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Mosul’s children, sick, alone, wounded and scarred, are in urgent need of assistance and protection
BAGHDAD, 13 July 2017 – “Although the battle for Mosul is coming to an end, children’s deep physical and mental scars will take time to heal. Some 650,000 boys and girls, who have lived through the nightmare of violence in Mosul, have paid a terrible price and endured many horrors over the past three years.
2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation
12 JULY 2017 GENEVA/ NEW YORK – Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
Statement by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon Almellehan
HAMBURG, Germany, 8 July 2017 - "As UNICEF's youngest Goodwill Ambassador, I am grateful to have met so many inspiring leaders at the G20, and for their willingness to commit to education for all, and stand with refugee and migrant children. Now, the world's governments must turn statements of goodwill into concrete action for millions of children -- many on the move and displaced by conflict. Their futures depend on it.
UNICEF statement on Qatari contribution to the Syria crisis response
NEW YORK/AMMAN, 08 July 2017 – “UNICEF welcomes the announcement of a contribution from Qatar to provide assistance to children impacted by the conflict in Syria.
Children and adolescents at risk during violent protests in Venezuela – UNICEF
CARACAS, 7 July 2017 – UNICEF reiterates its concern for the safety and emotional wellbeing of children and adolescents in Venezuela participating in social protests that have in some cases turned violence.
Six years after independence: South Sudan’s children wait for peace and prosperity
JUBA, 8 July 2017 – Ahead of the sixth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, the hopes and dreams for the children of this fledgling nation have not materialised, UNICEF said today. Calling the situation in South Sudan a catastrophe for children, the UN Children’s Fund said children continue to bear the brunt of conflict and collapsing essential services.
Funding shortfalls threaten education for children living in conflict and disaster zones
HAMBURG, Germany/NEW YORK, 7 July 2017 – Funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters, UNICEF said today ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg.
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