Geopolitics

Over 30 schools in Gaza have been damaged, none currently operating: UNICEF

Washington/Sputnik: More than 30 schools have been damaged in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing violence in the region and none are currently in operation, UNICEF Middle East and North Africa regional Chief of Communications Juliette Touma told Sputnik. more

Millions of young lives at risk due to humanitarian funding shortfall: UNICEF

New York: “Substantial” shortfalls in humanitarian funding are placing the lives of millions of children in areas affected by conflict and disaster at risk, the UN Children&rs ...

South-South Cooperation ‘accelerates’ us toward 2030 goals, UN Chief says on International Day

New York, Sept 13(JEN): Collaboration among countries of the global south offers a “unique pathway” that accelerates us towards the key 2030 sustainable development targets, U ...

Children’s lives in Mediterranean Sea must take priority over politics, says UNICEF

New York, Aug 16 (JEN): The fate of 130 children on board two rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea should not be put at risk by political point-scoring, the UN said on Thursday, amid ong ...

UNICEF urges ‘transformative shift’ in family-friendly work policies to reap ‘huge’ benefits

New York, July 19 (JEN): Because the “earliest years” of life are the most crucial, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published a list of new family-friendly p ...

Sudan: ‘Violence must stop’, says UNICEF chief, ‘gravely concerned’ over 19 child deaths since military backlash

New York, June 12 (JEN): At least 19 children have reportedly been killed in Sudan and another 49 injured since a military backlash against protesters began earlier this month, prompting ...

'Huge' stakes, 'daunting' job to tackle gender-based violence, UNICEF chief tells ground-breaking conference

New York: One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk multiplies” during a conflict or natural disaster, the Executi ...

Four million Syrian children have only known war since birth: UNICEF

New York: Half of Syria’s children, that’s four million, have grown up only knowing a life of violence, as the war-battered country enters its eighth year of conflict, the Uni ...

World Children’s Day: Millie Bobby Brown to #GoBlue as new UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

New York, On this World Children’s Day, when kids across the globe unite for their rights, Emmy-Nominated actress Millie Bobby Brown has been named the newest United Nations Childre ...

Donors pledge over $500 million to tackle growing needs in DR Congo; UN warns humanitarian crisis cannot be ignored

New York: The first-ever international conference to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) opened at the United Nations Office at Geneva on Friday amid dire warnings of a growin ...