"CHILD RIGHTS"

According to UNICEF, a staggering average of 71 verified grave violations are committed daily against children by parties to conflict in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. UNTV CH

Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have wrought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF said today. Three million children inside Ukraine and over 2.2 million children in refugee-hosting countries are now in need of humanitarian assistance. Almost two out of every three children have been displaced by fighting. UNICEF

A UN humanitarian official today (12 May) reported that on Monday, another 174 civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, bringing the total number of civilians evacuated from the steel and neighbouring areas to over 600. UNIFEED

War in Ukraine presenting ‘child protection, child rights crisis’, senior United Nations official tells Security Council.

Over 80 paramount chiefs from across South Sudan have been targeted to help end and prevent grave violations against children in armed conflict through capacity building workshops - a collaborative effort between the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s Child Protection Unit, UNICEF, and South Sudan’s Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) body. UNMISS

UNICEF launched today a record US$9.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 327 million people – including 177 million children – affected by humanitarian crises and the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. UNICEF

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) brought together the military commanders from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and the South Sudan Opposition Alliance for a two-day workshop on protecting the rights of children during armed conflict. UNMISS

Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, and exposing them to deadly diseases, according to a UNICEF report launched today. UNICEF

A side event of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development provides an important opportunity to highlight both challenges and solutions related to protecting children from violence and supporting their mental well-being.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it has provided emergency food assistance to over one million people since it started its distribution in March in north-western and southern zones of Ethiopia’s Tigray region. WFP