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New UNICEF Report Exposes Iceland’s Negative Environmental Impacts
Iceland ranks 32nd in the “World At Large” category of UNICEF’s “Places and Spaces: Environments and children’s well-being” report published on May 24. [su_pullquote]Are you going to Iceland in the near future? Check out all the trips you can order from us!…
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UNICEF Urges Action On Children’s Mental Health
UNICEF Iceland has sent a letter to each chair of the parties voted into Parliament in the recent election, urging them to prioritise action on the protection of children’s mental health in their on-going negotiations, reports MBL. Released report Just yesterday UNICEF…
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Fraudster Posing As Icelandic UNICEF Official Hands Out Fake Jobs
An internet fraudster posing as the head of recruitment at the Icelandic branch of UNICEF is offering people a job as the new head of finance through LinkedIn. The individual falsely claims that the role’s current incumbent has died from COVID-19. UNICEF…
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Impending Child Deportations From Iceland Troubling, Defy International Law, UNICEF Says
Two impending deportations are in direct violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF says, and not for the first time. One of these deportations has been temporarily delayed because a psychiatrist says one of the children in…
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SMITE! Icelandic Women’s Football Team Plays KF Mjöðm For UNICEF
The Icelandic national women’s football team will play KF Mjöðm on Saturday June 3rd at the KEX Hostel, in support of UNICEF. Rather than laying down turf in KEX, they’ve opted for the more portable challenge of a table football match. The…
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UNICEF, Red Cross: Iceland Violating Child Human Rights
UNICEF in Iceland and the Icelandic Red Cross have issued a joint statement, criticising the Icelandic government for violating the human rights of children, while offering changes they would like to see to the existing system. The statement points out that Iceland…
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Iceland’s Football Team Drumming Up Support For UNICEF
Iceland’s national football team is engaged in more than just smiting – they also want you to support children’s rights. The campaign, with the support of the Icelandic national football team, hopes to drum up support for UNICEF by encouraging people…
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UNICEF Benefit Concert In Photos
Iceland’s division of UNICEF launched a campaign called #segjumSTOPP (“Let’s Say Stop”) last week that aims to put pressure on authorities to end the conflict in Syria and protect those in need. To this end, they put on a special gesture at…
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In Pictures: UNICEF Call For Peace
On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Syrian civil war, Iceland’s division of UNICEF held a solemn ceremony to protest the war. 50 people were present for short address by Executive Director Bergsteinn Jónsson and Communication Director Sigríður Víðis Jónsdóttir as 400…
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UNICEF Urges Peace After Five Years Of Devastating Syrian War
Today marks the five year anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria, and international NGOs are banding together to put pressure on authorities to end the conflict and protect those in need. To this end, Iceland’s division of UNICEF…
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Over 9% Of Icelandic Children Live With Social Shortages
A new report from UNICEF in Iceland shows that 9.1% of Icelandic children live with a lack of material needs. RÚV reports that about 6,100 children in Iceland between the ages of 1 and 15 lack social and material needs. This number…
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Gifts Worth Giving: Aid With Unicef
The scene is familiar: fire crackling, Christmas music humming, Aunt Millie peeling wrapping paper off a garden gnome with an unnaturally coquettish expression. This year, why not put an end to this depressing Christmas tradition with UNICEF’s Inspired Gifts and donate supplies…
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Vaginaboys Release Free Song! Play At UNICEF Fundraiser Today!
The masked electronic duo Vaginaboys have just released a new song dedicated to those who have lost their lives in search of a better life. And they’re playing at a UNICEF Fundraiser! https://soundcloud.com/vaginaboys/vaginaboys-u-reyndir/ The goal of UNICEF is to provide humanitarian aid…
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UNICEF: Shock Must Be Met With Action
“Heart-breaking images of children’s bodies washing up on the shores of Europe… lying suffocated in the backs of trucks crossing borders… being passed over barbed wire fences by desperate parents. As the migrant and refugee crisis in Europe deepens, these will not…
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Welcome To Iceland: A Walk-Through Of The Refugee Arrival Process
When Iceland receives new refugees, the Red Cross plays a crucial and central role. Working alongside the various municipalities and government ministries, their mission starts a long time in advance as they train new volunteers to aid the refugees’ arrival, along with…
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Child Poverty In Iceland Tripled 2008-2012
Poverty among children has increased more in Iceland than anywhere else in recent years, according to a new report from UNICEF, “Children of the Recession: the impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries”. Child poverty in Iceland almost…
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Civil War In Paradise
Having just finished a conference call with the executive directors of UNICEF, Sigríður Víðis Jónsdóttir is relieved to hear good news from Syria – a weekly report shows that emergency supplies for women and children have reached bombarded Aleppo and Homs in…