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Two months on from Türkiye earthquakes, enormous challenges remain for 2.5 million children in need of humanitarian support
NEW YORK (April 6, 2023) – Two months after two devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria, 2.5 million children in Türkiye remain in need of humanitarian support and are at risk of...
The fight of our lives for their futures: climate action needed now, for every child
NEW YORK (March 30, 2023) – “As the IPCC report makes clear, our world is already being ravaged by the consequences of climate change. Just last year, we saw a series of deadly climate-linked...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Returns to Ukraine as War Continues to Devastate Children’s Lives
NEW YORK (March 27, 2023) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom travelled to Ukraine this week to meet children and families affected by the war. During his 3-day visit to Kyiv, Irpin and Demydiv...
8 years of crushing conflict in Yemen leave more than 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance
NEW YORK (March 24, 2023) – Eight brutal years of conflict have devastated the lives of millions of children in Yemen and left 11 million children in need of one or more forms of humanitarian...
On World Poetry Day, hundreds of children affected by conflict and war share Poems for Peace
NEW YORK (March 21, 2023) – In commemoration of World Poetry Day, hundreds of children and young people around the world have published poems to highlight their experiences of conflict and war, and to...
In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique
NEW YORK (March 20, 2023) – One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for...
Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy - UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 19, 2023) – Millions of children are at risk in the face of a potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has...
Children's Lives At risk In 11 countries Across Eastern And Southern Africa As Cholera Cases Peak
NEW YORK (March 9, 2023) – Eleven countries in eastern and southern Africa are experiencing an extremely worrying cholera outbreak, with 67,822 cases and 1,788 estimated deaths. However, actual...
WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response
NEW YORK (March 8, 2023) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group (SIG), and the...
Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 7, 2023) – The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million – or 25 per cent – since...