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When a nightmare becomes the reality
GENEVA (May 7, 2024) – “Every warning. Every story of children killed and wounded. Every image of heartbreak and bloodshed. Every mind-boggling piece of data on the number of children and mothers...
There is ‘nowhere safe to go’ for the 600,000 children of Rafah, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 6, 2024) – With the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continuing to deteriorate, UNICEF is warning that a military besiegement and ground incursion in Rafah would pose...
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (May 3, 2024) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for...
An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 3, 2024) – “The increase of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur state has taken a deadly toll on children in recent weeks. But the threat of an imminent military attack on El Fasher, a city...
Children in Lebanon pay Heavy Price Amid Intensifying Conflict in the South and Compounding National Crises
NEW YORK (April 30, 2024) – Ongoing hostilities in southern Lebanon are taking a devastating toll on the population, forcing approximately over than 90,000 people – including 30,000 children – from...
UNICEF Commends the Government of Tajikistan on the Repatriation of 47 Children and Women from Syria
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – “UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 32 children and 15 women from Syria on 25 April. “UNICEF commends the Government of Tajikistan for fulfilling its commitments under the...
UNICEF Commends Bhutan for Vaccinating Almost all Children with Lifesaving Vaccines in Historic Feat
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – “UNICEF congratulates the Royal Government of Bhutan for vaccinating almost all eligible children in the country to protect them from deadly diseases. “According to data...
Significant Increase in Number of Children Killed Across Ukraine This Year, as Deadly Attacks Continue – UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – The verified number of children killed in attacks across Ukraine has increased by nearly 40 percent this year compared to last, as deadly attacks continue, UNICEF warned...
Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical urgent action
ROME (April 24, 2024) – According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), nearly 282 million people in 59 countries and territories experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023 - a...
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
GENEVA / NEW YORK / SEATTLE (April 24, 2024) – A major landmark study in be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the...