For Every Child | Fall Newsletter 2018

Children in crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Kasai Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 2.3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. More than 400,000 children suffer from severe malnutrition and are at risk of dying. These children have witnessed or are victims of extreme violence and thousands of them have been forced to join armed militia groups. Those who have managed to escape are now attempting to piece together some semblance of a normal life.

On Mother’s Day, UNICEF calls for the narrowing of “breastfeeding gaps” between rich and poor worldwide

Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, 1 in 5 babies in high-income countries are not breastfed at all, compared to just 1 in 25 in low- and-middle-income countries

Fighting for survival

Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasaï region has caused massive displacement and prevented hundreds of thousands of families from planting crops. After months living in the bush in rudimentary conditions, thousands of children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and need life-saving care. In response, UNICEF is supporting health centres to treat malnourished children.

770,000 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition in Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo

At least 770,000 children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 400,000 children who are severely malnourished and at risk of death – UNICEF said in a report released today.

Ebola in the DRC: UNICEF provides technical expertise and supplies to support the Government in fighting the epidemic

Following the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on May 8 of a new Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province, UNICEF has mobilized its teams to help contain the spread of the disease.

"Stop attacks on children"

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore

UNICEF delivers urgently needed health supplies for 70,000 people in the Gaza Strip

Over 1,000 children injured since 30 March – health facilities unable to cope

2017: A look back at UNICEF’s biggest achievements in South Sudan and Bangladesh

In our line of work, it can often seem like no matter what we do, the world just keeps on spinning out of control. Children suffer. Children starve. Children are out of school. At UNICEF, we try our best to protect them. To feed them. To get them back in school. We make a lot of noise, and sometimes the world hears us, sometimes it doesn’t. But we carry on anyway. We have no other choice because the cries and pleas of children are too deafening to our ears.

More than 60 Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh refugee camps every day – UNICEF

Nine months since wave of violence forced thousands to flee, conditions for pregnant women remain dire, especially for survivors of sexual violence.