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One week on from devastating earthquakes, millions of children remain in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

Publication date: February 13, 2023

4.6 million children are living in affected areas in Türkiye, with another 2.5 million children affected in Syria

Haiti: Armed violence against schools increases nine-fold in one year

Publication date: February 9, 2023

Children lost an average of one and a half school days per week in January

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children and families affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Publication date: February 7, 2023

This is a summary of what was said UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 

On 6 February 2023, people gather around collapsed buildings as rescue teams look for survivors following an earthquake in the government-held Syrian city of Aleppo.

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye and Syria

Publication date: February 6, 2023

Thousands of children and families are at risk after two devastating earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria today.

People gather around collapsed buildings as rescue teams look for survivors following an earthquake in the Syrian city of Aleppo

World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys

Publication date: February 2, 2023

Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

UNICEF calls for immediate and unconditional release of abducted children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Publication date: January 30, 2023

UNICEF has called for the immediate and unconditional release of at least 13 children reported to have been abducted this week by a non-state armed group during an attack near the city of Butembo, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Afghanistan: UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi's remarks at UN Press Briefing

Publication date: January 30, 2023

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi's remarks at UN Press Briefing

UNICEF calls for the protection of all children amidst increased violence in the State of Palestine and Israel

Publication date: January 30, 2023

UNICEF is alarmed by the latest escalation of violence that has left many children dead and injured in the State of Palestine and Israel

11 months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million children

Publication date: January 24, 2023

On International Day of Education, UNICEF calls for increased support to ensure learning opportunities for children in Ukraine and in refugee-hosting countries

Pakistan’s rains may have stopped, but children are still dying - UNICEF

Publication date: January 17, 2023

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

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One week on from devastating earthquakes, millions of children remain in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

Haiti: Armed violence against schools increases nine-fold in one year

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children and families affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye and Syria

World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys

UNICEF calls for immediate and unconditional release of abducted children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Afghanistan: UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi's remarks at UN Press Briefing

UNICEF calls for the protection of all children amidst increased violence in the State of Palestine and Israel

11 months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million children

Pakistan’s rains may have stopped, but children are still dying - UNICEF

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