Unicef Stories

Shortage of critical BCG vaccine puts children in Kenya at risk of getting TB
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 02, 2025

The BCG vaccine, one of the oldest immunisations still in use globally, is a cornerstone of childhood vaccination programmes.

2024 one of the worst years in history for children in conflict - UNICEF assessment shows
UN News  |  Dec 29, 2024

From Palestine to Myanmar, Haiti to Sudan, the world is experiencing the highest number of conflicts since World War II.

Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’ -UN
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2024

WFP distributed its last remaining food stocks in the north to partners and kitchens sheltering newly displaced families, but these are barely enough...

UNICEF's borehole project offers relief to water-starved Madogashe town
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 11, 2024

Residents of Madogashe have survived on water from hand-dug shallow wells in the nearby Togweine seasonal riverbed.

Displaced Gazan mothers struggle to care for their newborns
Reuters  |  Oct 05, 2024

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said postnatal services have decreased significantly in Gaza, so women who have complications have less access...

Mpox alert: UNICEF issues Sh7.5 billion appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
UN News  |  Sep 21, 2024

The UNICEF appeal will also provide mental health support for parents and frontline workers who may face hostility from some communities in part becau...

Mpox outbreak worsens in Africa: Children, women at high risk as new variant emerges
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 22, 2024

A new variant of the mpox virus, clade Ib, has emerged in all affected countries except South Africa.

Ministry of health develops national oxygen access roadmap to improve supply in Kenya
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 17, 2024

During a five-day workshop in Machakos County, the Ministry and its partners identified existing challenges and outlined strategies for a sustainable...

UNICEF reports extreme food deprivation among Somali children
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 14, 2024

Only 20 per cent of children in this age group receive eggs, fish, poultry, or meat as part of their diet. Additionally, two-thirds of these children...

Sudan faces world’s largest child displacement crisis as five million children endure atrocities
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 13, 2024

The report details the widespread killing and injury of thousands of children, an increase in sexual violence, and the recruitment of child soldiers,...

UNICEF warns against escalating violence in the Middle East
UN News  |  Aug 08, 2024

The UN agency and partners remain on the ground to provide essential services and supplies to support and protect children.

Govt launches world breastfeeding week at Lang'ata Women’s Prison
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 03, 2024

Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni highlighted Kenya’s commitment to improving infant and young child nutrition through its policies.

Lamu residents urged to improve hygiene to contain cholera outbreak
Mishi Gongo  |  Aug 02, 2024

Lamu Water Company is facing an acute water shortage, which has led residents to rely on open, shallow wells.

Child trafficking in East Africa and the Horn worsening, says Unicef report
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 31, 2024

In Kenya alone, around 17,500 people are trafficked each year, with about half of them being children.

UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors’
UN News  |  Jul 25, 2024

Ms. Russell began by acknowledging the dire conditions in Gaza, where “with each passing week, families face new horrors”.

Central African Republic's children are world's most deprived, UNICEF says
Reuters  |  Jul 02, 2024

That means CAR is now ranked as the country most at-risk for sliding into humanitarian crisis, she added.

UNICEF condemns violence against children in global conflict zones
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 29, 2024

UNICEF has voiced profound concern over these incidents, emphasising every child's right to peaceful assembly and protection from harm.

UN agency appeals for aid to help Haiti weather hurricane season
Reuters  |  Jun 08, 2024

The hurricane season, which traditionally begins in June and runs through November, is forecast to be severe this year.

Somalia receives 1.4 million oral cholera vaccine doses amid outbreak
Hassan Mohamed  |  Apr 01, 2024

The vaccines arrived as the country grappled with an increase in cholera cases, with 4,388 infections and 54 fatalities reported since January.

Bold action needed to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
United Nations  |  Mar 29, 2024

The report calls for tighter national and international controls to stem weapons and ammunition trafficking into Haiti and reiterates the need for the...