NEW YORK, 9 October 2019 – UNICEF will now be able to receive, hold and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin, through its newly-established UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund. In a first for United Nations organizations, UNICEF will use cryptocurrencies to fund open source technology benefiting children and young people around the…

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, 7 October 2019 - Around 70 young people kicked off a new regional climate challenge - 1,000 actions for change - today in the presence of the Vice President of Costa Rica, Epsy Campbell Barr. The challenge seeks to map out more than a thousand youth-led grassroot solutions for climate change throughout Latin America and the…

Download multimedia materials  here KHARTOUM, 7 October 2019 – UNICEF chartered a plane carrying 1.6 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccines (OCV) to Khartoum yesterday. The vaccines arrived to Sudan at a critical time as cholera cases continue to be reported. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, since the beginning of the outbreak on 8…

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4 October 2019 - As the 1000th Ebola survivor returns home, United Nations agencies working to stop the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today commended the strong leadership of the DRC health authorities and the tireless efforts of thousands of local health workers and…

Two years after losing his right hand in a gun cartridge explosion, Sasha is still coming to terms with the trauma

ABUJA, 3 October 2019 – Twenty-three boys and two girls were released today from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 44.  “These are children taken away from their families and communities, deprived of their childhood, education,…

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 1 October 2019 – Amid student demonstrations taking place across Indonesia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calls on all parties to protect children against violence and uphold their rights to express themselves in a safe environment, free from violence and intimidation, according to national and international…

MARAWI, Philippines  –  “When I first heard explosions, we all ran. We didn’t take anything.” That’s how 17-year-old Jason remembers the day in May 2017 that changed his life forever. Today, Jason stands amidst the rubble of what was once his home in Marawi, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Five months of intense urban warfare…, Mindanao youth ready to turn the page, start a more peaceful chapter, By Regev Ben Jacob Philippines. Children take part in a conference. Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Decades of conflict between the government of the Philippines and various armed groups have left the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) grappling with poverty, displacement, poor health and limited…

This technical note synthesizes information on UNICEF’s approach to MHPSS, and references existing MHPSS operational guidance and standards that are detailed across sectors. Download file (PDF, 3,26 MB)

ONDJIVA, Angola – Pedro Henrique Kassesso knows people can be a little skeptical when he tells them how old he is, so he doesn’t mind showing them the ID card bearing his date of birth. According to the document, Pedro was born in 1907, a claim his neighbourhood coordinator confirms. So, when he says that the drought currently ravaging the area is…