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More than 1 mln children need urgent aid in conflict-torn CAR - U.N.
news Thomson Reuters Foundation, 27 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )DAKAR, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than a million children in the Central African Republic are in urgent need of humanitarian aid while almost half of those under five are malnourished, the United Nations said on Friday ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the conflict-torn country. The... -
Sierra Leone News: 60% of stateless population are children- UNHCR Officer-in-Charge
news awoko.org, 24 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )A day to the commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration to Eradicate Statelessness by 2024, the Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Moijama Siafa disclosed that about 60% of stateless population are children. She made this statement dur... -
In Jordan, UNICEF-supported activities help Syrian refugee children recover from the conflict
news UNICEF, 22 Mar 2012 (12 years ago )By Simon Ingram MA’AN, Jordan, 22 March 2012 – Peering intently at the scrap of pink material in her hands, 12-year-old Omaima* is a picture of concentration. Around her, about 20 other girls are busily wielding needles and thread and following the instructions of their teacher. This weekly sewi... -
Syria refugee crisis requires urgent funding to scale up response for children - UNICEF
news UNICEF, 29 Jun 2012 (12 years ago )AMMAN/GENEVA, 29 June 2012 – UNICEF urgently requires $14.4 million to meet the emergency needs of a growing number of Syrian refugee children and young people. With 86,000 Syrians registered as refugees in four countries – 50 per cent of them children and young people – the revised UNHCR-led Syr... -
UAE conference hopes to help more than 2 million displaced children in region
news The National UAE, 19 Aug 2014 (9 years ago )DUBAI // With more than 2.6 million children and adolescents displaced in the Middle East and North Africa, the UAE is looking to help the United Nations draft a protection plan to assist them. At the Investing in the Future conference to be held on October 15 and 16 in Sharjah, experts from chil... -
Children tune in for radio lessons in Boko Haram-hit Lake Chad region
news Reuters, 18 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, July 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Denied an education by the Islamist insurgency of militant group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of children across the Lake Chad region are instead tuning into lessons broadcast over the radio, the United Nations children's agency (U... -
Courage of children who ignore conflict and threats to take their school exams
news Reliefweb, 14 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )Some students living in war-hit countries like Syria and Yemen have to go to extraordinary lengths to complete their end-of-year tests. For most children, exam time means cramming in last-minute studying, a nervous walk to school and a worrying wait for the results. But for many others, it can... -
Venezuelan refugee girl wins third place in children and youth contest on refugees
news UNHCR News, 07 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )Sofia is 10 years old and for two years, she has lived as a refugee in Mexico. Her story as a refugee girl begins the day her parents told her to pack everything, since they were moving on the very next day. Sofia packed some toys and clothes, but also a Venezuelan flag, which she folded in her back... -
Colombia acts to ensure children born to Venezuelan parents are not left stateless
news UNHCR News, 06 Aug 2019 (4 years ago )This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. -
UNHCR 2017 Call for Expression of interest –Comprehensive Case Management Services for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Zaatari camp
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