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UNICEF: Risks Increasing for Children in Lebanon as Bombardment Continues, Essential Services Falter
UNICEF calls for children to be protected and the services they rely on safeguarded in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East. [video]
Typhoon Relief
What is a typhoon? Like a hurricane, a typhoon is a giant, rotating storm system that brings wind, rain and destruction. Typhoons begin as tropical cyclones in the warm tropical waters of the...
Devastating Earthquake Hits Syria and Turkey
UNICEF field office teams in Syria and Turkey are providing emergency aid after a massive earthquake rocked the region.
UNICEF in Türkiye
UNICEF's humanitarian mission in Türkiye (Turkey) focuses on vulnerable children and helping families recover from earthquakes.
Intensifying conflict, malnutrition and disease in the Gaza Strip creates a deadly cycle that threatens over 1.1 million children
NEW YORK (January 5, 2024) – Children in the Gaza Strip face a deadly triple threat to their lives, as cases of diseases rise, nutrition plummets and the escalation in hostilities approaches its...
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine
NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine...
Major Earthquake Hits Eastern Afghanistan
UNICEF teams are on the ground, delivering medical care to the injured and working with local partners and UN agencies to meet urgent needs.
UNICEF airlifts more lifesaving vaccines to Sudan to fight concurrent outbreaks
NEW YORK (October 5, 2024) – A UNICEF-chartered plane carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan, early this morning, to bolster efforts to protect children from...
UNICEF provides medical supplies for about 2 million people in need in Lebanon
NEW YORK (October 6, 2024) – UNICEF is providing 167 metric tons of medical supplies for about 2 million people affected by the rapidly escalating conflict in Lebanon, especially women and children...