UNICEF
Iraq hands over 188 Turkish children of suspected IS members
Middle East
May 29, 2019
Iraq hands over 188 Turkish children of suspected IS members
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has handed over 188 Turkish children of suspected Islamic State members to Turkey in the presence…
Attacks on Afghan schools nearly triple, warns UNICEF
Middle East
May 28, 2019
Attacks on Afghan schools nearly triple, warns UNICEF
Attacks on schools in Afghanistan almost tripled in 2018, the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF warned Tuesday. The number of…
Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible
Middle East
April 25, 2019
Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A 20-year-old Syrian woman with cerebral palsy told the United Nations on Wednesday that hundreds of…
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares
SANAA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out air strikes against two Houthi targets in the capital…
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
(CNN)–The day before we met, human rights campaigner Aref Jaber recorded the arrest of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy, taken out…
Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone
World
March 25, 2019
Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone
BEIRA, Mozambique (AP) — Her name is Chuva, which in Portuguese means rain. For four days that was all she…
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
World
March 22, 2019
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases…
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
Middle East
March 15, 2019
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air…
UK offers Egypt £12 million to fund ‘Comprehensive Educational Service’ program
Egypt
February 4, 2019
UK offers Egypt £12 million to fund ‘Comprehensive Educational Service’ program
Minister of Education Tarek Shawki announced on Monday that the UK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has offered £12 million to…
30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in Nigeria: UN
World
January 10, 2019
30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in Nigeria: UN
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria after an increase in violence in the Boko…