Nigeria&#39s restive northeast, fate of thousands of abducted women remains unknown &#8211 UN

In Nigeria&#39s restive northeast, fate of thousands of abducted women remains unknown &#8211 UN
The plight of 219 Chibok schoolgirls abducted two years ago is all too common in Nigeria&#39s conflict-affected north-eastern communities, and up to 7,000 women and girls might be living in abduction and sex slavery, senior United Nations officials warned today.
In Nigeria&#39s restive northeast, fate of thousands of abducted women remains unknown &#8211 UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Growing inequality among children in high income countries, UNICEF reports

Growing inequality among children in high income countries, UNICEF reports
A new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report presents evidence on the ways inequality is affecting children in high income countries, in areas such areas as education and life satisfaction – with Denmark at the top and Israel and Turkey ranking the lowest overall.
Growing inequality among children in high income countries, UNICEF reports
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

‘We cannot forget the girls from Chibok’ – UN child rights envoy

‘We cannot forget the girls from Chibok’ – UN child rights envoy
Marking two years since Boko Haram abducted 276 girls in Nigeria, a United Nations child rights envoy reiterated a call to bring them back, stressing that the international community must “be their voice” and help give children of Nigeria and the region the peaceful, stable lives they deserve.
‘We cannot forget the girls from Chibok’ – UN child rights envoy
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population