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UN Agencies warn key food and nutrition indicators exceed famine thresholds in Gaza
NEW YORK (July 29, 2025) – Gaza faces the severe risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the...
At least nine children killed in horrific attack in DR Congo’s Ituri province
NEW YORK/KINSHASA (July 28, 2025) – ”The reported killing of at least nine children in an armed attack during the night of 26-27 July in the town of Komanda in Ituri province is senseless and...
Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
NEW YORK (July 28, 2025) - An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However...
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the unconscionable deaths of children by starvation in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK/AMMAN (July 24, 2025) – “Children in the Gaza Strip are starving to death. “Severe malnutrition is spreading among children faster than aid can reach them, and the world is watching it happen...
Crocs, Inc. Announces STEP UP TO GREATNESS to Help Young People Build Skills
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (July 24, 2025) – Today, Crocs, Inc. (NADSAQ: CROX), a world leader in innovative casual footwear for all, is announcing STEP UP TO GREATNESS, a community impact platform to support...
Statement from UNICEF USA President and CEO, Michael J. Nyenhuis, on the Vote Approving the Proposed Rescissions Package
NEW YORK (July 17, 2025) - "This morning’s vote approving the proposed rescission package marks a difficult moment for millions of children around the world served by UNICEF. The decision to eliminate...
At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State
NEW YORK/AMMAN/PORT SUDAN (July 16, 2025) – “More than 450 civilians, including at least 24 boys, 11 girls, and two pregnant women, were reportedly killed in horrific attacks in communities around the...
Global childhood vaccination holds steady, yet over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated – WHO, UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 15, 2025) – In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% -- roughly 109...
Joint statement by OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO on fuel shortage in Gaza
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/GAZA (July 12, 2025) – The United Nations warns that the fuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels. Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza. It powers hospitals, water...
Number of severely malnourished children doubles in North Darfur as nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan
NEW YORK (July 11, 2025) - Alarming new data from UNICEF reveals a 46 percent surge in the number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across Sudan’s five Darfur states...