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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF is a United Nations institution that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

Most of UNICEF's work is in the field, with staff in over 190 countries and territories.

Sudan Kindersoldaten

Anti-Boko Haram militia releases own child recruits 12.10.2018

Nigerian group CJTF has released over 800 children from its ranks after agreeing to end child recruitment in its fight against Boko Haram. UN officials warn that many other militias still use children as fighters.
Kamerun Sprachenstreit um Englisch

AfricaLink on Air - 16 August 2018 16.08.2018

Three Ugandan lawmakers charged with treason over the stoning of president's convoy+++The situation remain tense in Southern Cameroon as doctors and nurses flee following attacks by both the government security forces and the separatists+++ UNICEF latest report states internal displacement has significantly increased due to the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia.
Symbolbild Menschenhandel in der EU

UNICEF: Nearly every third human trafficking victim is a child 29.07.2018

UNICEF has warned that in some parts of the world, more than 60 percent of victims are minors. The data was published ahead of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
Symbolbild HIV Teenager

HIV infects 1 teen girl every 3 minutes: UN 25.07.2018

Teenage girls are unfairly bearing the brunt of the AIDS crisis, a UNICEF report has found. A lack of information, campaign fatigue, and sexual violence are partly to blame.
Afrika Bildergalerie Kindersoldaten im Süd-Sudan

Inside Europe: The plight of child soldiers 22.06.2018

One of the world’s biggest populations of child soldiers lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — about 30,000 children are forced to serve armed groups as soldiers, sexual slaves and laborers, according to UNICEF. Lisa Bryant caught up with one former child soldier at a new peace forum in the French region of Normandy, not far from the D-Day beaches of World War II.

Afghanistan Flughafen in Kabul

Calls to rethink German refugee policy on Afghanistan 03.06.2018

A German appraisal that Afghanistan remains "volatile" has rekindled a row over whether to reject asylum-seekers. Bavarian CSU conservatives want more expulsions. Asylum advocates want returns fully stopped.
Bildergalerie Jakawalang Afghanistan

UNICEF: Nearly half of children in Afghanistan do not go to school 03.06.2018

The UN's children's agency, UNICEF, has said at least 3.7 million children in war-torn Afghanistan cannot go to school. Girls are at a particular disadvantage, it added.
Südsudan Kindsoldaten

South Sudan: More than 200 child soldiers released, UN says 19.05.2018

The UN says armed groups in South Sudan have released more than 200 children who have been serving as fighters. The children’s agency UNICEF estimates that there are some 19,000 child soldiers in the country.
Stillende Mutter mit ihrem Kind

Breastfeeding rates too low in developed countries, UNICEF says 10.05.2018

Hundreds of thousands of babies could be saved each year if they received enough breast milk, UNICEF says. The world's richest countries have the lowest breastfeeding rates despite the benefits for baby and mother.
Boko Haram lässt entführte Mädchen frei

Boko Haram has abducted over 1,000 kids since 2013: UN 13.04.2018

The UN says more than 1,000 children have been kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria since 2013. The announcement came ahead of the fourth anniversary of the abduction of 276 girls from Chibok.
Brasilien Gelbfieber | Impfung in Mairipora

Yellow fever: UN aims to eradicate disease from Africa by 2026 11.04.2018

The UN and partners have launched a plan to vaccinate 1 billion people against yellow fever in Africa. A mass vaccination campaign in West Africa is a model to eliminate the disease.

Syrien Krieg - Ostghuta bei Damaskus | Kinder

UNICEF: Child deaths rise sharply in Syria 12.03.2018

Syria faces a "merciless war against children," with more children killed in 2017 than ever before, according to a UNICEF report. Hundreds of children have also been forced to take part in the fighting.

Some help arrives in desperate eastern Ghouta 06.03.2018

The first two months of 2018 have been especially bloody for the inhabitants of the eastern Ghouta, most of all its children. Some aid trucks have arrived in the town, but whether food or medical supplies, the help is far from enough.
Kinderhochzeit in Afghanistan - Braut

UN: Child marriage dropped significantly in previous decade 06.03.2018

The children's agency UNICEF welcomed the new findings, but said "we’ve got a long way to go." The new figures show the global burden is shifting from South Asia to sub-Saharan Africa.
Leichtathletik WM London Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt to play charity football match amid pro contract hint 27.02.2018

After his retirement from the track, Usain Bolt is making strides towards a new career. The Jamaican sprint great will captain a star-studded side in charity football match and has hinted at a professional contract.
US-UNICEF Justin Forsyth

UNICEF deputy director resigns after harassment allegations 22.02.2018

The deputy director of UNICEF has resigned following allegations of inappropriate behavior at a separate organization. The NGO sector has been hit with a series of sexual misconduct allegations.
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