The death toll in Gaza increases to more than 7,000 people with an estimated 1.4 million people internally displaced. 2023-10-26
Lawyers and human rights organisations in Israel receive dozens of complaints from Palestinian workers and students who have been suspended from schools, universities and workplaces over social media posts or conversations with colleagues. 2023-10-15
The World Health Organization and UNICEF declare the end of the polio epidemic in the Philippines. 2021-06-11
UNICEF and the government of New Zealand pledge funding to Kiribati to target the high mortality rate among infants. The Pacific nation has a record of one in 25 children dying before the age of one due to preventable diseases. 2020-07-3
A UNICEF report says that 20% of girls under 18 are married, compared to 25% ten years ago, with an estimated 25 million marriages having been prevented in the past decade. 2018-03-5
UNICEF reports that as many as 17 million babies worldwide face potential brain development issues due to their exposure to toxicity levels more than six times higher than considered safe in air. 2017-12-6
UNICEF releases a child mortality report indicating that the number of children dying under the age of five has fallen from more than 12 million in 1990 to 7.6 million in 2010. 2011-09-15
The infamous hat worn by Princess Beatrice at the 2011 Royal Wedding has been sold on auction site eBay for £81,100.01. Funds raised from the sale will go to the charities UNICEF and Children in Crisis. 2011-05-22