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Child Marriage On The Rise In Horn Of Africa As Drought Crisis Intensifies - UNICEF
06/29/2022
NEW YORK (June 29, 2022) – Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought in...
Staggering Scale Of Grave Violations Against Children In Conflict Revealed In New UNICEF Analysis
06/28/2022
NEW YORK (June 28, 2022) – Between 2005 and 2020, the United Nations verified over 266,000 grave violations against children committed by parties to conflict in more than 30 conflict situations across...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children And Families Affected By Floods In Bangladesh
06/27/2022
NEW YORK (June 24, 2022) – "The situation caused by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh has deteriorated rapidly over the last week. At this very moment, 3.5 million children are in urgent need...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children And Families Affected By The Earthquake In Afghanistan
06/27/2022
NEW YORK (June 24, 2022) – "Good morning. Thank you for your time. "I’d like to bring you up to date with the latest from Afghanistan, following the earthquake that struck in the early hours of 22nd...
Global Hunger Crisis Pushing One Child Into Severe Malnutrition Every Minute In 15 Crisis-Hit Countries
06/23/2022
NEW YORK (June 23, 2022) - Almost 8 million children under 5, in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the...
Schools Ill-Equipped To Provide Healthy And Inclusive Learning Environments For All Children – UNICEF, WHO
06/23/2022
NEW YORK (June 23, 2022) – Despite a steady decline in the proportion of schools without basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, deep inequalities persist between and within countries...
Thousands Of Children At Risk After Devastating Earthquake Hits Eastern Afghanistan - UNICEF
06/22/2022
NEW YORK (June 22, 2022) – “Early this morning, a devastating earthquake shook the districts of Gayan, Barmala, Naka and Ziruk in Paktika Province, as well as Spira district in Khost Province in...
UNICEF Provides Emergency Relief As 1.6 Million Children Stranded By Floods In Bangladesh
06/21/2022
NEW YORK (June 20, 2022) – Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help. UNICEF is on the ground to protect...
Nearly 37 Million Children Displaced Worldwide – Highest Number Ever Recorded
06/17/2022
NEW YORK (June 17, 2022) – Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since...
UNICEF Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children In Ukraine
06/14/2022
NEW YORK (June 14, 2022) – “I spent last week in Ukraine, meeting with children and families affected by the war, seeing UNICEF’s critical humanitarian response and meeting with authorities, UN...