Emergencies

By Lee Harrison, UNICEF Australia Advocacy Intern
Two years ago, I went on a holiday to Syria. The people there were some of the most generous I have ever met. Syria was a country with relatively few tourists. Now Syria is a very different place. Read more...

By Antonia Maiolo, UNICEF Australia Communications Intern. Here in Australia it’s that time of year when most people are preparing to celebrate Christmas with loved ones. While Aussie kids are hoping that on Christmas morning they will un-wrap the latest gadgets and toys, children in drought-stricken East Africa are not as fortunate. Read more...

By Adam Baidawi, UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador
Neuroscientists have found that over 80 per cent of calories that newborns ingest fuel their brains. The colossal statistic accounts for how rapidly the young brain grows and develops.

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By Mia Cox, UNICEF Australia Advocacy Intern
While media headlines give us the blow-by-blow developments of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, a much bigger, life-threatening and rapidly escalating disaster is slipping under the radar of international attention.
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Imagine saying goodbye to your children knowing it would be the last time you may ever see them.
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By Miriam Cox, UNICEF Australia Advocacy Intern
Imagine waking up in the morning to the cracking sound of gunfire. It’s a sound so constant and familiar you’ve been able to sleep through it all night – it’s become white noise. Read more...

By James Elder, Chief of Communications UNICEF Libya
Benghazi, Libya -- Before intense fighting engulfed Misrata 50 days ago, five-year-old Dava* would play dress-ups and make beaded necklaces. In this she was probably typical of most five year olds living in the western Libyan city. But who would know? Read more...

By Sarah Drury, UNICEF Australia Skilled Volunteer

My grandmother sits glued to the ABC coverage of the Queensland floods.
“It's just terrible, terrible,” she says. “I must make a donation.”

As she reaches for her chequebook, I ask her if she would also give money to help earthquake victims in Haiti or flood victims in Pakistan.
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By Emma Boughton, UNICEF Australia skilled volunteer
As Christchurch continues to clear away rubble from the devastating earthquake last week and the northern countries of Africa continue to descend into political turmoil, we must not forget the psychological impacts these conflicts and natural disasters bring, especially for children. Read more...