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Democratic Republic of the Congo cholera outbreak is declared country’s worst in 25 years
KINSHASA, 5 December 2025 – The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a devastating impact tallying 64,427 total cases since the start of the year, including 1,888...
Surge in violence pushes children to the breaking point in northern Mozambique
NEW YORK (December 5, 2025) – Over 100,000 people, around two thirds of them children, have been displaced in northern Mozambique during the month of November, following attacks against civilians. The...
More than 10 children reportedly killed in attack on kindergarten in South Kordofan, Sudan
NEW YORK (December 5, 2025) – Drone strikes in Ghadeer locality, Kalogi, South Kordofan, have reportedly killed more than 10 children aged between 5 and 7 years, inside a kindergarten yesterday....
Millions of children in Southeast Asia affected by relentless climate-related disasters
NEW YORK (December, 5 2025) – “Over the past months and in recent weeks, children across five countries in Southeast Asia – Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia – have faced...
UNICEF USA Announces Presidential Inaugural Poet and Activist Amanda Gorman as Newest Ambassador
NEW YORK (December 1, 2025) – In advance of Giving Tuesday, UNICEF USA has appointed Presidential Inaugural Poet and activist, Amanda Gorman, as the organization’s newest Ambassador. The announcement...
Malnutrition persists as winter sets in, threatening children’s lives and wellbeing in Gaza
NEW YORK (November 28, 2025) – High levels of malnutrition continue to endanger the lives and wellbeing of children in the Gaza Strip, compounded by the onset of winter weather accelerating the spread...
More than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed in Ukraine this year
NEW YORK (November 26, 2025) — More than 340 educational facilities in Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed this year as the full-scale war rages, disrupting children’s learning and depriving them...
Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence against their mothers pervasive worldwide – UNICEF
NEW YORK (November 26, 2025) – Children in Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and Southern Asia are most likely to live with a mother who has experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse by...
Gavi and UNICEF announce equitable pricing deal for malaria vaccine to protect 7 million more children by end of decade
NEW YORK (November 24, 2025) – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF today announced a new agreement that will make the R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccines significantly more accessible and affordable...
Note to correspondents - Reported abduction of children and teachers from a secondary school in Niger State, Nigeria
NEW YORK (November 22, 2025) – Scores of children and teachers were reportedly abducted from a secondary school in Niger State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Friday, just days after a separate attack...