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2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance

2.5 million children in Türkiye need urgent humanitarian assistance, says UNICEF Executive Director, following two-day visit to Türkiye

A boy at the temporary shelter set up for the survivors of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye.

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For Black History Month, UNICEF Canada Youth Advocate Karel, 17, talks about growing up in Canada and experiencing multiculturalism as a young Black man, and shares how it has shaped his perspective of the world around him.

UNICEF Canada Youth Advocate Karel, 17, talks about growing up in Canada and experiencing multiculturalism as a young Black man

Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally – ILO and UNICEF

Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection; new report warns

Awa Sobre, a 12 year old girl is very happy with her bicycle, in Dedougou, in the west of Burkina Faso.

3.7 million children in earthquake-affected Syria face catastrophic combination of threats, warns UNICEF Executive Director

The 3.7 million children in affected areas of Syria who survived the powerful earthquakes that hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February are facing several growing and potentially catastrophic threats, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned today, at the end of a two-day visit to Syria.

On 19 February 2023, children in Killi Camp in Idlib province of Syria take part in recreational activities and psychosocial support sessions for children affected by the earthquake, provided by the specialized protection teams of UNICEF partner Shafak Organization.

One month on, more than 850,000 children remain displaced by deadly earthquakes in southern Türkiye and Syria

One month on from the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes.

A little girl stands amongst the boxes of supplies sent to the survivors of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye.

Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF

With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women

Kokobe Ashebir, 20, has a two month old baby. She's attending a routine check-up with Workitu Abera, a health worker at Kolabe Bale Health Post in Sire, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group (SIG), and the Global Alliance for Vaccines (GAVI), kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of northwest Syria.

This aerial photograph shows tents at a temporary shelter for people affected by the earthquakes.

The condition making teen girls tired, faint and miss out on school

How iron and folic supplements are helping prevent anaemia and improve school attendance for adolescent girls in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Top Nova Scotia Chefs announced for Halifax’s 31st annual Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala

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A young girl pumps safe water for drinking in Rajasthan, India.

UNICEF warns of looming child nutrition crisis in Syria amid 12 years of conflict and deadly earthquakes

Twelve years of conflict, and the recent deadly earthquakes, have left millions of children in Syria at heightened risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warned today.