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More than two million children displaced by brutal conflict in Sudan as violence spreads to new areas
NEW YORK (August 24, 2023) – At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in Sudan erupted four months ago – an average of more than 700 children newly displaced...
The Church of Jesus Christ and UNICEF Collaborate to Strengthen Health Systems to Keep Mothers and Children Healthy and Safe
NEW YORK (August 17, 2023) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is providing US$10 million to UNICEF, enabling the humanitarian organization to help vulnerable women and children across...
Pregnant mother and toddler among those killed yesterday in yet another tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean, with more missing – UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 7, 2023) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by yet another shipwreck in the Mediterranean. This time, a pregnant mother is among those who have lost their lives off the coast of Lampedusa...
Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 7, 2023) – The ongoing violence in Haiti continues to threaten the well-being of children and women. The latest reports received by UNICEF reveal an alarming spike in kidnappings...
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK (August 1, 2023) – In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is...
UNICEF: Against the odds, children begin the new school year in Rohingya refugee camps
NEW YORK (July 23, 2023) – Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up today...
Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide
NEW YORK (July 18, 2023) – Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the historic backsliding in...
UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage
NEW YORK (July 18, 2023) – “Last year, UNICEF described the backsliding in childhood immunization coverage as a “red alert for child health. Today, we see a hope that this trend is reversing. “However...
‘Children drowning in the world’s inaction’ UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the increase in children taking the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route
NEW YORK (July 14, 2023) – “The number of children who have lost their lives while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe has doubled in the first half of this year compared to the...
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
NEW YORK (July 12, 2023) – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according...