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Pain and suffering engulfs children in the State of Palestine & Israel
NEW YORK (October 10, 2023) – “The ongoing surge of conflict-related violence continues to take a horrendous toll on the lives of children and their families in Israel and the State of Palestine...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deteriorating situation for children in Israel and the State of Palestine
NEW YORK (October 10, 2023) – “Nothing justifies the killing, maiming or abducting of children – grave rights violations which UNICEF wholeheartedly condemns. “Yet less than 72 hours after the...
19 million children in Sudan out of school as conflict rages on – UNICEF, Save the Children
NEW YORK (October 9, 2023) – An estimated 19 million children in Sudan are out of school as the brutal conflict approaches the six-month mark next week. Out of this total – or 1 in every 3 children in...
Children and families at risk after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan
NEW YORK (October 8, 2023) – At about 11:00 yesterday morning, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake and several strong aftershocks shook western Afghanistan in Herat, Badghis and Farah provinces. Some of the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on violence in Israel and the State of Palestine
NEW YORK (October 7, 2023) – “I am deeply concerned for the wellbeing of children in Israel and the State of Palestine. “With hundreds of civilians reportedly killed or injured, we are closely...
Weather-related disasters led to 43.1 million displacements of children over six years
NEW YORK (October 6, 2023) – Weather-related disasters caused 43.1 million internal displacements of children in 44 countries over a six-year period – or approximately 20,000 child displacements a day...
Burkina Faso: New academic year starts with one million children out of school due to ongoing violence and insecurity – UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 3, 2023) - On the first day of the new 2023-2024 academic year in Burkina Faso, UNICEF warns that at least 1 in 4 schools – or 6,149 – remain shut due to ongoing violence and...
Armed violence takes root in Haiti’s “rice basket”
NEW YORK (October 3, 2023) – The unchecked violence in Haiti’s capital is intensifying in Artibonite, the nation’s main rice-growing region, terrorizing children and families and destroying...
UNICEF USA's 2023 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Campaign Delivers Impact for Global Emergencies
NEW YORK (October, 2, 2023) – As an ever-evolving campaign that started as a neighborhood donation drive in Philadelphia over 70 years ago, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has raised more than $195 million...
Number of unaccompanied children crossing deadly Central Mediterranean Sea migration route to Italy increases by 60 percent – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 29, 2023) – More than 11,600 children crossed the Central Mediterranean Sea to Italy without their parents or legal guardians between January and mid-September 2023. This is an...