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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 >>
UNICEF Aotearoa Launches First Parliamentary Forum For Children’s Rights
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 4:05 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
The inaugural session of a new Parliamentary Forum for Children’s Rights, held at the Beehive last week, drew an engaged audience of MPs, advocacy experts and youth representatives to the capital. More >>
One Year Of War In Sudan - Forgotten Crisis Now World's Largest Child Displacement
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:26 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
Despite the magnitude of the situation and extreme suffering of millions of families and children, the situation there risks becoming a forgotten crisis in eyes of the rest of the world. More >>
Ukraine: Two Years Of War Causes Major Mental Health Crisis In Children
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 11:00 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
As the second anniversary of war in Ukraine approaches on February 24th, attacks continue unabated and a severe mental health crisis amongst the country’s children has emerged, says UNICEF. Two years of destruction, violence, separation from family ... More >>
At Least 5 Million Children At The Brink In Darfur As Unchecked Conflict Worsens
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 4:27 pm | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
In the last seven months of fighting in Sudan, reported cases of children killed and injured in Darfur spiked 550 per cent when compared to all of 2022. NEW YORK, 20 November 2023 – The escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan over the last seven ... More >>
UNICEF Aotearoa calls on negotiating parties to prioritise critical action for children in first 100 days of new Govt
Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:02 am | UNICEF Aotearoa NZ
As the National Party negotiates to form a government following the general election, UNICEF Aotearoa is calling on parties to prioritise critical action for children in the policy commitments made in the first 100 days of Parliament. Moving children ... More >>