Met 7 mth old Meyram today at a
Nutrition center in
#Afdera
#Afar
. She has been displaced and now reunited with her mum. She is recovering well after 3 days of treatment and started smiling. I thought of my daughter.
@UNICEFEthiopia
@vaguayounicef
.
@UnicefLibya
expresses deep condolences to all people who lost family members in
#East
#Libya
due to floods. We stand ready to support relief operations for the displaced,
#children
and in hospitals. We are in touch with relevant authorities.
#StormDaniel
Saw today this unicorn teddy bear in the rubble. That is what the
#earthquake
did in Pseina
#Idleb
#Syria
. Lives broken. 400 people died here. This image will stay with me forever. Unicorn is also my daughter's favorite toy. We need support NOW.
@UNICEF
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
What are
@UNICEF
priorities in North West
#Syria
in the aftermath of the
#earthquake
. More
#Children
are in need of protection, more are out of school, more in need of nutrition and water. The world cannot forget them.
Trucks loaded with critical
@UNICEF
humanitarian supplies leave Adana airport last night headed for the border with North-West Syria, carrying vital medical supplies inc. surgical, first aid and obstetric kits, along with water and sanitation and education supplies for children
The oxygen concentrators will not only support the treatment of patients suffering from severe forms of
#COVID19
, but in the long-term, it will be repurposed for the treatment of pneumonia in children, one of the leading causes of child deaths in
#Ethiopia
.
In yesterday's clashes in
#Tripoli
a 17-year-old
#child
was killed and four
#children
were injured – one was only 5 years old.
These violations against children must stop. Children must be protected at all times.
Children in
#Libya
need
#peace
. They need it now.
@UnicefLibya
In Midoge east
#Oromia
Mohamed is telling us pple walk 16 hrs round trip to fetch this dirty
#water
.
#Drought
has displaced 8000+ people. 50 % of
#children
attend school irregularly to fetch water. 30% of
#children
r severely or moderately malnourished.
@UNICEFEthiopia
s there
"I wanted to finish school and have a better life."
Tsigist, 16, managed to escape becoming a child bride when she was only 13 years old. Today, she and her girls' club help others do the same in her community in Ethiopia.
#EndChildMarriage
In response to
#StormDaniel
's aftermath in the
#east
, UNICEF Libya is Mobilizing. 27 metric tons of relief supplies are en route to
#Derna
, ready to assist up to 50,000 individuals. W/ an anticipated total of 67 metric tons expected throughout this week.
#ForEveryChild
To my daughter and to all girls happy
#WomensDay
. Dream big, lead the way, stay strong through adversities, hold to your values. You are the game changer in today's madness.
@UnicefLibya
In Haik
#Amhara
I met today this handsome 16 month old. He lost his parents due to the
#war
and got injured. Now is cared for by this superdad.
@UNICEFEthiopia
is supporting social work and
#family
tracing / reunification for separated unaccompanied
#children
.
@unicefprotects
🇱🇾 A global effort to assist
#Libya
gathered pace Thursday after a tsunami-like flood killed nearly 4,000 people and left thousands missing, with the death toll still rising.
Libya
#UNICEF
representative
@ServadeiMichele
joins us to explain the country's most urgent needs ⤵️
Bidding farewell to
@MAFrancheUN
with
@mjabrux
. Marc you have been a great leader and
#Libya
will dearly miss you. Txs for the comraderie, the guidance and the jokes! All the best for the next adventure!
Thousands of children are at risk after two deadly earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday.
Help UNICEF support the needs of vulnerable children and families, as they grapple with the impacts of this catastrophe.
112,000
#IDPs
displaced across
#Tigray
. We went to visit a settlement in
#Mekelle
with BoLSA. The community told us that key needs are food and sanitation.
@UNICEFEthiopia
will work with the Government to respond.
Fleeing
#conflict
, & without her dad, Merhawit walked 300km across
#Tigray
,
#Ethiopia
. She carried her baby brother all 300km! She slept in bushes & "begged" for food. “I saw so many dead bodies by the road.” Her eyes grow heavy with tears. Full story to come.
@UNICEF
Proud of Revan who represented
#Libya
and
#Youth
at
#COP27
. She said "(
#climate
) Awareness is not the only issue, the issue is in believing and in the implementation"
Meet Revan, 12, the youngest
@UNICEF
delegate at
#COP27
.
She lives in Libya. She wants to be an astronaut.
When she learned about water scarcity, she started to changed her world one chat at a time.
Her message to World Leaders:
“
#Climate
has changed. So can we”
Great pleasure to have discussed today with HE Minister Abderrahmane
#justice
for
#children
issues.
#Libya
is committed to make its justice child friendly and use detention as last resort.
@UnicefLibya
stands with you towards that goal.
Eight-year-old Gabezech loves to learn in Konso Zone, Ethiopia, yet violence has destroyed her school.
Through COVID-19 and conflict, children's right to education and safety must be protected.
So pleased an
@ICRC
and
@EthioRedCross
convoy reached
#Mekelle
today to restock
#Ayder
Hospital, which was paralyzed by a lack of drugs.
Doctors and nurses had to stop surgery, intensive care, and other services because they didn’t have medicine, electricity, or water.
Stop your wars.
From
#children
in
#Gaza
#Sudan
#Ukraine
and many other places. We are getting killed and maimed, displaced and separated from our families. Grave violations against us need to stop and be addressed.
#Humanity
should prevail.
It's our birthday! For 75 years, UNICEF has championed child rights.
From conflict to climate change and COVID-19, these are the historic moments which have defined our work
#ForEveryChild
.
#UNICEF75
Pleased to welcome Luwei Pearson, Associate Health Director at
@UNICEF
HQ and Gabriel Fontana, Easter and Southern Africa Regional Health Advisor for
@UNICEF
with country team and discuss on immunization and overall response in humanitarian settings,
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