Three hundred days of atrocities against the children of Sudan Publication date: February 9, 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.
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Rafah, Gaza Publication date: February 8, 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 displaced – many of them more than once.
Children and teachers killed in air strikes on schools in eastern Myanmar Publication date: February 7, 2024 Statement by Debora Comini, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific
UNICEF strengthens response to DRC's worst floods in 60 years and growing cholera outbreak Publication date: February 7, 2024 Heavy rainfall leaves more than 2 million people – nearly 60 per cent children – in need of humanitarian assistance
Two-month-old baby the ninth child reportedly killed in Ukraine this year, as attacks intensify – UNICEF Publication date: February 7, 2024 Statement by Regina De Dominicis, Regional Director for UNICEF Europe and Central Asia
One year after devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, consequences continue to reverberate for affected children and families Publication date: February 6, 2024 Continuing crisis in Syria compounds impact on vulnerable children and families
Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation Publication date: February 6, 2024 Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Türk, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Publication date: January 31, 2024 The allegations of involvement of several UNRWA staff in the heinous attacks on Israel on 7 October are horrifying. As the Secretary-General has said, any UN employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable.
At least 170,000 children displaced amid escalating violence in Haiti Publication date: January 29, 2024 In less than two weeks, nearly 2,500 people, most of them women and children, have been newly displaced in capital Port-au-Prince.
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria Publication date: January 22, 2024 More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived last night in Cameroon
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