Children and teachers killed in air strikes on schools in eastern Myanmar
Statement by Debora Comini, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific

Statement by Debora Comini, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific
Heavy rainfall leaves more than 2 million people – nearly 60 per cent children – in need of humanitarian assistance
Without additional resources and humanitarian access, more children could die due to malnutrition and disease than conflict.
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.
UNICEF is working to strengthen health systems so they can reliably deliver quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare for children around the world.
100 days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal on 3 November 2023, UNICEF is calling for continued support for 68,000 children and their families in the affected areas and appealing for US$14.7 million in funding to help rebuild the lives of the affected children.
UNICEF is urgently calling on the parties to refrain from military escalation in Rafah Governorate in Gaza where over 600,000 children and their families have been displaced – many of them more than once.
The situation is especially serious in the north, where one in six children under the age of two is acutely malnourished
Three-quarters of children and young people aged 14 to 34 recently reported needing emotional or psychological support
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
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