"UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND - UNICEF"

A top United Nations official told the Security Council that all parties in Yemen “must prioritize civilian needs and abstain from weaponizing the economy, particularly in light of the critical humanitarian situation in the country.” UNIFEED

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now number 582,000, with nearly 60 percent of these refugees being children, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). UNTV CH

As the number of Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh is rising by some 20,000 per day, the risks posed by acute malnutrition, inadequate water supplies and sanitation facilities are becoming increasingly apparent, according to UN humanitarian agencies. UNTV CH

Humanitarian agencies have been able to extend their aid to internally displaced Rohingya people fleeing violence in Myanmar. The crisis of Myanmar's Rohingya minority fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh is being called one of the fastest growing refugee crises in recent years, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). UNTV CH