NEW YORK (May 28, 2024) – As armed violence continues to drive the deteriorating conditions across Haiti, the UN has estimated that 30 to 50 percent of armed group members are children who are subject...
With violent conflict in three separate regions, large numbers of refugees and internally displaced people, and seasonal flooding and drought exacerbated by climate change, Cameroon poses unique...
NEW YORK (May 30, 2024) –Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war...
NEW YORK (May 23, 2024) – “UNICEF is deeply concerned about the health and safety of babies and young children as debilitating heatwave conditions take hold in several countries. “Across many northern...
NEW YORK (May 28, 2024) – Measles cases across Europe continue to surge, with the number of measles cases recorded for this year soon to exceed the total number of cases reported throughout 2023...
NEW YORK (May 27, 2024) – “As Cyclone Remal hits the coastal areas of Bangladesh, over 8.4 million people, including 3.2 million children, are at high health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety risks...
Pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease. UNICEF works around the world to strengthen prevention and improve access to treatment. Learn more, including how to help.
UNICEF is helping the government of Benin respond to urgent and long-term needs of children, including an increasing number of child refugees in the northern areas bordering on the Sahel, working to...
NEW YORK (May 15, 2024) – An increase in the number of children migrating through the dangerous Darien Gap so far this year puts the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record levels of...