Displaced women and children under a hot sun in South Sudan. Photo: UN

Famine in South Sudan Area May Affect 5.5 Million People

February 21, 2017February 22, 2017 RMN News Famine, South Sudan, UNICEF, Yemen

Famine has been formally declared in parts of South Sudan, the United Nations (UN) said Monday. The UN also warned that

In Diffa, Niger, a family uprooted from Malam Fatouri, Nigeria, by Boko Haram shelter at a site for displaced civilians on 18 August 2016. Photo: UNICEF / Sam Phelps

Over 6 Million Needy People to Get $100 Million UN Aid

January 31, 2017February 2, 2017 RMN News Aid, António Guterres, UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres released US$100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain aid operations

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Vaccination Campaign Covers 4.7 Million Children in Nigeria

January 29, 2017January 30, 2017 RMN News Children, Nigeria, UNICEF, Vaccination

In a major vaccination campaign concluding this week, 4.7 million children are being vaccinated in response to a measles outbreak

Children and their parents gather around a fire to keep warm in the yard of a large warehouse in Jibreen, now used as a shelter for thousands of families who fled violence in eastern Aleppo. Photo: UNICEF / UN043357 / Al-Issa

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Syria: 700,000 People Trapped in 15 Besieged Areas

January 17, 2017January 18, 2017 RMN News Aleppo, Syria, UNICEF, United Nations, WHO

While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, top United Nations (UN) officials appealed Monday for safe access

Bamiyan, Afghanistan: children make a long journey to continue their education. Photo: UNICEF / Abdul Aziz Froutan

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Thousands of Afghan Children Dying of Hunger: UN

January 10, 2017January 11, 2017 RMN News Afghan, Children, Hunger, UN

The United Nations humanitarian arm said Monday that the ongoing fighting in Afghanistan has led to record number of children

A young girl from Mosul takes water from a tap stand at a UNICEF-supported Temporary Learning Space in Hassan Sham Displacement Camp, Ninewa Governorate. Photo: UNICEF (Representational image)

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300,000 Children in Mosul Cut Off from Clean Water: UNICEF

December 1, 2016December 2, 2016 RMN News Children, Iraq, Mosul, UNICEF, Water

Nearly 300,000 children in Mosul – almost half of all the children in the city – and their families have