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On March 2, 2025, children walk back home from a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Al Houri internally displaced people’s (IDP) camp in Gedaref State, Sudan.

A Perfect Storm for Sudan's Children

As the brutal armed conflict in Sudan moves into its third year, the country is mired in the world’s largest humanitarian polycrisis. [video]
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Children in Kassala state, Sudan.

During Ramadan, Make a Difference for Children in Need

Ramadan is difficult this year for children whose lives have been turned upside-down by conflict in Gaza, Sudan and Yemen. [video]
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Mohammed, 15, stands in a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space, with a banner partially displaying the UNICEF name behind him, in Bseimeh village, Rural Damascus, on Feb. 2, 2025.

Protecting Syria's Children From Deadly Remnants of War

Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save his father's life.
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Raped by armed men in Khartoum at the age of 17, a young woman holds her baby son on her lap.

Sexual Violence Against Children Used as Weapon of War in Sudan

Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting women and children in Sudan. UNICEF is working with partners to provide support for young survivors.
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In the drought-stricken Afar region of north-eastern Ethiopia, 16-year-old Fatuma, leans against the white board in her classroom. She is in school instead of in an early marriage thanks to child protection programs supported by UNICEF.

Foreign Aid Is Critical to the Well-Being of Millions of Children

Support from the private sector — including individual donors — is needed more than ever to keep important humanitarian and development work going.
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In Port-au-Prince on Jan. 27, 2025, UNICEF Global Spokesperson James Elder interacts with students during a visit to a school that UNICEF and partners relocated from La Saline in 2023, after students got caught up in a clash between two armed groups.

Dispatch From Haiti: What Children Need Most

Multiple threats to children include recruitment into armed groups. What UNICEF is doing to deliver urgently needed support, protection and hope.
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Sisters Lama, 11, and Sama, 12, hug their mother during a tearful reunion arranged by UNICEF following a year-long separation in the Gaza Strip.

UNICEF Reunites Children Separated From Their Parents in Gaza

The war in Gaza is tearing children away from their parents. UNICEF family tracing services are working to bring loved ones together. [video]
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On Dec. 4, 2024, in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria, a young girl stands outside a UNICEF-supported reception center for families displaced by escalating violence in Aleppo.

UNICEF Seeks Support to Ramp Up Aid to Children in Syria

Guided by a 'Whole of Syria' approach, UNICEF is delivering urgently needed support and protection amid new waves of violence and displacement.
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Samira, a mother of five, was forced to leave her home following bombardment and is now living with her children in the streets of Martyrs Square in Beirut.

Impact of Hostilities on Lebanon's Children: Loss and Uncertainty

The conflict in Lebanon has displaced hundreds of thousands of children and their families. UNICEF is there to help.
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