Ban announces three senior personnel appointments at UNICEF
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced three senior personnel appointments at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Ban announces three senior personnel appointments at UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
Yemen: Ban removes Saudi-led coalition from report on conflict-affected children, pending joint review
In the wake of the release of his latest report on the situation of 'Children in Armed Conflict,' United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accepted a proposal by Saudi Arabia that the United Nations and the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen review jointly the cases and numbers cited in the text.
Yemen: Ban removes Saudi-led coalition from report on conflict-affected children, pending joint review
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
Feature: With more than half of all children in danger, UN envoy discusses safety
Marta Santos Pais grew up in a happy home in Portugal. Seeing Roma girls her own age treated as outcasts and hearing stories from her father – a child welfare judge – about countless cases of her peers trapped in poverty and abandoned by their parents, troubled her, kindling a sense of duty to help others less fortunate.
Feature: With more than half of all children in danger, UN envoy discusses safety
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
Ban ‘shocked’ at scale of grave violations against children detailed in latest report
In his annual report on children and armed conflict covering the year 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his shock at the scale of grave violations against children in countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Ban ‘shocked’ at scale of grave violations against children detailed in latest report
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
UN urges prevention efforts to address threats of violent extremism to children and youth
Children and youth are often the most vulnerable victims of the scourge of radicalization and violence, the President of the United Nations General Assembly emphasized today, urging the international community to advance its own thinking and refine its responses to addressing the challenges of violent extremism.
UN urges prevention efforts to address threats of violent extremism to children and youth
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
UNICEF Ambassador Ricky Martin calls for greater efforts for children fleeing Syria conflict
Following a two-day visit to Lebanon, singer Ricky Martin, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called for greater efforts to safeguard the futures of millions of children affected by the Syrian conflict, whose lives have been shaped by displacement, violence and a persistent lack of opportunities.
UNICEF Ambassador Ricky Martin calls for greater efforts for children fleeing Syria conflict
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry calls for increased focus on children in Viet Nam
Following a visit to Viet Nam, singer-songwriter Katy Perry, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called for an increased focus on children being left behind in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry calls for increased focus on children in Viet Nam
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population