UNICEF

Quarter of Rohingya refugee children

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

A quarter of Rohingya children under the age of five who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar suffer from potentially life-threatening levels of malnutrition, the United Nations said Friday. The UN children's agency said that three health and nutrition surveys conducted between October 22 and November 27 showed up to 25 per cent of the young children crammed into Bangladeshi refugee camps haveRead more

Ghouta child malnutrition worst in Syria's war

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Childhood malnutrition levels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region, under government siege since 2013, are at the highest levels recorded in the country since its six-year war began, the UN said Wednesday. The UN children's agency UNICEF said a November survey in the rebel-held area outside Damascus showed 11.9 percent of children under five were suffering acute malnutrition, "the highest rateRead more

Drone kills 7 Al-Qaeda suspects in southern Yemen

ADEN - Muslimchronicle

A drone strike has killed seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. The US is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen. The official said an overnight drone attack, “likely American,” targeted three vehicles on the road from the southern province of Shabwa to the central province of Bayda, killingRead more

UN: 11m children desperately need aid

Amman - Muslimchronicle

More than 11 million children in war-torn Yemen are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations children's fund warned on Sunday. "Today it is fair to say that Yemen is one of the worst places on earth to be a child," said Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa. "Two million children todayRead more

NIHR welcomes UNICEF partnership

Manama - Muslimchronicle

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) has welcomed the UN Children Fund (UNICEF)’s return to Bahrain, as part of the strategic partnership signed recently with 16 UN agencies. Dr. Khalifa bin Ali Al Fadhel, NIHR Secretary-general expressed aspiration for close cooperation with the UNICEF on boosting the rights of children in the kingdom. He stressed that Bahrain was deeplyRead more

UAE ambassador, UNICEF representative address

PODGORICA - Muslimchronicle

Abdul Salam Hareb Al Rumaithi, UAE Ambassador to Montenegro, has held a meeting with Osama Makkawi Khogali, UNICEF's Representative to Montenegro, at the UAE Embassy in Podgorica, where the UNICEF official noted and commended the UAE's extensive humanitarian efforts in various fields. Khogali expressed his appreciation for the UAE's work in monitoring international humanitarian situations, combating poverty, assisting developing countries,Read more

Huge explosion hit Aben amid clashes in Baqem directorate

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Outrage over the recent comments of a Houthi minister advocating the recruitment of children for the war in Yemen continued, with a minister from the legitimate government comparing the rebels to terrorists. Human rights minister in the legitimate cabinet Dr. Mohammed Askar told Asharq Al-Awsat: “I do not know what the difference is between organizations such as al-Qaeda and ISISRead more