Nearly 2,000 children killed or injured since the escalation of war in Ukraine Publication date: May 13, 2024 Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe Regina De Dominicis
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban concludes visit to Eastern DR Congo, emphasizes humanitarian situation now at a tipping point Publication date: May 13, 2024 UNICEF official highlights the growing concerns for safeguarding children’s rights and protection of civilians amidst worsening humanitarian crisis and calls for urgent action to reinforce diplomatic and long-term solutions to eastern DR Congo.
Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan on the devastating flash floods in northeast of Afghanistan Publication date: May 12, 2024 Flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan have reportedly killed at least 240 people, including 51 children, with many more injured.
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on military operations and border closures in Rafah, Gaza Publication date: May 9, 2024 The humanitarian response of UNICEF and our partners — and thus the lives of all the children and their families in the Gaza Strip who depend on it — requires fuel.
Almost 1 Million People in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Somalia Affected as Unprecedented Heavy Rains Continue to Wreak Havoc in Eastern Africa Publication date: May 9, 2024 UNICEF and other humanitarian agencies are stepping up life-saving emergency relief to children and affected communities.
There is ‘nowhere safe to go’ for the 600,000 children of Rafah, warns UNICEF Publication date: May 6, 2024 With hundreds of thousands of children in Rafah injured, sick, malnourished, traumatized or living with a disability, UNICEF calls for children to not be forcibly relocated, and the vital infrastructure on which children rely to be protected
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Publication date: May 3, 2024 The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns UNICEF Publication date: May 3, 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on situation in Darfur, Sudan
Children in Lebanon pay heavy price amid intensifying conflict in the south and compounding national crises Publication date: April 30, 2024 75 per cent of children in Lebanon at risk of poverty, as multiple overlapping crises push families closer to the brink.
Geneva Palais briefing note: Caught in the Crossfire – Lebanon’s children under fire Publication date: April 30, 2024 This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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