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 →←
Author: UNICEF EAPRO
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 →←
Ratanakiri and Phnom Penh, Cambodia – It is early morning in Ka Lay 2 village and 28-year-old Nanja arrives at the meeting point with her husband Niag and their three-month-old boy Syna. The baby, their third child, looks healthy and energetic and looks at everything around him. Nanja is here to do a follow-up on her health and that of… Read more →←
With an enrolment of 98 girls and boys, Kings Cross Primary School on Tanna island (Vanuatu), sits nestled at the base of the giant Yasur volcano and the foothill of a mountain to the other side. Due to its location it was not surprising that one of the first scenarios for the emergency drills was a volcanic eruption. “We have to run… Read more →←
“I wash my hands as soon as I come to school. We know that dirty hands can make us sick,” says Talia de Oliveira (12) while washing her hands with soap before the meal break at Bairopite Primary School in Timor-Leste. Celestino da Costa Novo (10), standing almost a head shorter than Talia, was also washing his hands. With his spiky… Read more →←
A new child-led survey is documenting the types of violence children and caregivers in the State of Maharashtra western India are exposed to in order to better inform child protection strategies. By bringing children together the initiative is encouraging children, especially girls, to break a culture of silence around talking about… Read more →←
