Topic: CHILDREN
315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF
A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday
Over 1,500 children killed or injured in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began
Over 1,500 children killed and injured in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began 15 months ago.
Four-year-old Palestinian boy dies after panic attacks from Israeli bombing
Tamim Daoud, a four-year-old boy from the al-Remal neighborhood in the Gaza Strip died after experiencing two panic attacks following Israeli air strikes that targeted a residential building near their home.
UNICEF: 190 million children across Africa face high risk from water-related crises
UNICEF has recently conducted an analysis revealing that about 190 million children residing in ten African nations face the most significant danger due to a combination of three water-related risks: lack of sufficient access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); water-borne illnesses, and climate-related hazards.
78 million children across globe don’t go to school at all: Data
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Children sleep in streets, too afraid to go home after quake disaster
“Families with children are sleeping in streets, malls, mosques, schools, under bridges, staying out in the open for fear of returning to their homes.”
