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Mpox outbreak raises alarm in Eastern and Southern Africa as cases increase among children – UNICEF

Concerns over new public health emergency rise as communities grapple with other ongoing crises.

Child casualties in the West Bank skyrocket in the past nine months – UNICEF

On average, one Palestinian child was killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, every two days since October 2023, a nearly two-and-a-half-fold increase from the previous nine months

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO

UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines.

Two million children at risk as worst floods in three decades lash through eastern Bangladesh - UNICEF

UNICEF calls for US$35 million for life-saving supplies as thousands of people and children remain stranded without food or emergency relief supplies

People travelling through the flood water on a make-shift raft, in search of shelter, in Feni.

A tragic end to the first week of school for Ukraine’s children

Statement by John Marks, UNICEF Representative a.i. in Ukraine

'We cannot stand by and watch another of Europe’s shores become a burial ground for children'

Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe Regina De Dominicis

45,000 first graders unable to start the new school year in the Gaza Strip: UNICEF

Lack of access to education is impacting children’s mental health, safety and development and risking their future prospects.

Ensuring children’s right to have a legal identity

UNICEF is working to help governments strengthen their civil registration systems and make information related to birth registration more accessible.

In Côte d'Ivoire, a baby sleeps while her mother holds her birth certificate.

Philanthropic Giving and Social impact

Help make a difference for children around the world through major philanthropic giving.

A young girl is photographed at a UNICEF-supported community-based education centre in Kabul Province, Afghanistan.

UNICEF responding to severe flooding in West and Central Africa affecting 4 million people

Severe flooding across West and Central Africa has hit an estimated 4 million people so far this year, many of them children, displacing at least 500,000 people and destroying more than 300,000 homes.