Attack in Afrin, Syria, kills three children and causes significant damage to school
Statement by Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
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20 million children miss out on lifesaving measles, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines in 2018
New estimates find dangerous stagnation of global vaccination rates, due to conflict, inequality and complacency
Rohingya refugee children in Cox’s Bazar at risk from flooding and landslides as monsoon rains continue
Education for over 60,000 children in camps and host communities is disrupted because of damage to learning centres
Mass campaign to vaccinate over 3 million children against polio kicks off in Venezuela
A mass polio vaccination campaign for more than 3.1 million children under the age of five in Venezuela started today, led by the Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Unwanted, exploited and abused: tens of thousands of children in Al-Hol camp and several parts of Syria in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs
UNICEF calls for improved humanitarian access and protection of children including re-integration into local communities and safe return to home countries
Monsoon rains bring severe flooding and landslides across South Asia, affecting more than five million children
UNICEF scaling up emergency response to support children and families affected
Crisis in Venezuela: What should I know?
Venezuela is currently undergoing a devastating economic crisis, leaving 3.2 million children – or 1 in 3 – in need humanitarian assistance. Click through to learn more about the crisis in Venezuela and what you can do to help.
Back Home for Jacques: An Ebola Survivor's Story
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one in three Ebola victims is a child but Ebola survivors are often treated with stigma and mistrust by their communities. Jacques, age 8, was infected with Ebola but now he’s back home, and with the help of UNICEF, being welcomed back into his community.
July ends with brutal acts of violence perpetrated against children across the Middle East and North Africa
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore
The undeniable power of vaccines
As Ukraine faces one of the world’s worst measles outbreaks, doctors and parents work together to dispel myths about vaccines.
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