Maryanne Murray Buechner

1 week ago | forbes.com | Maryanne Murray Buechner

UNICEF is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working with local partners to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of children and families reeling from months of violent conflict, displacement and related horrors. Community social worker Bienfait of Masisi territory in North Kivu is one of those partners. Learn how he is making a difference, reuniting children who become separated from their families and providing other forms of support, all with UNICEF's help.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Maryanne Murray Buechner

Hundreds of newborns receive the nourishment they need to survive and thrive through a program in Kathmandu supported by UNICEF, the government of Nepal and other partners. But plans to expand the services and reach more babies in need are on hold due to funding cuts. New mother Sarita Khatri Tamang rests with her newborn baby in the Kangaroo Mother Care ward at the UNICEF-supported Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital in Kathmandu.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Maryanne Murray Buechner

For children caught in Sudan's brutal conflict, one of the many devastating impacts is a heightened risk of contracting a preventable disease like malaria or cholera. Donor support is needed to help UNICEF reach the sick with lifesaving treatment, contain the outbreaks and strengthen long-term prevention. In the Arabee neighborhood of Damazine, Blue Nile state, Sudan, girls sit under a bed net provided by UNICEF to prevent malaria, a mosquito-borne illness.

2 months ago | forbes.com | Maryanne Murray Buechner

Over 1 million children in Haiti are facing critical levels of food insecurity in Haiti amid persistent armed violence and forced displacements.

2 months ago | forbes.com | Maryanne Murray Buechner

Measles and other diseases are on the rise, straining health systems and putting lives at risk. A call to action to invest in immunization as funding cuts jeopardize hard-won global gains. UNICEF, WHO, Gavi: Sustained investment in immunization needed to protect children and their futuresImmunization has saved an estimated 150 million lives since 1974 — six lives every minute. Vaccination accounts for 40 percent of the improvement in infant survival rates.