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As Syria’s children step out of the shadows of war, securing their future is more critical than ever – UNICEF

More than 75 per cent of the country’s 10.5 million children were born into war

At least 14 million children face disruptions to critical nutrition services in 2025 – UNICEF

Reductions in donor funding threaten to unravel decades of progress for the world’s most vulnerable children and women

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Two adolescent boys standing with their arms around each other’s shoulders and smiling outdoors in the sunshine, in front of a UNICEF tented shelter.

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Millions of children at grave risk following Myanmar’s deadliest earthquake in decades

UNICEF calls for urgent response as homes, schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage.

A building in Myanmar showing visible signs of destruction, with collapsed walls and debris, caused by a powerful earthquake.

At least 322 children reportedly killed in the Gaza Strip following breakdown of ceasefire

The resurgence of relentless and indiscriminate bombardments, combined with the complete block on supplies entering the Gaza Strip for more than three weeks, has put the humanitarian response under severe strain and Gaza’s civilians – especially its one million children – at grave risk.

A Gazan child stands on top of rubble in Northern Gaza.

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note: The impact of the earthquake in Myanmar on children

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Deputy Representative, Julia Rees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – on the current situation in Myanmar at today’s Palais briefing.

Children and families take shelter in makeshift outdoor spaces in Mandalay, Myanmar, following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on 28 March 2025.

Senior Manager, Organizational Dynamics

UNICEF is the world’s farthest-reaching humanitarian organization for children. Across 190 countries and territories, and in the world’s toughest places, we work to help children survive, defend their rights, keep them protected, healthy and educated, and give them a fair chance to fulfill their potential.

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds

A mother with newborn getting doctor's assessment in Pakistan

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