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Turkish camp serial rapist gets 108 years for molesting Syrian children

A cleaner at the Nazip refugee camp in southeast Turkey received a 108-year prison sentence for the sexual abuse of over two dozen Syrian refugee boys aged 8 to 12.

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Horrors of busted cult in India: Torture jail, child soldiers

Indian police say a semi-religious cult, which clashed with officers enforcing an eviction order resulting in almost 30 deaths, tortured prisoners and trained minors to use arms as...

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Vaccination campaign at risk as fighting intensifies in Syria

 As fighting and violence escalate across Syria, we risk losing the opportunity to vaccinate and save the lives of more than one million children. “For example, due to the sharp...

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Martin traveled to Lebanon to meet refugee children who have fled Syria conflict

World-renowned singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Martin calls for increased focus on safeguarding the futures of millions of children affected by the Syria conflict, whose...

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With family history of heart attack, diabetes kids may show risk factors

 Children with a strong family history of heart attack or type 2 diabetes may already have higher cholesterol levels than other kids without those family legacies, according to a...

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Modern Slavery Estimated to Trap 45 Million People Worldwide

About 45.8 million people around the world are trapped in modern versions of enslavement, a human rights group reported Tuesday, 28 percent more than it last estimate two years ago.

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Two-thirds of unimmunized children live in conflict-affected countries

 Almost two-thirds of children who have not been immunized with basic vaccines live in countries that are either partially or entirely affected by conflict, UNICEF said ahead of...

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UNICEF alarmed at refugee and migrant deaths in the Mediterranean

 UNICEF expresses alarm at the number of migrant and refugee deaths in the past week in the Central Mediterranean, many of whom were believed to be unaccompanied minors.

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Iraq: UNICEF calls for protection of the children of Fallujah

 “As the violence continues to escalate in Fallujah and across Iraq, we are concerned over the protection of children in the face of extreme and rising danger.

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Clubs, books and tape: The low-tech solutions saving children’s lives in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, nearly one third of children under the age of 5 are chronically malnourished. One community is using mothers’ support groups to address child malnutrition.

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A head start in Timor-Leste

In a remote community in Timor-Leste, a new preschool gives children like Roque and Domingas a place to play and learn.

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Saving lives during childbirth in rural Liberia

Liberia’s maternal mortality ratio is one of the highest in the world, with 1,072 maternal deaths for every 100,000 births.

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In Timor-Leste’s remote communities, parents and children learn together

Olympia Carvalho had always wanted to send her eldest children to preschool, but the classes were too far and too expensive.

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Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals the status of national laws to protect and promote...

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Four schools or hospitals attacked or occupied every day

An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day – according to UNICEF analysis released ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit.

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