Monthly Archives: August 2016

Senior UN official deeply concerned over reports of children used in fighting ISIL in Iraq

Senior UN official deeply concerned over reports of children used in fighting ISIL in Iraq
The top United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq has expressed deep concern over reports that boys are being sent to areas near front lines in the country’s war, possibly to join armed groups fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Senior UN official deeply concerned over reports of children used in fighting ISIL in Iraq
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

At start of World Water Week, UNICEF highlights how women and girls lose valuable time and opportunities collecting water

At start of World Water Week, UNICEF highlights how women and girls lose valuable time and opportunities collecting water
As World Water Week kick off today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that the opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours – or more than 22,800 years – every day collecting this vital resource.
At start of World Water Week, UNICEF highlights how women and girls lose valuable time and opportunities collecting water
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram-induced crisis is ‘children’s crisis,’ UNICEF warns

Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram-induced crisis is ‘children’s crisis,’ UNICEF warns
Years of violence by Boko Haram in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, which includes Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, have led to a worsening humanitarian crisis that has displaced 1.4 million children and left at least one million still trapped in hard-to-reach areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report released today.
Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram-induced crisis is ‘children’s crisis,’ UNICEF warns
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Increasingly complex armed conflicts have dire impact on children – UN envoy

Increasingly complex armed conflicts have dire impact on children – UN envoy
The impact on children of the collective failure to prevent and end conflict is severe, with regions in turmoil and violations against children intensifying in a number of conflicts, the senior United Nations envoy on the subject said today, stressing that this situation stems directly from an erosion of respect for international humanitarian and human rights law by conflict parties.
Increasingly complex armed conflicts have dire impact on children – UN envoy
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Photo of boy pulled from rubble reminder of ‘unimaginable horrors’ Syrian children face – UNICEF

Photo of boy pulled from rubble reminder of ‘unimaginable horrors’ Syrian children face – UNICEF
The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his face and body covered in blood and dirt after being pulled from a destroyed building has reminded the world, yet again, of the unimaginable horrors that Syrian children face every day, a spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Photo of boy pulled from rubble reminder of ‘unimaginable horrors’ Syrian children face – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF

South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF
Reporting that 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan since January, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNCEF) called today for an immediate end to recruitment and an unconditional release of all children by armed actors.
South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Two-thirds of young people in more than 18 countries say they have been bullied – UNICEF poll

Two-thirds of young people in more than 18 countries say they have been bullied – UNICEF poll
About 97 per cent of young people believe that bullying is a pervasive problem in their communities, and two-thirds say they have been bullied, a new survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and their partners finds.
Two-thirds of young people in more than 18 countries say they have been bullied – UNICEF poll
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Ban launches new initiatives enhancing UN efforts to work with and for world's youth

Ban launches new initiatives enhancing UN efforts to work with and for world's youth
Bolstering the commitment of the United Nations to work with and for the world&#39s youth, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced several key initiatives towards that end, including the formation of an expert group on &#39youth, peace and security,&#39 and naming a new envoy on youth employment.
Ban launches new initiatives enhancing UN efforts to work with and for world's youth
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

On International Day, UN says youth can lead drive to set world on course to a more sustainable future

On International Day, UN says youth can lead drive to set world on course to a more sustainable future
The world&#39s young people &#8211 who make up the largest generation of youth in history &#8211 can lead a global drive to break the patterns of the past and set the world on course to a more sustainable future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said youth, with their creativity and idealism are the key to delivering the goals of the new UN sustainability agenda.
On International Day, UN says youth can lead drive to set world on course to a more sustainable future
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Children paying ‘heaviest price’ of Yemen conflict, UNICEF warns amid reports of escalating violence

Children paying ‘heaviest price’ of Yemen conflict, UNICEF warns amid reports of escalating violence
Four children were reportedly killed and three were injured on 7 August in the Nihm District, east of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement today.
Children paying ‘heaviest price’ of Yemen conflict, UNICEF warns amid reports of escalating violence
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population