Four-year-old Omar Salem lies in a hospital bed, his tiny body covered in scars. One freshly healed wound traces its way down the full length of his torso, serving as a permanent reminder of the day he almost died. Report by Guy Hubbard. BENGHAZI, Libya, 24 OCTOBER 2011. VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Guy Hubbard reports on [...]
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In the wake of the Libyan conflict, UNICEF provides support to traumatised children
25th October 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
Emergency aid arrives as UNICEF and partners work to restore Libya’s water system
5th September 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
The fighting in Libya, particularly in the past weeks, has left the capital short of water and fuel. The disruption of the water supply to Tripoli through the country’s ‘Great Man-Made River’ pipeline system has left approximately 4 million people without potable tap water. Report by Roshan Khadivi TRIPOLI, Libya. VIDEO: 1 September 2011 – [...]
UNICEF acts to stave off potential water crisis caused by fuel shortages in Libya
31st August 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
As sporadic fighting continues across Libya, the country is facing a potentially disastrous water shortage. The crisis results mainly from disruptions of the pipeline network that serves desert areas lacking local water sources. Report yy Roshan Khadivi, BENGHAZI, Libya, 29 August 2011. Known as the Great Man-made River, the network carries water from more than [...]
In the city of Misrata, children bear the brunt of the ongoing Libyan conflict
9th June 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
On a hospital bed in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, five-year-old Malak Al-Shami flicks through pictures of her brother and sister on her father’s laptop. Three weeks ago the three children were asleep at home when a rocket smashed through the ceiling of their house. Report by Patrick Wells Malak lost her right leg [...]
Teaching Libyan children the devastating effects of explosive remnants of war
1st June 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
Around 30 young boys are hovering expectantly outside a community centre. They peer over each other’s shoulders to try to get a better look at the cardboard boxes filled with pictures. Report by Rebecca Fordham. Benghazi, 31 May 2011 “We are playing the ‘strange object game’,” says Diran Abdel Hafth, 15. “The idea is to [...]
Families who escaped violence in Libya face new dangers in Tunisian camp
1st June 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
Their tents have been torched, their belongings looted and a temporary school for their children destroyed. Staying out in the open, amidst the charred remains of all they had left in the world, refugees in Tunisia’s Shousha camp are living in the shadow of fear and uncertainty. Report by Priyanka Pruthi As the crisis in [...]
Child injuries in Libya increasing
27th May 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
Ayman Ali, age 14, is lying on a stretcher bed in the medical tent of a boat arriving into Benghazi’s port from Misrata. Both his wrists are heavily bandaged and his eyes stare out ahead of him. Report by Rebecca Fordham. BENGHAZI, Libya (May 26, 2011). His cousin, 9-year-old Mamud Ali, lies on the bed [...]
UNICEF provides shelter and sanitation to families and children displaced by conflict in Libya
26th May 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
Young boys are playing football in the yard and a group of girls are skipping to ring-a-roses in the far corner while their parents look on. A fourteen-year-old boy in a wheelchair is sitting in the shade talking to a group of friends. Report by Rebecca Fordham – BENGHAZI, Libya, 25 May 2011 With no [...]
Child-friendly spaces provide refuge for families in war-torn Libya
23rd May 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
BENGHAZI, Libya, 20 May 2011 – Etaj, 11, and Hanni, 12, (not their real names), are taking their drawing very seriously amid the surrounding clatter of chairs and chatter of other children. Report by Rebecca Fordham For them, creating art at this child-friendly space is an opportunity to creatively express what they are feeling and [...]
UNICEF provides relief for families fleeing the Libyan conflict at a transit camp in Tunisia
13th May 2011 | by unicef | Libya Crisis | No Comments
At first glance, it is difficult to imagine that Fatmah, 15, a native of Niger, is already a mother of two, though early marriages are not uncommon among Nigeriens. Report by Natasha Scripture Holding her youngest child, 10-month-old Assi, against her small frame, she looked anxious when she recalled the constant shelling that kept her [...]
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