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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s remarks at the Humanitarian Dialogue – Humanitarian Priorities for Children in 2026

As delivered

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Famine a harsh reality for children as acute hunger numbers double over past decade

This is a summary of remarks by UNICEF Deputy Spokesperson Ricardo Pires – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

The enduring resilience of children of the Central Sahel in the midst of crisis

Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban after visiting Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

Twenty years after global outcry, children in Darfur face a deeper crisis and far less attention

New UNICEF Child Alert warns violence, hunger, and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan’s most conflict-affected regions

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HELP CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT IN SUDAN

Help reach millions of children affected by the escalating conflict in Sudan.

Restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 - UNICEF

Over a million girls denied the right to learn since ban imposed on secondary education in 2021.

A girl in a white hijab is writing in a notebook, seated on a carpet.

Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition.

A caregiver holds a young child on her lap. The child wears a red and black outfit as a medical worker measures the child's upper arm with a MUAC tape to assess malnutrition.

Migration systems and policies must uphold the rights of children – UNICEF

As countries convene for the International Migration Review Forum, the world faces a global turning point in how migration systems affect children. Globally, new laws, enforcement practices, and bilateral arrangements are rapidly changing.

FAST FACTS: 30 years of life-saving therapeutic food for children, yet millions more still need it - UNICEF

For three decades, a small sachet of fortified peanut paste has been one of the most powerful tools to combat severe wasting – the deadliest form of malnutrition – in children under five.

A smiling woman embraces a giggling child holding a packet of peanut paste.

A demolition of homes, of schools, and of childhood

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