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Gaza’s Taps Running Dry: Fuel Crisis Deepens Daily Struggle For Families
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 9:32 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
This is Gaza’s most critical moment since this war on children began – a woeful bar to sink below. More >>
‘Unimaginable Horrors’: More Than 50,000 Children Reportedly Killed Or Injured In The Gaza Strip
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 1:04 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF is once again urging all parties to the conflict to end the violence, protect civilians, including children, respect international humanitarian law and human rights law, allow the immediate provision of humanitarian aid, and release all hostages. More >>
New Global Data: New Zealand Ranks Alarmingly Low For Child Wellbeing, Mental Health
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 1:57 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF Aotearoa CEO Michelle Sharp says the data should be a wake-up call and the upcoming Budget is an opportunity for the government to create positive change. More >>
UNICEF To Launch Groundbreaking Project To 3D Print Prosthetics For War-injured Gaza Children
Monday, 28 April 2025, 6:00 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
Funding of more than quarter of a million dollars from a new collaboration between UNICEF Aotearoa and the FIANZ has allowed a pilot to launch with the planning of a production facility in Jordan to ‘print’ desperately needed prosthetics. More >>
Increases In Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks Threaten Years Of Progress, Warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 4:04 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF, WHO, & Gavi urgently call for parents, the public, & politicians to strengthen support for immunization. The agencies emphasize the need for sustained investment in vaccines and immunization programmes and urge countries to honour their commitments ... More >>
Child And Youth Strategy Report Shows Worsening Outcomes For Children In Aotearoa
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:16 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
The report shows the lives of tamariki Māori, Pasifika children and disabled children are consistently harder than others. More >>
Joint Statement: World Must Act With Urgency To Save Palestinians In Gaza
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 12:37 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
More than 2.1 million people are trapped, bombed and starved again, while, at crossing points, food, medicine, fuel and shelter supplies are piling up, and vital equipment is stuck. We are witnessing acts of war in Gaza that show an utter disregard for ... More >>
Aid Cuts Threaten Fragile Progress In Ending Maternal Deaths, UN Agencies Warn
Monday, 7 April 2025, 5:15 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds More >>
Myanmar Earthquake A Further Blow For Millions Of Children
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 4:56 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
The earthquake is the latest blow to a country already struggling with escalating conflict and climate shocks. Millions of children were already living in fear and conflict, facing displacement and deepening poverty. More >>
Global Aid Funding Cuts - 14 Million Children At Increased Risk Of Severe Malnutrition And Death
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 5:06 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
At least 14 million children are expected to face disruptions to nutrition support and services because of recent and expected global funding cuts, leaving them at heightened risk of severe malnutrition and death - according to initial analyses ... More >>
Gaza Airstrikes: Largest Single-day Child Death Toll In Last Year
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 2:36 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
"Today, Gaza’s one million children - who have endured more than 15 months of war - have been plunged back into a world of fear and death. The attacks and the violence must stop - now." More >>
Three Years On: One In Five Children In Ukraine Has Lost A Relative Or Friend Since The Escalation Of War
Monday, 24 February 2025, 11:16 am | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
Ukraine’s third year of full-scale war was even deadlier for children than the preceding year. The number of child casualties in 2024 rose by more than 50 per cent compared to 2023. More than 2,520 children have been killed or injured since February More >>
Vanuatu Quake: UNICEF Aotearoa Launches Urgent Fundraising Appeal For 40,000 Children In Need
Friday, 20 December 2024, 6:59 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF Pacific Chief of Vanuatu Field Office, Eric Durpaire, is deeply concerned about the rise in waterborne illnesses in children. More >>
Treaty Principles Bill A Threat To The Rights Of Children In Aotearoa
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 7:10 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
Teresa Tepania-Ashton, Director of Advocacy at UNICEF Aotearoa, says it is critical that New Zealanders who care about children participate in the submissions process and identify the risk to the rights of tamariki. More >>
Report Shows Challenging Future For Children In 2050: Extreme Climate Crises, Population Shifts, Technology Disparities
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:23 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
The megatrends - climate and environmental crises, demographic change and breakthrough technologies - provide key indications of the challenges and opportunities children are set to face in the future. More >>
A Year Of Horror In Gaza, While Lebanon Conflict Becomes Deadliest In Decades
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:15 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF is committed to being on the ground before, during and after emergencies. We will remain in both Gaza and Lebanon for the long term as the needs of families and children will be both significant and long-lasting. More >>
Leading Global Businesses And Organisations Demand Increased Investment And Action On Child & Youth Mental Health
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 5:32 am | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF’s Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health and its members are calling for wider recognition, investment and responsibility from the business community, and private and public sectors to drive forward progress. More >>
UNICEF Aotearoa Honours The Enduring Legacy Of Kingi Tuheitia
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:03 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF Aotearoa extends its most profound respects and acknowledgments to the enduring legacy left by Kingi Tuheitia. More >>
UNICEF Aotearoa Echoes Children’s Sector Deep Concerns About Removal Of Section 7AA From Oranga Tamariki Act
Monday, 12 August 2024, 5:28 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
UNICEF Aotearoa CEO Michelle Sharp says the repeal risks real harm and undermines the indigenous rights of tamariki Māori. More >>
UNICEF Aotearoa Invites Government To Include Missing Youth Engagement In Next Budget
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 4:50 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
Following the release of the coalition Government’s 2024 Budget last week, UNICEF Aotearoa is inviting decision-makers to start meaningful engagement with children and young people to inform the next Budget. More >>