UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors make an appeal for continued support in the Horn...
With 13 million people in desperate need of food in the drought inflicted Horn of Africa, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Yuna Kim, Serena Williams, Ishmael Beah and Angelique Kidjo are collectively...
View ArticleLong-awaited rains cause further displacement and child deaths in Mogadishu
The long awaited Deyr rains have finally arrived in the south central region of Somalia, bringing much relief to those who have suffered through a drought which has lasted as many as two years in some...
View ArticleSeasonal rains are a mixed blessing for parched north-eastern Kenya
Safe water remains a challenge for refugees and local communities. The rain has begun on schedule in north-eastern Kenya, bringing the first real precipitation that many people in the semi-arid region...
View ArticleCrisis continues 100 days after famine was declared in Somalia
Just two months ago, three-year-old Moktar Mohamed was on the verge of death. After his parents lost their livestock and crops to the drought, they travelled by foot and truck from Middle Shabelle to...
View ArticleIn Copenhagen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Crown Prince and Crown...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 2 November 2011 – This afternoon the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a special visit to the UNICEF Global Supply Centre in Copenhagen to help maintain the world’s attention on...
View ArticleUNICEF-supported Child Friendly Spaces provide support to displaced children...
For hundreds of thousands of displaced Somali children, daily life is a mixture of fear and insecurity. Communities break apart, as one by one families leave their villages to flee ongoing conflict. If...
View ArticleEkalale’s story: Health outreach saves lives in Turkana, north-west Kenya
Following their weekly visit to Kakwanyang Dispensary, Akal Longor and her son Ekalale rest at home in Lokitoeliwo village, located in Turkana, north-western Kenya. UNICEF Image © UNICEF...
View ArticleMeasles infection rates on the decline after successful vaccination campaign...
A child with measles is treated at a health centre in Mogadishu, Somalia. UNICEF Image © UNICEF Somalia/2011/ Abdulle Weaving between makeshift huts of plastic sheeting, health workers urgently knock...
View Article‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ calls for continued focus on the Horn...
The ongoing crisis in the Horn of Africa will remain a significant part of UNICEF’s global humanitarian response in the coming year, according to the ‘Humanitarian Action for Children 2012’ report,...
View ArticleOne year after Somalia’s famine, a story of recovery
One year ago, on 20 July 2011, the United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, the flashpoint in a humanitarian crisis gripping the Horn of Africa. After an outpouring of...
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