70 per cent of children in Ukraine lack access to basic goods and services as material deprivation soars
Urgent investment in critical services and systems for children is vital to protecting and building the country’s future.
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Threefold increase in the number of children killed or injured in Ukraine over the past three months
Latest UN-verified data, released by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, reveals a significant rise in child casualties, as well as evolving risks for children that merge online influence with deadly offline impacts.
Global childhood vaccination holds steady, yet over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated – WHO, UNICEF
In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% -- roughly 109 million – completed all three doses, according to new national immunization coverage data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
Protecting children’s mental health
UNICEF is working to ensure children around the world get the mental health and psychosocial support they need to meet their social and emotional needs.
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children killed during a nutrition aid distribution in the Gaza Strip
UNICEF again calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the release of hostages, and for all parties to protect civilians, including children and humanitarian workers. Food, water, as well as nutrition and medical supplies, must reach children safely and without delay. The deaths and suffering of children and civilians must end
Access to water and sanitation services is crucial in times of crisis
UNICEF is working with our partners to ensure children in emergencies can get the essential water, hygiene and sanitation services they need to survive.
At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the unconscionable deaths of children by starvation in the Gaza Strip
Children in the Gaza Strip are starving to death.
UN Agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza
Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert.
Tawhida and Tania: Friendship Beyond Currents
As the climate crisis turns natural disasters more intense and frequent, a response plan is in place so that children can keep learning.
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