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Cholera surges in Sudan’s White Nile State, more than 292,000 children at risk in Kosti
NEW YORK (February 27, 2025) – More than 500 children are among the 2,700 cholera cases, that have been reported in Sudan’s White Nile State between 1 January and 24 February 2025, according to health...
Reports of grave violations against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo tripled in last month – UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 26, 2025) – UNICEF is deeply concerned by the significant increase in reports of grave violations against children in parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the deaths of Ariel and Kfir Bibas
NEW YORK (February 21, 2025) - "I am deeply saddened by the confirmation of the deaths of Ariel and Kfir Bibas in the Gaza Strip and call for the urgent return of their mother and all hostages held in...
One in five children in Ukraine has lost a relative or friend since the escalation of war three years ago
NEW YORK (February 21, 2025) - One in five children in Ukraine has reported losing a close relative or friend since the escalation of war three years ago, according to survey data released today by...
The devastating toll of war on Ukraine’s children
NEW YORK (February 21, 2025) - “A staggering one in five children in Ukraine reported losing a close relative or friend since the escalation of the war three years ago. One in three children reported...
Inter Miami CF Foundation and UNICEF partner to support children’s education across Latin America and the Caribbean
NEW YORK (February 21, 2025) - The Inter Miami CF Foundation and UNICEF announced a new global partnership today that will support access to quality education programs for children in five countries...
Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (February 19, 2025) - The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025. The novel oral polio...
Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa – UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 19, 2025) - Public health emergencies, including outbreaks of cholera, mpox and, more recently, viral haemorrhagic fevers, are posing significant threats to the safety and wellbeing...
Thousands more children deprived of education as crisis in eastern DR Congo escalates – UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 17, 2025) – As levels of violence and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surge, UNICEF is calling for emergency measures to save the school year for...
Children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo increasingly exposed to sexual violence, abduction and recruitment – UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 13, 2025) – “I am deeply alarmed by the intensifying violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its impact on children and families. In North and South Kivu...