Polio in Gaza
In July 2024 the poliovirus was detected in waste water samples from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah in Gaza. On 23 August the Guardian reported the first case of polio in 25 years has been found in an infant partly … Continue reading →
Category Archives: UNICEF
Russian journalist gives $103 million to UNICEF
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov, who was the editor in chief of the independent Russian news service, Novaya Gazeta until it was closed by the Kremlin in March following sweeping new restrictions on journalists in the wake of the … Continue reading →
World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide
UNICEF Office of Research (Innocenti) has published Report Card 17 which explores how 43 OECD/EU countries are faring in providing healthy environments for children. It addresses questions such as: Do children have clean water to drink? Do they have good-quality … Continue reading →
Unicef UK gives emergency food aid to UK children
School Food Matters have received funding from Unicef UK to deliver nutritious breakfasts to schools in Southwark, south London, over the two-week Christmas holidays and February half-term. Unicef said it was helping children in the UK for the first time … Continue reading →
UNICEF WASH Programme
For children to grow up healthy and happy, they need access to clean water, proper sanitation, and good hygiene. Unicef’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (WASH) is a key part of many humanitarian response programmes. It’s about health; a lack … Continue reading →
UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. The abbreviation UNICEF came from its original name: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. UNICEF is part of the UN but receives … Continue reading →