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Armed violence plunging children into severe acute malnutrition in Haiti
NEW YORK (May 11, 2023) – Armed violence has intensified the number of children in Haiti suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), also known as severe wasting, which has skyrocketed in the...
150 million babies born preterm in the last decade
NEW YORK (May 10, 2023) – An estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term in 2020, with nearly 1 million dying from preterm complications, according to a new report released by United Nations...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Horrifying numbers of children killed & injured in Sudan
NEW YORK (May 5, 2023) – “As feared and as warned, the situation in Sudan has become fatal for a frighteningly large number of children. In reports UNICEF has received that cover the period from the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan
NEW YORK (May 4, 2023) – “The situation in Sudan is teetering toward catastrophe, and children are increasingly caught in the crossfire. While we are unable to confirm estimates due to the intensity...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Kenya to meet children affected by the Horn of Africa drought and climate crisis
NEW YORK (May 3, 2023) – UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell traveled to eastern Kenya yesterday to meet families and refugees struggling to recover from the worst climate-induced drought to...
Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage – UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 3, 2023) – Despite a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, multiple crises including conflict, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 are threatening to...
UNICEF sounds the alarm over increased number of unvaccinated children in the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (April 27, 2023) – According to the latest data released by UNICEF, over 4.3 million children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region did not receive a single dose of measles...
90 percent of adolescent girls and young women in low-income countries are offline - UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 27, 2023) – Around 90 percent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to...
Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for children, warn UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision
NEW YORK (April 26, 2023) – As violent clashes in Sudan continue, UNICEF and the child-focused NGOs World Vision and Save the Children are highlighting the danger to children if the current ceasefire...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the Life of Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte
NEW YORK (April 25, 2023) - "We mourn the loss of Harry Belafonte, one of the world’s greatest actors, singers, producers, and champions of human rights – especially children. “He served as a UNICEF...