Report: South Sudanese Army Raped and Burned Women Alive
The latest report from the United Nations on South Sudan states the armed forces raped and burned females alive. The world’s newest country is still in a civil war.
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UNICEF: 129 Children Killed in May, Boys Castrated, Girls Raped in South Sudan
According to Anthony Lake, the executive director of The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), children in South Sudan face brutal violence in their everyday lives as the world’s newest country continues to fight a civil war.
Boko Haram Suicide Attacks Using Women, Children on the Rise
“Children are not instigating these suicide attacks; they are used intentionally by adults in the most horrific way,” explained Jean Gough, the UNICEF Representative in Nigeria. “They are first and foremost victims – not perpetrators.”
Al-Shabaab Bombs Van Transporting UN Staff, Killing Four UNICEF Reps
Al-Shabaab, the Somali terror gang currently aligned with al-Qaeda but increasingly believed to be tied to the Islamic State, attacked a minivan full of United Nations staff with a bomb this weekend. According to the UK Guardian, there were nine fatalities, including four representatives from UNICEF, the fabled United Nation’s children’s fund.
UN: 800K Children Forced from Homes by Nigeria’s Boko Haram
Nigeria’s jihadist group Boko Haram has forced nearly one million children to flee their homes and killed hundreds more, according to a new UN report.
UN: Up to 1/3 of Fighters in Yemen Are Children
Nearly a third of fighters participating in Yemen’s armed conflict are children who are experiencing chronic malnutrition, a United Nations official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Boko Haram Displaces 1.6 Million Nigerians in Five Years
In the past five years, Boko Haram has forced over 1.6 million people to flee Nigeria — and, increasingly, border areas of Cameroon — due to numerous attacks intended to expand their “caliphate.” The Muslim group recently attacked Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State and the largest city in the northeast.
670,000 Syrian Children Denied Education by ISIS School Shutdowns in Syria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is reporting that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has shut down more schools in Syria, leaving over 670,000 children without access to education.
