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The international community and the de facto authorities must find ways to work together – for the sake of the children of Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the end of three-day trip to Afghanistan

Ukraine: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell calling for a suspension of hostilities to carry out urgent humanitarian action in Ukraine

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell calls for a suspension of hostilities to carry out urgent humanitarian action in Ukraine

Today, 1 billion of the world’s most vulnerable children are at extreme risk. If the world fails to act, tomorrow it will be all children. It is past time to put children at the center of climate action.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 Report

Students walking on foot across flooded paths - South Sudan

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the Joint Launch of the Humanitarian Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan, Ukraine

"The situation facing children and families caught up in the escalating conflict in Ukraine grows worse by the minute."

On 27 February 2022, as military operations continue in Ukraine, a woman carrying a small child waits to board an evacuation train at the railway station in Lviv, in Ukraine's westernmost corner, near the Polish border.

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One week into conflict in Ukraine, half a million children become refugees - UNICEF

UNICEF warns of mounting risks for children as conflict intensifies in populated areas

UNICEF dispatches emergency supplies to support children in Ukraine

Humanitarian needs are escalating rapidly for Ukraine’s children. UNICEF and partners are working around the clock to ensure they get desperately needed support.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine

Briefing to the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine by UNICEF Executive Catherine Russell

First shipment of UNICEF humanitarian aid arrives in Ukraine as conflict escalates

More lifesaving supplies to follow

Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing escalating conflict in Ukraine must be protected

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi