News Type - Any -BlogMediaNewsStatement Strengthening the voices of children and youth: launch of Child Rights Barometer! Media 8. September 2023 Although much is being said about children and youth, we know very little about how well they are really doing. Switzerland and Liechtenstein lack representative data on the well-being of young people. Child protection: new transdisciplinary quality standards Media 7. September 2023 The Society for Quality in Child Protection, UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the Swiss Foundation for the Protection of Children and YOUVITA today published a brochure on transdisciplinary quality standards in child protection for specialists. Child rights in crisis Media 5. September 2023 UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Pro Juventute, supported by a broad alliance of organizations, published a position paper which not only analyzes the deficits in compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. KIDIMO – the new child rights app is online Media 30. August 2023 Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, PH Lucerne and UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein have launched a child rights web application. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change Media 28. August 2023 For the first time, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has explicitly affirmed the children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The five most dangerous climate risks for children Blog 24. August 2023 The climate crisis represents an unprecedented threat to the future of all the world’s children. The summer has been one of extremes, with record heat, strong rains, forest fires and floods. But how far-reaching are the consequences of climate change? More than two million children displaced by brutal conflict in Sudan as violence spreads to new areas News 24. August 2023 With more children displaced in past 52 days than in previous four years combined, UNICEF warns that, without peace, the future of Sudan’s children is at stake. Niger: Ongoing crisis has severe impact on millions of children Statement 21. August 2023 Statement by UNICEF Representative in Niger Stefano Savi Sudan: humanitarian leaders urge action to end the tragedy Statement 16. August 2023 A statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. Niger: Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel Region Blog 11. August 2023 The rise in armed conflicts in the Central Sahel countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – is having a devastating impact on children’s survival. Over ten million children across the entire region need humanitarian aid now. Significant progress in increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates Statement 2. August 2023 Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week. 1 in 2 children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency, double the global average Media 27. July 2023 Around half of children in Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million – are exposed to high heatwave frequency, according to an analysis of the latest available data from 50 countries published today by UNICEF in a new policy brief. Sudan: UNICEF warns of severe violations of children’s rights News 24. July 2023 UNICEF receives credible reports of at least 435 children killed and 2025 children injured in the last 100 days - an average of more than one per hour. Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide News 18. July 2023 New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but, particularly in low-income countries, coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk from disease outbreaks. Eleven children die every week attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route Media 14. July 2023 So far in 2023, an estimated 11,600 children made the dangerous crossing. The majority were alone or separated from their parents. UN report: around 735 million people are currently facing hunger News 12. July 2023 Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. Naming Ceremony «MSC Euribia» in Copenhagen News 26. June 2023 At the beginning of June, MSC Cruise launched its new cruise ship «MSC Euribia» in Copenhagen. Representatives of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and UNICEF in Denmark attended the event. Over one million children newly displaced in two months as Sudan faces escalating conflict News 16. June 2023 More than one million children have now been displaced by two months of conflict in Sudan. Across Sudan, UNICEF has received credible reports that over 330 children have been killed, and over 1,900 have been injured. UNICEF wins Swissfundraising Award 2023. News 15. June 2023 UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein received the Swissfundraising Award today for the most successful campaign of 2022. The loss of children’s lives in the Mediterranean is an atrocity that will haunt these shores for years to come Statement 15. June 2023 Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe a.i. Philippe Cori. Number of displaced children reaches new high of 43.3 million News 14. June 2023 The mounting number highlights a global failure to address the drivers of displacement and provide long-term solutions for children on the move, UNICEF warns ahead of World Refugee Day. Make.Future.Happen. Media 7. June 2023 At the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) on June 8 and 9 in Interlaken, UNICEF presents the works of artists envisioning a positive future for children, generated with the help of AI. Experts on the matters that affect them Blog 1. June 2023 Children and young people are far too rarely involved in the development of products that are intended for them. In this blog post, we will present the sounding board approach: five steps to get children involved in your project. Sudan: Conflict leaves 13.6 million children in desperate need of humanitarian aid News 30. May 2023 As the conflict in Sudan passes the six-week mark, over 13.6 million children are in urgent need of lifesaving humanitarian support, the highest number ever recorded in the country. Protecting the climate also protects children’s rights. News 22. May 2023 The indirect consequences of climate change pose an unprecedented threat to the health, nutrition, education, development, survival and future potential of all children worldwide. Millions of children at risk in Myanmar and Bangladesh in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha News 17. May 2023 The trail of destruction left by Cyclone Mocha – which tore through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar – is causing severe disruption to the lives of millions of vulnerable children and families, including many already living in dire conditions. 100 days after earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, millions of children continue to face desperate conditions News 17. May 2023 UNICEF calls for continued support for the 6.2 million children in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Christian Levrat is the new President of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Media 14. May 2023 The delegates of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein have unanimously elected Christian Levrat as the association’s new President. He takes over from Hans Künzle with immediate effect. And the Star Weeks Award 2023 goes to… Media 13. May 2023 The award ceremony took place today at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where awards were given out for the most creative Star Weeks children’s fundraising campaigns. A total of around 550 children and adults attended the event. Sudan violence forces at least 450,000 children to flee their homes News 12. May 2023 Increased humanitarian response is urgently needed as an estimated 82,000 children cross into neighbouring countries, and 368,000 more become internally displaced. 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Strengthening the voices of children and youth: launch of Child Rights Barometer! Media 8. September 2023 Although much is being said about children and youth, we know very little about how well they are really doing. Switzerland and Liechtenstein lack representative data on the well-being of young people.
Child protection: new transdisciplinary quality standards Media 7. September 2023 The Society for Quality in Child Protection, UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the Swiss Foundation for the Protection of Children and YOUVITA today published a brochure on transdisciplinary quality standards in child protection for specialists.
Child rights in crisis Media 5. September 2023 UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Pro Juventute, supported by a broad alliance of organizations, published a position paper which not only analyzes the deficits in compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
KIDIMO – the new child rights app is online Media 30. August 2023 Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, PH Lucerne and UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein have launched a child rights web application.
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change Media 28. August 2023 For the first time, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has explicitly affirmed the children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
The five most dangerous climate risks for children Blog 24. August 2023 The climate crisis represents an unprecedented threat to the future of all the world’s children. The summer has been one of extremes, with record heat, strong rains, forest fires and floods. But how far-reaching are the consequences of climate change?
More than two million children displaced by brutal conflict in Sudan as violence spreads to new areas News 24. August 2023 With more children displaced in past 52 days than in previous four years combined, UNICEF warns that, without peace, the future of Sudan’s children is at stake.
Niger: Ongoing crisis has severe impact on millions of children Statement 21. August 2023 Statement by UNICEF Representative in Niger Stefano Savi
Sudan: humanitarian leaders urge action to end the tragedy Statement 16. August 2023 A statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee.
Niger: Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel Region Blog 11. August 2023 The rise in armed conflicts in the Central Sahel countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – is having a devastating impact on children’s survival. Over ten million children across the entire region need humanitarian aid now.
Significant progress in increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates Statement 2. August 2023 Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week.
1 in 2 children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency, double the global average Media 27. July 2023 Around half of children in Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million – are exposed to high heatwave frequency, according to an analysis of the latest available data from 50 countries published today by UNICEF in a new policy brief.
Sudan: UNICEF warns of severe violations of children’s rights News 24. July 2023 UNICEF receives credible reports of at least 435 children killed and 2025 children injured in the last 100 days - an average of more than one per hour.
Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide News 18. July 2023 New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but, particularly in low-income countries, coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk from disease outbreaks.
Eleven children die every week attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route Media 14. July 2023 So far in 2023, an estimated 11,600 children made the dangerous crossing. The majority were alone or separated from their parents.
UN report: around 735 million people are currently facing hunger News 12. July 2023 Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report.
Naming Ceremony «MSC Euribia» in Copenhagen News 26. June 2023 At the beginning of June, MSC Cruise launched its new cruise ship «MSC Euribia» in Copenhagen. Representatives of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and UNICEF in Denmark attended the event.
Over one million children newly displaced in two months as Sudan faces escalating conflict News 16. June 2023 More than one million children have now been displaced by two months of conflict in Sudan. Across Sudan, UNICEF has received credible reports that over 330 children have been killed, and over 1,900 have been injured.
UNICEF wins Swissfundraising Award 2023. News 15. June 2023 UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein received the Swissfundraising Award today for the most successful campaign of 2022.
The loss of children’s lives in the Mediterranean is an atrocity that will haunt these shores for years to come Statement 15. June 2023 Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe a.i. Philippe Cori.
Number of displaced children reaches new high of 43.3 million News 14. June 2023 The mounting number highlights a global failure to address the drivers of displacement and provide long-term solutions for children on the move, UNICEF warns ahead of World Refugee Day.
Make.Future.Happen. Media 7. June 2023 At the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) on June 8 and 9 in Interlaken, UNICEF presents the works of artists envisioning a positive future for children, generated with the help of AI.
Experts on the matters that affect them Blog 1. June 2023 Children and young people are far too rarely involved in the development of products that are intended for them. In this blog post, we will present the sounding board approach: five steps to get children involved in your project.
Sudan: Conflict leaves 13.6 million children in desperate need of humanitarian aid News 30. May 2023 As the conflict in Sudan passes the six-week mark, over 13.6 million children are in urgent need of lifesaving humanitarian support, the highest number ever recorded in the country.
Protecting the climate also protects children’s rights. News 22. May 2023 The indirect consequences of climate change pose an unprecedented threat to the health, nutrition, education, development, survival and future potential of all children worldwide.
Millions of children at risk in Myanmar and Bangladesh in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha News 17. May 2023 The trail of destruction left by Cyclone Mocha – which tore through parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar – is causing severe disruption to the lives of millions of vulnerable children and families, including many already living in dire conditions.
100 days after earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, millions of children continue to face desperate conditions News 17. May 2023 UNICEF calls for continued support for the 6.2 million children in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Christian Levrat is the new President of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Media 14. May 2023 The delegates of UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein have unanimously elected Christian Levrat as the association’s new President. He takes over from Hans Künzle with immediate effect.
And the Star Weeks Award 2023 goes to… Media 13. May 2023 The award ceremony took place today at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where awards were given out for the most creative Star Weeks children’s fundraising campaigns. A total of around 550 children and adults attended the event.
Sudan violence forces at least 450,000 children to flee their homes News 12. May 2023 Increased humanitarian response is urgently needed as an estimated 82,000 children cross into neighbouring countries, and 368,000 more become internally displaced.
