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Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy - UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 19, 2023) – Millions of children are at risk in the face of a potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has...
10 million children in extreme jeopardy in central Sahel as insecurity seeps into neighboring countries – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 17, 2023) – Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020 – largely due to spiraling conflict, while...
UNICEF warns of looming child nutrition crisis in Syria amid 12 years of conflict and deadly earthquakes
NEW YORK (March 15, 2023) – Twelve years of conflict, and the recent deadly earthquakes, have left millions of children in Syria at heightened risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warned today. As the...
Children's Lives At risk In 11 countries Across Eastern And Southern Africa As Cholera Cases Peak
NEW YORK (March 9, 2023) – Eleven countries in eastern and southern Africa are experiencing an extremely worrying cholera outbreak, with 67,822 cases and 1,788 estimated deaths. However, actual...
Conflict, COVID-19, climate and economic crises deepen inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 9, 2023) – A global pandemic, natural disasters and ongoing conflicts over the last two years have impacted the wellbeing of an increasing number of families and children across Europe...
WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response
NEW YORK (March 8, 2023) – 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...
Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 7, 2023) – The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million – or 25 per cent – since...
Geneva Palais briefing on the cholera outbreak in Malawi
NEW YORK (March 7, 2023) – “Malawi is experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its recorded history. The country is also struggling to respond to a polio outbreak and ongoing COVID-19 cases...
Statement by UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh Sheldon Yett on fire in the Rohingya refugee camps
NEW YORK (March 6, 2023) – “Our deepest sympathies go out to the 12,000 Rohingya refugees – half of them children – who lost their shelter homes in the fire that broke out in the Cox’s Bazar refugee...
UNICEF expresses concern for thousands of children in outer islands following Vanuatu twin cyclones
NEW YORK (March 6, 2023) – Days after twin cyclones tore through the country, the situation for an estimated 58,000 children in Vanuatu remains extremely precarious. Children in the worst affected...