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Ahead of the Day of the African Child, UNICEF says African governments still not spending what they need to secure quality education for the continent’s children
NEW YORK (June 13, 2024) - In the lead up to Sunday's Day of the African Child, themed this year on “ Education for all children in Africa: the time is now” , UNICEF is releasing new education...
1,000 days of education – equivalent to three billion learning hours – lost for Afghan girls
NEW YORK (June 13, 2024) – “Today marks a sad and sobering milestone: 1,000 days since the announcement banning girls in Afghanistan from attending secondary schools. “1,000 days out-of-school amounts...
Ukraine’s Recovery is Dependent on the Recovery of Children’s Education
NEW YORK (June 12, 2024) – “The war in Ukraine is destroying the country’s greatest resource – its people. Without an increase in investment and sustained funding, children and young people will not...
Nearly 400 Million Young Children Worldwide Regularly Experience Violent Discipline at Home – UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 11, 2024) – Nearly 400 million children under 5 — or 6 in 10 children within that age group globally — regularly endure psychological aggression or physical punishment at home...
At Least Six Children Reportedly Killed in Escalating Violence in Sudan’s El Fasher as Thousands More Young Lives Hang in the Balance
NEW YORK (June 10, 2024) – “We have received harrowing reports that at least six children have been killed and many more injured as fighting continues to escalate in El Fasher, North Darfur state...
At least 55 Children Reportedly Killed and Injured Amid Fighting in Wad al Noura, Sudan
NEW YORK (June 6, 2024) – “I am horrified by the reports that at least 35 children were killed and more than 20 children were injured during the attack yesterday on the village of Wad al Noura, in...
1 in 4 Children Globally Live in Severe Child Food Poverty due to Inequity, Conflict, and Climate Crises – UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 6, 2024) – Around 181 million children worldwide under 5 years of age – or 1 in 4 – are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 percent more likely to experience...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo as violence against children reaching ‘staggering scale’
NEW YORK (June 5, 2024) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first time this week, as escalating violence and mass displacement in the...
Flash Floods in Afghanistan Posing Urgent and Persistent Threat to Children - UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 3, 2024) – Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the northern provinces of Baghlan and Badakhshan and the western province...
Fighting around the Golo Water Reservoir Jeopardizes Main Water Source for over 130,000 Children
NEW YORK (May 31, 2024) – “The deteriorating security situation and the intense conflict in and around El Fasher, Darfur, have led to a significantly growing displacement of the civilian population...