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After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance– UNICEF

Publication date: March 15, 2024

Prolonged exposure to conflict and deprivation takes a devastating long-term physical and mental toll on a generation of children.

After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance– UNICEF

Palais Briefing on the first UN mission to Khartoum State since war broke out in Sudan

Publication date: March 15, 2024

This is a summary of what was said by Jill Lawler, Chief of Field Operations and Emergency for UNICEF in Sudan, to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Palais Briefing on the first UN mission to Khartoum State since war broke out in Sudan

Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 – UN report

Publication date: March 13, 2024

Despite progress, an estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday somewhere in the world, or 1 death every 6 seconds.

In the village of La Pistam Nebaj, María (2years old) washes her hands.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine

Publication date: March 8, 2024

“The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country toward famine and a catastrophic loss of life, especially among children. In what is now the world’s largest child displacement crisis, severe malnutrition among young children is intensifying beyond the worst projections, and there are outbreaks of cholera, measles and malaria. 

Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation - UNICEF

Publication date: March 8, 2024

New global estimates show a 15 per cent increase in the total number of FGM survivors compared to data released in 2016

Magfira Kemsur (L) and Mekiya Mude (R) are best friends. When Magfira knew that Mekiya is about to get circumcised, she alerted the authorities and they intervened. Mekiya says her best friend is her rescuer.

Amid escalating violence in Mozambique, 60,000 children displaced within a month

Publication date: March 8, 2024

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Mozambique chief of communication, Guy Taylor, 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 the situation in Haiti

Publication date: March 6, 2024

As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the Haitian people must be strengthened.

On 18 July 2022 in Les Cayes, Haiti, children play in the rubble of homes destroyed in the 2021 earthquake. The girl in blue lives nearby with her mother, Yolande Felix, and younger sister, Valentine.

Halifax’s ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ raises crucial funds to provide safe water for children

Publication date: March 6, 2024

Women and girls worldwide continue to bear the brunt of the water crisis

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

Publication date: March 3, 2024

The child deaths we feared are here, as malnutrition ravages the Gaza Strip.

Children walk back to school amidst the rubble on the streets of Jenin, West Bank.

Ukraine two years: Children in frontline areas forced to spend up to 5,000 hours - equivalent to nearly 7 months - sheltering underground

Publication date: February 23, 2024

Three-quarters of children and young people aged 14 to 34 recently reported needing emotional or psychological support

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After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance– UNICEF

Palais Briefing on the first UN mission to Khartoum State since war broke out in Sudan

Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 – UN report

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine

Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation - UNICEF

Amid escalating violence in Mozambique, 60,000 children displaced within a month

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti

Halifax’s ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ raises crucial funds to provide safe water for children

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

Ukraine two years: Children in frontline areas forced to spend up to 5,000 hours - equivalent to nearly 7 months - sheltering underground

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