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Number of unaccompanied children crossing deadly Central Mediterranean Sea migration route to Italy increases by 60 percent – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 29, 2023) – More than 11,600 children crossed the Central Mediterranean Sea to Italy without their parents or legal guardians between January and mid-September 2023. This is an...
DR Congo: Children killed, injured, abducted, and face sexual violence in conflict at record levels for third consecutive year – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 28, 2023) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on track to have record levels of verified grave violations against children for a third consecutive year in 2023...
More than 16,000 children are displaced following Libya floods - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 28, 2023) – More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, UNICEF warned today. Their psychosocial wellbeing is at...
UNICEF Nigeria Raises Alarm Over Unprecedented Diphtheria Outbreak, Urges Urgent Vaccination
NEW YORK (September 27, 2023) – In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for widespread vaccination. The...
Tens of thousands of Sudanese children on the brink of death before the year ends
NEW YORK (September 19, 2023) – On the back of a cruel disregard for civilians and the relentless attacks on health and nutrition services, UNICEF fears many thousands of newborns will die between now...
Two-thirds of global goals for children’s rights and well-being off-pace to meet 2030 target - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 18, 2023) – At the halfway mark towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), two-thirds of child-related indicators are off-pace to meet their targets, according to a new...
Nearly 300,000 children affected in Libya after Storm Daniel devastates entire communities - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 14, 2023) – Nearly 300,000 children are estimated to have been exposed to the powerful Storm Daniel across eastern Libya and a growing number of children and families are in...
Children bearing brunt of stalled progress on extreme poverty reduction worldwide – UNICEF, World Bank
NEW YORK (September 6, 2023) – An estimated 333 million children globally – or 1 in 6 – live in extreme poverty, according to new UNICEF-World Bank analysis released today. Global Trends in Child...
AT LEAST 100,000 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY MOROCCO EARTHQUAKE – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 11, 2023) – Initial reports indicate that approximately 100,000 children have been impacted by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday night - the strongest...
Escalating violence threatens thousands of children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NEW YORK (September 11, 2023) — A hotspot of armed violence in metropolitan Port-au-Prince in recent weeks has put thousands of families at risk in the neighborhoods of Carrefour-Feuilles and Savanes...