Extreme heat increasingly endangering child health, UNICEF warns
One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely…
EU, WHO, and UNICEF: Joint statement on immunization and health protection
The establishment of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) 50 years ago was a pivotal moment in the history of…
EU organises Air Bridge flight for those in need in Sudan
A latest EU Humanitarian Air Bridge (HAB) flight transporting supplies for humanitarian partners UNICEF, Emergency and Relief International, has delivered…
Norway increases support to Palestinian children
Two-thirds of those killed in Gaza now are women and children. If access to humanitarian aid is not increased significantly…
Sweden: SEK150m in humanitarian aid to Gaza
The humanitarian aid is divided between the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations…
UN: Karabakh emergency escalates, thousands still pouring into Armenia
Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are…
UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected officials to be released “at…
UN: Rape by Sudan’s RSF militia used to ‘punish and terrorise’ warn rights experts
Sudan’s continuing military showdown has had “massive humanitarian consequences” including allegations that some fighters from the powerful and long-standing RSF…
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable violence’ against women, children, reports UNICEF
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women…
Switzerland: Elisabeth Baume-Schneider to visit aid projects for Ukrainian refugees in Poland and Slovakia
The trip will focus on exchanges with authorities, international organisations and NGOs on how the two countries are dealing with…
European Immunization Week 2023: Joint statement by EU Commissioner Kyriakides, the WHO and UNICEF
Brussels, 24 April 2023 European Immunization Week 2023 and beyond: catching up and moving towards...
UNICEF sounds alarm over fast-spreading cholera outbreaks in Africa
New York, 28 March 2023 UNICEF is assisting the Government of Malawi in providing safe...
Education in Emergencies: EU and UNICEF call for investing in quality education for children in crisis
Brussels, 22 March 2023 Growing levels of displacement and protracted conflicts are having a severe...
Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by EU High Representative Borrell
Brussels, 17 October 2022 Check against delivery! Today, as always, [we have] a busy agenda. ...
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OHCHR: Ukraine POW trials in Mariupol could be a war crime
New York, 23 August 2022 The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) expressed concern on Tuesday after photos...
Team Europe & Gavi: Almost 100m vaccine doses to be donated by end 2021
The first shipments of almost 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from...
Joint Statement by EU, WHO, and UNICEF: “Inequitable access to health technologies between and within countries hurts us all”
Brussels, 26 April 2021 On the occasion of European Immunization Week 2021, Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for...