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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...
Number of migrant children moving across Latin America and the Caribbean hits new record amid violence, instability and climate change
NEW YORK (September 7, 2023) – Children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers and now account for a larger share of the migrant population than other regions in the...
Conflict in Northeast Nigeria: A $100 Billion Economic Crisis and a Lost Generation, Warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 6, 2023) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today released a new study detailing the devastating economic impact of the ongoing conflict in Northeast Nigeria. The study...
Widespread learning loss among Ukraine’s children, as students enter fourth year of disruption to education – UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 29, 2023) – Children across Ukraine are showing signs of widespread learning loss, including a deterioration in learning outcomes of the Ukrainian language, reading and mathematics...
Children in need of support as wildfires rage across Greece - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 29, 2023) – Two children, both of whom were asylum seekers, are among 27 people who have lost their lives since wildfires broke out across Greece in July, considered to be the largest...