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UNICEF and Venezuelan authorities to begin rehabilitation of water systems in La Guaira as earthquake recovery enters new phase
NEW YORK (September 8, 2026) – UNICEF and Venezuela’s Ministry of People’s Power for Water Services are preparing to launch rehabilitation work in key water infrastructure in La Guaira state...
Flight lands in Kathmandu carrying vital humanitarian supplies for children and families affected by Nepal floods
NEW YORK (September 4, 2026) – A flight carrying 84 metric tons of critical humanitarian supplies landed in Kathmandu, Nepal this morning, with the support of the European Union Humanitarian Aid...
1 in 5 children across 21 countries have experienced tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 2, 2026) – An estimated 20 million children aged 12 to 17 – almost 1 in 5 – were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in a single...
More than one week on from Nepal's floods, thousands of children remain without safe water and face rising risk of disease
NEW YORK (September 2, 2026) – More than one week after flash floods swept down the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation...
Global initiative launched to improve access to mpox vaccines
NEW YORK (September 2, 2026) – A global initiative to establish a stockpile of mpox vaccines was launched on 27 August, creating a long-term mechanism to ensure countries have access to vaccines when...
El Niño threatens more than two-thirds of children in Eastern and Southern Africa
NEW YORK (September 1, 2026) - More than 162 million children, over two-thirds of all children in Eastern and Southern Africa, live in areas exposed to the impact of the strengthening 2026/2027 El...
UNICEF welcomes the release of women and children in Kenscoff and calls for stronger protection of children in Haiti
NEW YORK (August 28, 2026) - Six children and seven women who were abducted in Kenscoff last Sunday have been released. The children include three children under the age of two, a seven-year-old and...
Nearly one in thirteen children under five suffer from acute malnutrition in Haiti
NEW YORK (August 28, 2026) – Approximately one in thirteen children in Haiti aged between 6 months and 5 years old are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to the preliminary findings by the...
Four children killed as separate attacks destroy humanitarian supplies and damage critical water infrastructure in Gaza
AMMAN, 28 August 2026 – At least four children have been reported killed and many others injured in the Gaza Strip over the past five days, while attacks have also destroyed a warehouse containing...
Flash floods in Nepal leave more than 17,000 children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance
NEW YORK (August 27, 2026) – At least 17,000 children have been impacted by the devastating flash floods that tore through Nepal's Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts on 26 August. So far, an...