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A Palestinian family prepares dinner in a makeshift tent camp on Gaza City's Omar Al Mokhtar Street.

Aid Blockade in Gaza Leaves Children at Grave Risk

No aid or commercial goods have been permitted to enter the Gaza Strip since March 2, 2025, putting 1 million children in serious danger. [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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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 Gaza, Qamar, 7, lives in a tent with her mother, battling physical and emotional trauma after losing her leg. She is one of thousands of children who have suffered conflict-related injuries in Gaza in the last year and are now facing lifelong disabilities.

UNICEF Launches Appeal to Reach 109 Million Children With Lifesaving Support in 2025

UNICEF's $9.9 billion Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal stresses the need for more flexible funding to optimize reach and impact.
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A child is screened for malnutrition at Beet Elshabab internally displaced people's (IDP) camp in Port Sudan on Oct. 22, 2024.

Sudan's Children Face Deepening Malnutrition Crisis

This year alone, an estimated 3.7 million children under 5 will suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Urgent support is needed. [video]
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A family in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 25, 2024.

Cash Transfers a Lifeline for Ukraine's Children This Winter

Financial assistance from UNICEF is helping families afford warm clothes, blankets and other necessities to survive the coming winter. [video]
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UNICEF staff administrating polio vaccines at UNRWA health clinic in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip.

After Early Success, Gaza Polio Vaccination Campaign Needs Humanitarian Pause to Continue

Early rounds of an ambitious polio vaccination campaign hit their target, but escalating violence is undermining that progress. [video]
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On Sept. 24, 2024, a UNICEF staff member speaks with Mariam, 10, displaced by violence and staying with her family in Amiliye public school, now being used as an IDP shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon.

UNICEF Aids Children Uprooted by Conflict in Lebanon

UNICEF is providing emergency support for children and families caught in escalating violence in Lebanon. [video]
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