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New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Warning of harsh winter conditions looming for more than eight million Syrian children living inside the war-ravaged country or as refugees around the region and beyond, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced a package of assistance for 2.6 million Syrian children, including cash assistance, in addition to ongoing humanitarian programmes. more
Flow of refugee and migrant children into Greece doubles: UN agencies report

New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): About a third of the refugees and migrants who have drowned in the Aegean Sea this year were children, while the number of children applying for asylu ...

More than a million children need urgent assistance in conflict-torn Central Africa: UNICEF

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly three years after the “devastating” conflict began in the Central African Republic (CAR), an estimated 1.2 million children are now in urge ...

Children in Nepal at risk this winter due to shortage of essential supplies: UNICEF

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Due to severe shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines, more than three million children under the age of 5 are at risk of death or disease dur ...

Situation of children in South Sudan is deteriorating: UN agency

New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation of children in war-torn South Sudan has worsened since the beginning of the year, with sustained recruitment, primarily of boys but als ...

Child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million by 2050: UNICEF

New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly half of the world's child brides in 2050 will be African, if current trends persist, due to the continent's rapid population growth and laggin ...

European border restrictions endanger refugees especially children: UN agencies

New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): European restrictions on refugees and migrant movements after last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, including national profiling, are endangering ...

Universal Children’s Day: UN says world remains unfair place for children

New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking Universal Children’s Day, the United Nations on Friday highlighted that the world remains a “deeply unfair” place for the poorest and m ...

Tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation: UNICEF

New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in Abu Dhabi, leading information technolog ...

Spike in number of refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe: UNICEF

New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With record numbers of child refugees and migrants – 700 a day seeking asylum in Europe –the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it has ...