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UNICEF outraged by child massacre in Syria
Statement - 26 May 2012

Footballer “Chicharito” named UNICEF National Ambassador for Mexico
MÉXICO CITY, 26 May 2012 - Mr. Javier Hernández, also known as “Chicharito” or “Little Pea”, was named a UNICEF National Ambassador for Mexico...

The Measles & Rubella Initiative Welcomes World Health Assembly Commitment to Measles and Rubella Elimination Goals
Atlanta/Geneva/New York/Washington 25 May 2012 -: The global partnership committed to the elimination of measles, rubella...

Make malnutrition the first priority for Yemen, UNICEF urges
SANAA, 25 May 2012 – UNICEF today urged that fighting malnutrition in Yemen should be an absolute priority following a Friends of Yemen meeting in Riyadh...

Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 24 May 2012 – Despite the dramatic drop in polio cases in the last year, the threat of continued transmission due to funding and...

UN Commissioners aim to adopt new recommendations to increase access to health commodities
NEW YORK, 22 May 2012 – Affordable, life-saving medicines and health supplies with the potential to save millions of lives are not reaching the children and...

UNICEF condemns killings of children in North and South Kivu in DR Congo
Statement - 22 May 2012

UNICEF: Mali instability increases health risks for children and mothers
BAMAKO, 22 May 2012 – UNICEF officials are warning that the crisis in the North of Mali has dramatically increased the risks from diseases such as cholera, measles and polio and could increase maternal and infant deaths.

Investing in nutrition security is key to sustainable development
This article, by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director, is reprinted from G8: The Camp David Summit – Route 2012: The Road to Recovery, courtesy of the G8 Research Group at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

Somalis need continuing support to withstand future shocks
Nairobi, 13 May 2012 - UNICEF remains extremely concerned about the large number of Somalis in crisis including 325,000 acutely malnourished children.

FCB and UNICEF strengthen their partnership for children in four countries
Barcelona, 10 May 2012 – In an event at the stadium of the legendary football team, Barcelona FC, the FC Barcelona Foundation and UNICEF today powered up their promise to improve the lives of millions of children through sport and education.

UNICEF condemns deadly attack on monitoring team working to provide better education to the children of Afghanistan
KABUL, 10 May 2012 – UNICEF was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the deliberate attack in Paktika province on Tuesday, on a convoy of fifteen staff members from the Department of Education of the Government of Afghanistan. According to reports, five people were killed and seven were injured