Hurricane Irma: Dispatches from the field
Two islands, two perspectives from UNICEF staff on the devastating effects that Hurricane Irma has caused for children and their families.
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Danger every step of the way
Alone on the move to Europe, their friendship started when seven Gambian boys met while waiting to travel by boat from Libya to Italy. Referencing their journey, the boys named their crew “Do it or die”.
The Road to Europe
Uprooted children are vulnerable to being preyed upon by smugglers and traffickers.
An Agenda for Action
UNICEF’s call for practical action and public engagement to help protect every child uprooted by war, violence and poverty.
One in five children across the Middle East and North Africa needs humanitarian aid
Over 90 per cent are in conflict-affected countries- UNICEF New Analysis
Residents abandon hurricane-ravaged Barbuda
A first hand account of the after effects of Hurricane Irma on the island of Barbuda, where the storm has left many of its 1,600 residents homeless and needing immediate assistance.
Nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar in the last 3 weeks
Since August 25, more than 400,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed the border between Myanmar's Rakhine State and Bangladesh, and that number is rising exponentially every day.
Up to three quarters of children and youth face abuse, exploitation and trafficking on Mediterranean migration routes – UNICEF, IOM
Children from sub-Saharan Africa targeted more than any other group, pointing to impact of discrimination and racism
Mexico earthquake: return to normality as soon as possible for affected children
On 7 September at 11:49 pm, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter scale struck Mexico’s coast of Chiapas, which heavily affected neighbouring state Oaxaca and slightly affected other parts of the country, including Mexico City. More than 120 municipalities in Chiapas and 41 others in Oaxaca have been declared under a state of emergency.
More than 2.4 million children in need of humanitarian assistance after Irma's devastating passage through Caribbean
UNICEF ramping up delivery of lifesaving services and supplies to stave off disease outbreaks
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