In Preak Chrey village, and many other parts of Cambodia, children with disabilities do often not receive the support they need. There aren’t enough resources, and developmental disabilities are not well understood in families, communities and schools. Children with these types of disabilities typically remain inside with their… Read more →←
Author: UNICEF EAPRO
ILIGAN CITY — “On May 23, men came to destroy my village. They set the church on fire and killed anyone they found in houses and along the streets of Marawi,” said 16-year-old Julie Ann Hamolong. Julie Ann and her family moved from one place to another to escape the escalating violence in Marawi. They hid inside houses and… Read more →←
Twin boys Tseveensuren and Tsendsuren, aged two and a half, are all smiles as they don their cool new sunglasses. Tseveensuren, the older of the two, gently puts his arm around his little brother’s shoulders as they pose for the camera. Their mother Otgonsuren, 37, is a single parent who also takes care of her elderly mother. “My… Read more →←
Yogyakarta: The Government of Indonesia kicked off its most ambitious immunization drive to date this week in Yogyakarta, with aims to vaccinate 35 million children in Java against Measles and Rubella (MR) by the end of next month. Another 35 million children will be targeted in all other provinces in August and September 2018.… Read more →←
Fourteen-year-old Nor Ain Mama wipes away her tears while sharing her story. “The terror group launched an attack in Marawi. We were afraid that they would cut the throats of children and women. We hid in a basement for two days without food and water,” she said. Nor Ain and her sisters Norlaila, 13, and Normina, 15, then fled the… Read more →←
Sin Tet Maw camp, Pauktaw, Rakhine State: It’s barely eight in the morning but already the rickety wooden classroom is shaking to the sound of young, rhythmic voices within. “I love the monkey, I love the flower!” chant the children inside. “How are you? Fine, thank YOU!” If the grasp of English pleasantries still needs some… Read more →←
“I am a child of Timor-Leste, and I am the future,” sang the children, a chorus that echoed throughout the gardens of the Presidential Palace in Dili, Timor-Leste’s capital. This marked the beginning of celebrations for Children’s Day* and the launch of the first ever National Action Plan for Children 2016-2020 (NAPC). The Action… Read more →←
Children have the right to be healthy. Immunization protects children from life-threatening diseases such as measles, tetanus, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, pneumonia, meningitis, hepatitis B and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A child who is not immunized is more likely to get sick, become disabled or malnourished, and could possibly die.… Read more →←
“Bring your child for free vaccines tomorrow!” Sokly Ye called out to passers-by as she slowly drove her motorbike down a narrow dirt road lined with ramshackle homes. It was 7 a.m., and Ms. Ye, an experienced village health volunteer, knew this was the best time to catch villagers at home and let them know that outreach workers from… Read more →←
Kiribati isn’t just isolated — it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. It is a huge collection of small atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, spread across the same distance as that between Los Angeles and New York. At first appearances, the main atoll — Tarawa — in some areas, is very rough. It’s… Read more →←
