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18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF

July 5, 2023

In response to high demand for the first-ever malaria vaccine, 12 countries in Africa will be allocated a total of 18 million doses of RTS,S/AS01 for the 2023–2025 period

On 25 April 2022, a detail shot of vials of the malaria vaccine at a government cold storage facility in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the escalation of violence in Jenin, Palestine

July 4, 2023

UNICEF is deeply concerned by the recent escalation of violence in Jenin, in the West Bank.

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the escalation of violence in Jenin, Palestine

More than 100,000 children fleeing Sudan conflict face new dangers amid desperate situation in Chad

June 27, 2023

Start of rainy season increases risk of disease and delayed humanitarian access to hundreds of thousands in need

On 28 April 2023, as they cross into Koufroun, a Chadian village near the Sudanese border, refugees from Sudan carry their personal belongings.

Funds for world’s climate hotspots woefully neglect the needs of children, new report finds

June 22, 2023

Children are being failed by climate funding commitments, despite bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.

13 year old Ayak Anhiany Lual walks past flooded water outside the village of Panyagor in Twic East, Jonglei State in South Sudan.

WFP and UNICEF Executive Directors visit Haiti to galvanize international support amid record humanitarian needs

June 20, 2023

Unprecedented hunger and malnutrition threaten lives across the country

On 20 June 2023, students stand together during a visit by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain to a UNICEF- and WFP-supported school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Lebanon’s crisis stretches families’ coping ability to breaking point – UNICEF

June 20, 2023

Families in Lebanon are barely able to meet their most basic needs despite cutting down drastically on expenses according to a new survey by UNICEF.

On 1 September 2020, Kevin, 8 years old, left, with his mother Nadida Kayyal Bakli and brother at the UNICEF's children friendly space (CFS) at the Karantina public garden in Beirut, Lebanon.

Over one million children newly displaced in two months as Sudan faces escalating conflict

June 15, 2023

More than 5 million children in Darfur region at grave risk as humanitarian situation deteriorates in Sudan

Over one million children newly displaced in two months as Sudan faces escalating conflict

The loss of children’s lives in the Mediterranean is an atrocity that will haunt these shores for years to come – UNICEF

June 15, 2023

Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe a.i. Philippe Cori

The loss of children’s lives in the Mediterranean is an atrocity that will haunt these shores for years to come

Nearly 3 million children need support in Haiti – highest number on record

June 15, 2023

Children in extreme jeopardy amid shocking levels of violence, malnutrition and poverty

Children come from school in little village in Grand'Anse, Haiti (1 March,photo by Duples Plymouth).

Number of displaced children reaches new high of 43.3 million

June 14, 2023

The mounting number highlights a global failure to address the drivers of displacement and provide long-term solutions for children on the move, UNICEF warns ahead of World Refugee Day

Children and families queue in front of a UNICEF mobile clinic in northeast Syria.