News Type - Any -BlogMediaNewsStatement UNICEF statement on Taliban decree banning women from working in Afghanistan Statement 27. December 2022 A statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell UNICEF advocates for active voting rights for 16-year-olds. News 21. December 2022 Children and young people have the right to voice opinions and the right to make their own decisions. UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein are supporting the call for the voting age to be lowered to 16 as part of parliamentary initiative 19.415. Elections completed: These are the new delegates of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein. News 16. December 2022 All five existing delegates have been re-elected. They are now joined by five new delegates from the constituencies of Central Switzerland, Northwestern Switzerland, Italian-speaking Switzerland and French-speaking Switzerland. We would like to congratulate them on their election. Right to a non-violent upbringing is enshrined in law in Switzerland. News 15. December 2022 Yesterday, the Council of States followed the recommendation of its Legal Affairs Committee and clearly adopted motion 19.4632 (“Enshrine the right to a non-violent upbringing in the Civil Code”) by 27 votes to 8. Webinar “Young people in public spaces: Handling usage conflicts and exploiting potential” Blog 15. December 2022 On December 8, 2022, UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein held an online event on the topic of “Young people in public spaces”. Alongside three short presentations, the main focus was on discussions between the more than 50 participants. Ukraine: Attacks on infrastructure put seven million children at risk News 14. December 2022 Continuing attacks on critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine have left nearly seven million children without sustained access to electricity, heating and water, putting them at increased risk as temperatures continue to drop and winter deepens. Launch of "MSC Seascape" in New York News 14. December 2022 Last Wednesday, MSC Cruises launched its new cruise ship "MSC Seascape" in New York. Representatives of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and UNICEF USA attended the ceremony. More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen News 12. December 2022 More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed as a result of the conflict in Yemen, according to UNICEF – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. Every day hunger, every day thirst. Blog 9. December 2022 The people of East Africa are currently experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. The impending fifth dry period in succession has resulted in the widespread destruction of both livestock and crops, and caused water sources to dry up. UNICEF needs US$10.3 billion for global emergency programs for children Media 5. December 2022 UNICEF is calling on governments and the public to support humanitarian assistance programs for 173 million people in 155 countries and territories, including more than 110 million children. “My son died of hunger” Blog 28. November 2022 Hunger and the ongoing drought in southwestern Somalia are forcing countless families to flee to urban centers in desperate search of food and shelter. For some, however, it’s already too late. UNICEF on the situation in Iran Statement 28. November 2022 A statement by UNICEF on the unrest in Iran There is no place to go back to: Drought and displacement in Somalia Blog 11. November 2022 Somalia is on the brink of famine. This is Khadijo’s story. She explains how she found a way to keep her children alive. Jo Malone London, Spotify and Zurich Insurance Group join Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health Media 3. November 2022 Three leading companies join UNICEF and the Z Zurich Foundation to advocate for greater investment and action to promote young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Four key facts about water and famine. Blog 28. October 2022 Where food is scarce, there is frequently also a lack of clean water and sanitation. Malnutrition is often caused by contaminated water. Find out why in this blog post. Mental health: What do young people want from their caregivers? Blog 13. October 2022 Young people go through a number of different phases during adolescence. They try to slowly become independent and are keen to gradually increase the level of autonomy in their lives. Young people’s mental health: identifying problems, offering help Blog 7. October 2022 Mental health is a fundamental factor for the wellbeing of children and young people. Symposium: “Children’s Rights in the Digital Sphere” Blog 20. September 2022 The symposium “Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital World for the Development of Children and Young People” took place on September 13, 2022. Afghanistan: Stories of suffering and hope Blog 12. August 2022 Living conditions for the Afghan population were already deteriorating dramatically even before the regime changed around a year ago, but worsened still further after the Taliban came to power in August 2021. From the “Child-Friendly City” of Thun to UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Blog 5. July 2022 Darleen Pfister is a politically active, 18-year-old secondary school student. In this blog, she reports on her taster internship at UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Why play strengthens your children’s mental health Blog 27. June 2022 Play enables children to learn about and understand their environment. They develop through play and acquire key skills. But play is about much more than just early learning: It is also important for mental health. Omicron – a wake-up call for vaccine equity Statement 10. December 2021 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and about the continuing strikingly inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
UNICEF statement on Taliban decree banning women from working in Afghanistan Statement 27. December 2022 A statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
UNICEF advocates for active voting rights for 16-year-olds. News 21. December 2022 Children and young people have the right to voice opinions and the right to make their own decisions. UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein are supporting the call for the voting age to be lowered to 16 as part of parliamentary initiative 19.415.
Elections completed: These are the new delegates of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein. News 16. December 2022 All five existing delegates have been re-elected. They are now joined by five new delegates from the constituencies of Central Switzerland, Northwestern Switzerland, Italian-speaking Switzerland and French-speaking Switzerland. We would like to congratulate them on their election.
Right to a non-violent upbringing is enshrined in law in Switzerland. News 15. December 2022 Yesterday, the Council of States followed the recommendation of its Legal Affairs Committee and clearly adopted motion 19.4632 (“Enshrine the right to a non-violent upbringing in the Civil Code”) by 27 votes to 8.
Webinar “Young people in public spaces: Handling usage conflicts and exploiting potential” Blog 15. December 2022 On December 8, 2022, UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein held an online event on the topic of “Young people in public spaces”. Alongside three short presentations, the main focus was on discussions between the more than 50 participants.
Ukraine: Attacks on infrastructure put seven million children at risk News 14. December 2022 Continuing attacks on critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine have left nearly seven million children without sustained access to electricity, heating and water, putting them at increased risk as temperatures continue to drop and winter deepens.
Launch of "MSC Seascape" in New York News 14. December 2022 Last Wednesday, MSC Cruises launched its new cruise ship "MSC Seascape" in New York. Representatives of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and UNICEF USA attended the ceremony.
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen News 12. December 2022 More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed as a result of the conflict in Yemen, according to UNICEF – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015.
Every day hunger, every day thirst. Blog 9. December 2022 The people of East Africa are currently experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. The impending fifth dry period in succession has resulted in the widespread destruction of both livestock and crops, and caused water sources to dry up.
UNICEF needs US$10.3 billion for global emergency programs for children Media 5. December 2022 UNICEF is calling on governments and the public to support humanitarian assistance programs for 173 million people in 155 countries and territories, including more than 110 million children.
“My son died of hunger” Blog 28. November 2022 Hunger and the ongoing drought in southwestern Somalia are forcing countless families to flee to urban centers in desperate search of food and shelter. For some, however, it’s already too late.
UNICEF on the situation in Iran Statement 28. November 2022 A statement by UNICEF on the unrest in Iran
There is no place to go back to: Drought and displacement in Somalia Blog 11. November 2022 Somalia is on the brink of famine. This is Khadijo’s story. She explains how she found a way to keep her children alive.
Jo Malone London, Spotify and Zurich Insurance Group join Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health Media 3. November 2022 Three leading companies join UNICEF and the Z Zurich Foundation to advocate for greater investment and action to promote young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Four key facts about water and famine. Blog 28. October 2022 Where food is scarce, there is frequently also a lack of clean water and sanitation. Malnutrition is often caused by contaminated water. Find out why in this blog post.
Mental health: What do young people want from their caregivers? Blog 13. October 2022 Young people go through a number of different phases during adolescence. They try to slowly become independent and are keen to gradually increase the level of autonomy in their lives.
Young people’s mental health: identifying problems, offering help Blog 7. October 2022 Mental health is a fundamental factor for the wellbeing of children and young people.
Symposium: “Children’s Rights in the Digital Sphere” Blog 20. September 2022 The symposium “Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital World for the Development of Children and Young People” took place on September 13, 2022.
Afghanistan: Stories of suffering and hope Blog 12. August 2022 Living conditions for the Afghan population were already deteriorating dramatically even before the regime changed around a year ago, but worsened still further after the Taliban came to power in August 2021.
From the “Child-Friendly City” of Thun to UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Blog 5. July 2022 Darleen Pfister is a politically active, 18-year-old secondary school student. In this blog, she reports on her taster internship at UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Why play strengthens your children’s mental health Blog 27. June 2022 Play enables children to learn about and understand their environment. They develop through play and acquire key skills. But play is about much more than just early learning: It is also important for mental health.
Omicron – a wake-up call for vaccine equity Statement 10. December 2021 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and about the continuing strikingly inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
