Press Releases

Every five seconds, a child is displaced, injured, or killed in the Middle East and North Africa’s conflicts

Publication date: July 4, 2025

1 in 2 children in MENA live in a conflict-affected country; UNICEF calls for the protection of all children

UNICEF Executive Director concludes three-day mission to Chad, meeting with some of the 700,000 children displaced across border from Sudan

Publication date: June 23, 2025

Visit comes as more than two million children have now fled Sudan since start of conflict in 2023

UNICEF Executive Director visits the Sahel as insecurity and displacement continue to affect children

Publication date: June 21, 2025

Millions of children in the region are out of school and at risk of severe malnutrition as conflict and funding cuts push families to the brink

A girl writes on a blackboard in a Temporary Learning Space (TLS) in Fada N'Gourma, East Region, Burkina Faso

More than 5,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in May

Publication date: June 19, 2025

An average of 112 children have been admitted for treatment every day since the beginning of 2025

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the children killed by the alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East

Publication date: June 16, 2025

UNICEF strongly condemns all forms of violence against children. Our thoughts are with all the families and communities mourning this tragic loss of life.

Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF

Publication date: June 11, 2025

New report shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since start of century, but world fails to reach elimination targets

A child works in small silver polishing factory in Bangladesh

Mental health study shows Gen Z overwhelmed but undeterred by unrelenting global crises

Publication date: June 3, 2025

With 60 per cent of young people reporting feeling overwhelmed by the news, a new study by a coalition of UNICEF and private sector partners shows that young people continue to face stigma and limited access to mental health services.

Over 1 million children at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s Khartoum State - UNICEF

Publication date: May 28, 2025

More than 7,700 cholera cases - including over 1,000 cases in children under the age of five - and 185 associated deaths have been reported in Khartoum State since January 2025, according to health authorities. UNICEF and partners are working with the Federal Ministry of Health to curb the spread of the deadly disease and save lives.

A child looks on as health workers screen children for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported Primary Health Clinic in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan

Throne Speech 2025: Three ways the Canadian government can prioritize children

Publication date: May 28, 2025

UNICEF Canada shares the bold policies and proven solutions that can help advance rights of every child at home and around the world following the Speech from the Throne.

‘Unimaginable horrors’: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip

Publication date: May 27, 2025

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder