Conflict

As Syria war grinds on, Syrian refugees in Lebanon are becoming poorer, more vulnerable – UN

New York, Jan 10 (JEN): More than half the war-weary Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty and borrowing money for food and to pay rent has become commonplace, the United Nations reported Tuesday. more

Millions of children across Somalia vaccinated against measles in UN-backed campaign

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): One million children aged six months to 10 years in Puntland and 4.2 million across Somalia were reached during a five-day measles campaign that wrapped up on Sunda ...

UNICEF warns of contaminated drinking water in camps for Rohingya refugees

New York, Nov 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Bangladesh to urgently investigate high levels E.coli contamination in wa ...

UNICEF scales-up relief for Rohingya facing critical 'shortages of everything'

New York, Sept 14(Just Earth News): Amid an acute shortage of humanitarian supplies for the thousands of Rohingya arriving every day in Bangladesh, having fled violence in Myanmar, the Unite ...

UNICEF warns use of children as 'human bombs' is on the rise in north-east Nigeria

New York, Aug 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations children agency on Tuesday expressed extreme concern at the appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially g ...

Iraq's children caught in cycle of violence and poverty as conflict escalates, UNICEF warns

New York, Jun 23 (JEN): The past three years of intensifying conflict in Iraq have left the country's children trapped in a grinding cycle of violence and poverty, an assessment out on Thurs ...

UNICEF calls for action to prevent more deaths in Central Mediterranean as attempted crossings spike

New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting increases in number of migrants, including children, attempting to reach European shores using the Central Mediterranean route, and consequent rise ...

Adhere to safeguards, avoid pushing back refugees, UNICEF, UN rights experts urge Europe

New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News): As Europe Union leaders gather on Friday in Malta to discuss new measures on migration, including increased cooperation with Libya, the United Nations Chil ...

Dangerous conditions in Ukraine after heavy fighting shuts down power, water – UNICEF

New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): More than 2,500 children in the Donetsk region of Ukraine are without heat, electricity or water, prompting the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to ...

Number of children recruited into South Sudanese conflict passes 17,000 – UNICEF

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): According to new figures released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), some 1,300 children were recruited by armed forces and armed groups i ...