The global community will fail millions of children if it does not focus on the most disadvantaged in its new 15-year development roadmap, UNICEF warned. Progress for Children: Beyond Averages, UNICEF’s final report on the child-related Millennium Development Goals that expire in September, says that, despite significant achievements, unequal opportunities have left millions of children living … Read more
UNICEF Canada responds to the preview report from the Closing Ceremonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ottawa: UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO: “Following the historic apology by the Government of Canada, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been a very important process to support healing and to educate Canadians about the legacy of residential schools … Read more
Leaders of armed groups in the Central African Republic agreed to release all children associated with their forces and to immediately end any new child recruitment. An estimated 6,000 to 10,000 children are currently associated with the country’s armed factions according to UNICEF. The figure includes those serving as combatants and used for sexual purposes, … Read more
At least 940,000 children living in areas severely affected by yesterday’s earthquake in Nepal are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, said UNICEF. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25, and nearly 60 aftershocks, caused vast devastation across much of the country, including more than 2,000 deaths and widespread destruction of buildings. The full release is … Read more
An estimated 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the conflict in northeast Nigeria between Boko Haram, military forces and civilian self-defence groups – according to a new report from UNICEF. Released one year after the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Missing Childhoods reveals that the … Read more
UNICEF Canada president and CEO David Morley welcomed the federal government’s Feb. 25 announcement of a funding commitment to The Eliminate Project, matching every dollar raised by UNICEF Canada and Kiwanis Canada up to $2.5 million. “Canada’s commitment to eliminating Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus in partnership with UNICEF Canada and Kiwanis will save countless newborn babies from an unimaginable, … Read more
UNICEF Canada’s president and CEO, David Morley, responds to the school massacre in Peshawar, Pakistan, that has left at least 126 people dead, mostly children: “This is a crime against humanity. It’s an atrocity against all civilized norms – in any culture and any country—to commit such a heinous act. Our hearts are with the … Read more
The year 2014 has been one of horror, fear and despair for millions of children, as worsening conflicts across the world saw them exposed to extreme violence and its consequences, forcibly recruited and deliberately targeted by warring groups, UNICEF said. “For more than 15 million children, 2014 was a devastating year as they were subjected … Read more
An estimated 1.1 million HIV infections among children under age 15 have been averted, as new cases declined by over 50 per cent between 2005 and 2013, according to data released by UNICEF ahead of World AIDS Day. This extraordinary progress is the result of expanding the access of millions of pregnant women living with HIV to services for … Read more
Urgent action is needed to prevent millions of children from missing out on the benefits of innovation, UNICEF said in a new report launched on the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Connectivity and collaboration can fuel new global networks to leverage innovation to reach every child, according to the children’s … Read more
