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Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

Publication date: February 6, 2019

Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director

Nearly 3,000 children crossed from Guatemala to Mexico since mid-January – UNICEF

Publication date: January 31, 2019

More than 12,000 people, including 3,000 children, have crossed from Tecun Uman, Guatemala, to Tapachula, Mexico, since January 17, UNICEF said today. It is critical to uphold special protection for these children, particularly those among them traveling alone, the children’s agency said.

Paloma Escudero visiting children at Guatemala Mexico border

Violence, displacement and harsh conditions in Syria kill over 30 children since December

Publication date: January 31, 2019

Statement attributable to UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Girl forced to flee her home in Hajin, Syria

Investing in children should be the foundation of Myanmar’s progress and development

Publication date: January 30, 2019

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore urged Myanmar’s authorities to invest in all children, to build a stronger, more harmonious society that will support Myanmar’s progress and stability.

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore sits with a child during visit to Myanmar

UNICEF appeals for $3.9 billion in emergency assistance for 41 million children affected by conflict or disaster

Publication date: January 29, 2019

Millions of children living in countries affected by conflict and disaster lack access to vital child protection services, putting their safety, well-being and futures at risk, UNICEF warned today as it appealed for $3.9 billion to support its work for children in humanitarian crises.

UNICEF Statement on the situation in Venezuela

Publication date: January 25, 2019

UNICEF regrets and condemns the reported loss of lives, including the deaths of teenagers, during recent demonstrations in Venezuela, and expresses its condolences to their families.

girl waits in line at Colombia Ecuador border

UNICEF Statement on the situation in Venezuela

Publication date: January 25, 2019

UNICEF regrets and condemns the reported loss of lives, including the deaths of teenagers, during recent demonstrations in Venezuela, and expresses its condolences to their families.

More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children return to school in Bangladesh refugee camps as new school year starts

Publication date: January 24, 2019

More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children living in camps in south-east Bangladesh are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centres, as a new school year begins.

Sudan: Children reportedly killed in ongoing turmoil

Publication date: January 23, 2019

Children were reportedly killed in ongoing turmoil that broke out last month in Sudan. According to reports, scores of children were also injured while others were detained.

Lack of access to medical care in Syria is putting children’s lives at risk

Publication date: January 15, 2019

Amid freezing temperatures and lack of medical care, at least eight children died in Rukban and seven after fleeing Hajin. 13 of them were under the age of one. Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

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Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

Nearly 3,000 children crossed from Guatemala to Mexico since mid-January – UNICEF

Violence, displacement and harsh conditions in Syria kill over 30 children since December

Investing in children should be the foundation of Myanmar’s progress and development

UNICEF appeals for $3.9 billion in emergency assistance for 41 million children affected by conflict or disaster

UNICEF Statement on the situation in Venezuela

UNICEF Statement on the situation in Venezuela

More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children return to school in Bangladesh refugee camps as new school year starts

Sudan: Children reportedly killed in ongoing turmoil

Lack of access to medical care in Syria is putting children’s lives at risk

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