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Malnutrition persists as winter sets in, threatening children’s lives and wellbeing in Gaza

Publication date: December 2, 2025

High levels of malnutrition continue to endanger the lives and wellbeing of children in the Gaza Strip, compounded by the onset of winter weather accelerating the spread of disease and increasing the risk of death among the most vulnerable children.

Over 275,000 children affected in Sri Lanka following devastating Cyclone

Publication date: December 2, 2025

Cyclone Ditwah has left children across Sri Lanka facing an escalating humanitarian crisis. After making landfall on the East Coast early on 28 November, the storm caused widespread floods and devastating landslides. Initial estimates suggest that over 275,000 children are among the 1.4 million people affected, although disrupted communications and blocked access routes imply the actual number may be even higher.

Sri Lankan rescue workers help transport stranded family with baby onto rescue boat

More than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed in Ukraine this year

Publication date: November 26, 2025

Education continues to come under attack, as the growing toll of the war on children’s learning and development places their future at risk

Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence against their mothers pervasive worldwide – UNICEF

Publication date: November 25, 2025

First-ever regional analysis shows that over half of children in Oceania and around a third in both sub-Saharan Africa and Central and Southern Asia are victims of violence in the home

Gavi and UNICEF announce equitable pricing deal for malaria vaccine to protect 7 million more children by end of decade

Publication date: November 24, 2025

Gavi and UNICEF announce equitable pricing deal for malaria vaccine to protect 7 million more children by end of decade

Round one of the Gaza Strip catch-up immunization campaign reaches more than 13,700 children

Publication date: November 21, 2025

Round one of the Gaza Strip catch-up immunization campaign reaches more than 13,700 children

National Child Day Call to Action - Putting Children and Youth Back on Canada’s Policy Agenda

Publication date: November 21, 2025

National Child Day Call to Action - Putting Children and Youth Back on Canada’s Policy Agenda

More than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as nutrition and sanitation – UNICEF

Publication date: November 20, 2025

New report warns more children are at risk of falling into poverty as global funding cuts, conflict and climate threaten access to services crucial for health and wellbeing

On 16 September 2025 in South Africa, 10 year-old Ompfuna Nkhumeleni poses for a portrait, sitting on her plastic motorbike beside the polluted Juskei river.

YOUTH LEADERS TRAVEL TO OTTAWA WITH CALLS FOR DEEPER AMBITION FOR CANADA’S CHILDREN

Publication date: November 20, 2025

YOUTH LEADERS TRAVEL TO OTTAWA WITH CALLS FOR DEEPER AMBITION FOR CANADA’S CHILDREN

Youth wearing UNICEF t-shirt speaking into megaphone

Hurricane Melissa disrupts schooling for nearly 477,000 children across the Caribbean

Publication date: November 19, 2025

UNICEF supports national governments’ efforts to return children to school in Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica

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Malnutrition persists as winter sets in, threatening children’s lives and wellbeing in Gaza

Over 275,000 children affected in Sri Lanka following devastating Cyclone

More than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed in Ukraine this year

Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence against their mothers pervasive worldwide – UNICEF

Gavi and UNICEF announce equitable pricing deal for malaria vaccine to protect 7 million more children by end of decade

Round one of the Gaza Strip catch-up immunization campaign reaches more than 13,700 children

National Child Day Call to Action - Putting Children and Youth Back on Canada’s Policy Agenda

More than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as nutrition and sanitation – UNICEF

YOUTH LEADERS TRAVEL TO OTTAWA WITH CALLS FOR DEEPER AMBITION FOR CANADA’S CHILDREN

Hurricane Melissa disrupts schooling for nearly 477,000 children across the Caribbean

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