Monthly Archives: October 2016

Emotional family reunions highlight need for psychosocial for all girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
After more than two years of being held hostage by Boko Haram, in northeast Nigeria, Chibok girls have finally been reunited with their families, however, their return emphasizes the necessity of urgent and intensive psychosocial care, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Emotional family reunions highlight need for psychosocial for all girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

In Bhutan, UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Aamir Khan spotlights battle against malnutrition
After a visit to Bhutan yesterday, actor and director Aamir Khan, a UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador, praised the country’s progress to end malnutrition and recognized young mothers’ efforts to safeguard their children’s health despite high levels of stunting.
In Bhutan, UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Aamir Khan spotlights battle against malnutrition
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Local communities must ‘stand strong to support’ recovery of 21 Chibok school girls – UN rights experts
United Nations human rights experts have welcomed the release of 21 Chibok school girls from Boko Haram and called upon Nigerians – particularly their families and local communities – to support their immediate reintegration and rehabilitation.
Local communities must ‘stand strong to support’ recovery of 21 Chibok school girls – UN rights experts
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Rural women's empowerment critical to UN Sustainable Development Agenda – Ban
Marking the International Day of Rural Women, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that rural women are critical to the success of almost all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as they all &#8220have gender equality and women&#39s empowerment at their core.&#8221
Rural women's empowerment critical to UN Sustainable Development Agenda – Ban
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Only one out of six children under the age of two worldwide receives adequate nutrition – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a new report today with the alarming statistic that five out of six children worldwide under two years old are not receiving adequate nutrition for growth and brain development.
Only one out of six children under the age of two worldwide receives adequate nutrition – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Pivotal role midwives play in keeping mothers and newborns alive must be recognized – UN
The first global survey of midwifery personnel has revealed that too often, midwives face cultural isolation, unsafe accommodation, and low salaries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today, calling for an end to the discrimination and lack of respect that hinder their ability to provide quality care to women and newborns.
Pivotal role midwives play in keeping mothers and newborns alive must be recognized – UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Syria: Deploring killing of school children, UNICEF warns conflict plunging to ‘such lows’
Deploring yesterday’s deadly attack on a primary school in the Syrian city of Darra, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated its call on all parties to the conflict to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law and protect children and schools.
Syria: Deploring killing of school children, UNICEF warns conflict plunging to ‘such lows’
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

‘All girls count,’ says UN, calling for reliable data to uncover and tackle inequalities holding them back
Girls are the sometimes-hidden change-makers of the present and future, and to make sure their voices are heard, the United Nations is marking the International Day of the Girl Child by calling on governments, civil society groups, and communities to provide more and better gender data to so that in the sustainable development era, no girls are left behind.
‘All girls count,’ says UN, calling for reliable data to uncover and tackle inequalities holding them back
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

In Malawi, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson spotlights efforts to end child marriage
Thanks to growing implementation of a law passed last year, child marriage may soon be a relic of Malawi’s past, and on the eve of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson visited the country to celebrate the achievements of UN Women, the Malawian Government, local chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having their marriages annulled.
In Malawi, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson spotlights efforts to end child marriage
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Labour disparity between girls and boys ‘perpetuates gender stereotypes,’ UNICEF report shows
Ahead of the International Day of the Girl on 11 October, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today released a report warning that the worldwide disparity between unpaid household chores assumed by girls aged five through 14 as compared to their male counterparts, amounts to 40 per cent more time – or 160 million more hours a day.
Labour disparity between girls and boys ‘perpetuates gender stereotypes,’ UNICEF report shows
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population