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FAST FACTS: 30 years of life-saving therapeutic food for children, yet millions more still need it - UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 5, 2026) – For three decades, a small sachet of fortified peanut paste has been one of the most powerful tools to combat severe wasting – the deadliest form of malnutrition – in children...
UNICEF calls for the protection of children, schools and health facilities following deadly attacks in Mali
NEW YORK (May 1, 2026) – “The recent attacks in Bamako, Mopti, Gao, Kati and Kidal that started on 25 April 2026 have shown, yet again, that it is children who are paying the highest price of ongoing...
Migration systems and policies must uphold the rights of children – UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 1, 2026) – “As countries convene for the International Migration Review Forum, the world faces a global turning point in how migration systems affect children. Globally, new laws...
Restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 - UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 28, 2026) – Afghanistan risks losing up to 20,000 women teachers and 5,400 healthcare workers by 2030 as restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment continue, according to...
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
NEW YORK (April 28, 2026) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF today warned that a deepening hunger crisis in South Sudan is pushing 7.8 million...
Twenty years after global outcry, children in Darfur face a deeper crisis and far less attention
NEW YORK (April 28, 2026) - Twenty years after Darfur captured global attention as violence devastated communities and displaced millions in Sudan, children in the region are again trapped in a...
"Children in Darfur have reached a breaking point”
NEW YORK (April 28, 2028) – “Twenty years ago, Darfur shocked the world. An entire generation of children became victims or survivors of terrible atrocities. Images of burned villages, death and mass...
The enduring resilience of children of the Central Sahel in the midst of crisis
NEW YORK (April 26, 2026) - “After a 14-day visit to the Central Sahel, I have witnessed firsthand a region rich in possibilities, yet continuously affected by insecurity, climate shocks, and socio...
Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations
NEW YORK (April 24, 2026) – The Big Catch-Up (BCU), a historic multi-year, multi-country effort to address vaccination declines driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached an estimated 18.3...
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Spokesperson Ricardo Pires – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
NEW YORK (April 24, 2025) - “The Global Report on Food Crises makes a stark point, that famine is no longer just a risk, it is a harsh reality children are living through right now. “Chapter 3 of the...