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Children bear the brunt of escalating conflict and famine in Sudan
NEW YORK (January 15, 2025) – “As I wrap up my visit to Sudan, where the conflict rages on unabated, at least 120 people were reportedly killed following shelling in Omdurman on 13 and 14 January...
'Where war lingers long after the fighting stops: Children in a landscape of death and danger'
NEW YORK (January 14, 2025) – “As hopes for a peace dividend for Syrian children grow, girls and boys in the country continue to suffer the brutal impact of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at an alarming...
New year brings little new hope for children in Gaza, with at least 74 children reportedly killed in first week of 2025 – UNICEF
NEW YORK (January 8, 2025) – At least 74 children have reportedly been killed in relentless violence in the Gaza Strip in just the first seven days of 2025. Children have reportedly been killed in...
‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 ‘one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history’ for children in conflict
NEW YORK (December 27, 2024) – The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to a review by UNICEF of the latest available...
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on continued deaths of children in Gaza
NEW YORK (December 26, 2024) – “In the final days of the year, there seems to be no end in sight to the deadly threats to children in Gaza. Over the past three days, at least eleven children have...
Food and nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan as famine identified in additional areas
NEW YORK (December 24, 2024) – Four months after famine was first confirmed in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state, more areas in North Darfur and the Western Nuba mountains have been identified...
"Cold, sick and traumatized" - the ongoing nightmare for children in Gaza
NEW YORK (December 20, 2024) – “Children in Gaza are cold, sick and traumatized. Hunger and malnutrition, and the dire living conditions more broadly, continue to put the lives of children at risk...
An estimated 40,000 children impacted in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Vanuatu
NEW YORK (December 18, 2024) – An estimated 40,000 children are in need of humanitarian assistance after a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu on December 17, followed by several major...
Peace must prevail for Syria’s children
NEW YORK (December 17, 2024) - “Today, I concluded my visit to Damascus, Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Idlib where I witnessed the dire situation for Syria’s children. After 14 years of war, millions of...