NEW YORK (March 15, 2024) – After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, almost 7.5 million children in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance – more than at any other time during the...
NEW YORK (March 8, 2024) – “The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country toward famine and a catastrophic loss of life, especially among children. In what is now the world’s largest child...
NEW YORK / NIGERIA (March 7, 2024) – "I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the...
NEW YORK (March 6, 2024) – “As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the...
Children in Madagascar continue to face the devastating effects of overlapping crises including widespread malnutrition, multiple epidemics and recurring natural disasters intensified by climate...
Conflicts, climate change, lack of resources and a flood of refugees from neighboring countries have left children and families in Chad in urgent need of assistance. Learn what UNICEF is doing to help...
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four and almost seven months – sheltering...
NEW YORK (February 9, 2024) – “UNICEF is urgently calling on the parties to refrain from military escalation in Rafah Governorate in Gaza where over 600,000 children and their families have been...
NEW YORK (February 9, 2024) –“Three hundred days ago a wave of atrocities were unleashed upon the children of Sudan. “Here is some of what happened in those 300 days: “First: the world’s largest...
NEW YORK (February 8, 2024) – UNICEF is deeply concerned by recent reports highlighting the violence faced and witnessed by children during the current socio-political events in Haiti. We urge all...