Monthly Archives: April 2017

On 'Girls in ICT Day,' UN agencies encourage girls, women to seek technology careers
United Nations agencies today introduced thousands of girls and women to careers in coding and robotics as part of its annual &#39International Girls in ICT Day&#39 celebrations around the world, meant to encourage girls and women to pursue careers in the field of information and communications technology.
On 'Girls in ICT Day,' UN agencies encourage girls, women to seek technology careers
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN migration agency releases funding for emergency response to Congolese fleeing Kasai
The United Nations migration agency released emergency funding in the amount of $100,000 to kick-start relief operations in Angola for the 1.1 million Congolese displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) south-central Kasai region.
UN migration agency releases funding for emergency response to Congolese fleeing Kasai
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Girls worst affected as more than 25 million children out of school due to conflict – UNICEF
Conflict and violence has driven more than 25 million children between 6 and 15 years old &#8211 about 22 per cent of children in that age group &#8211 from schools in warzones across 22 countries, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund has said.
Girls worst affected as more than 25 million children out of school due to conflict – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

INTERVIEW: ‘Act now,’ or by 2030, millions could be graduating from schools without even basic education, warns UN envoy
The ground-breaking, United Nations-backed International Finance Facility for Education is vital to ensure that half of the world’s children don’t miss out on the basic schooling needed to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
INTERVIEW: ‘Act now,’ or by 2030, millions could be graduating from schools without even basic education, warns UN envoy
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

'Alarming' rise in use of children in 'suicide' attacks by Boko Haram in Lake Chad region – UNICEF
The use of children, particularly girls, by the Boko Haram terrorist group in violent attacks in the Lake Chad region has seen an &#8220alarming&#8221 surge in 2017, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
'Alarming' rise in use of children in 'suicide' attacks by Boko Haram in Lake Chad region – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Millions of children in Yemen vaccinated against polio through UN-backed campaign
Despite daunting challenges, United Nations agencies and partners in war-torn Yemen have completed a major nationwide polio inoculation campaign, vaccinating nearly five million children under the age of five against the paralyzing disease.
Millions of children in Yemen vaccinated against polio through UN-backed campaign
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

200,000 children in east Ukraine need urgent care to overcome trauma of conflict – UNICEF
More than 200,000 children, or one in four, in the two regions most severely affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine require urgent and sustained psychosocial support to address their traumatic experiences, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
200,000 children in east Ukraine need urgent care to overcome trauma of conflict – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

US funding cuts to UN population agency based on ‘inaccurate perception’ – UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today voiced deep regret at the decision by the United States to cut financial support for the United Nations population agency, stating that the announcement is based on a misinterpretation of the UN agency’s work.
US funding cuts to UN population agency based on ‘inaccurate perception’ – UN chief
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Population ageing and decline ‘key focus’ as UN Commission opens 50th annual session
The United Nations advisory body on issues related to population and development today kicked off its annual session, with a focus on changing population age structures and sustainable development.
Population ageing and decline ‘key focus’ as UN Commission opens 50th annual session
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population