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On Aug. 20, 2025, a mother holds her 1-year-old son in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, where UNICEF delivered lifesaving nutrition supplies.

UNICEF Is Reaching Children in Gaza With Lifesaving Therapeutic Food

In the Gaza Strip and around the world, RUTF supplied by UNICEF can mean the difference between life and death for malnourished children. [video]
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G'okie, 14, stands inside a grocery store in downtown Kolonia, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.

UNICEF Reports Worldwide Surge in Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Obesity exceeds underweight for the first time among school-age children and adolescents globally.
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A mother holds her malnourished 14-month-old daughter in the Gaza Strip.

'This Is What Famine in a War Zone Looks Like'

UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram reports from Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip. [video]
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In Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, a young child's arm measurement shows malnutrition.

What Is Famine?

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? Your questions answered.
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A child suffering from malnutrition lies on a bed at UNICEF-supported Patient Society Hospital in Gaza City on July 29, 2025.

Famine Confirmed in Gaza

UNICEF is calling for an immediate ceasefire and safe, sustained humanitarian access to deliver urgently needed supplies. [video]
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A mother with a child receiving nutrition services at a UNICEF-supported clinic in Khartoum state, Sudan.

Staggering Scale of Need in Sudan

A UNICEF eyewitness report comes with an urgent call for more resources and safe and sustained access to scale up the emergency response. [video]
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A severely malnourished boy sits on his mother's lap in the Gaza Strip on July 28, 2025.

Children Are Dying as Famine Conditions Deepen in Gaza

The worst case scenario of famine is playing out in the Gaza Strip.
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A 13-year-old boy balances a box of humanitarian aid on his head in the Gaza Strip.

Desperate Situation for Gaza's 1 Million Children

As children in Gaza endure catastrophic living conditions, including severe food insecurity and starvation, UNICEF calls for safe access to bring aid.
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for malnutrition during a UNICEF-supported door-to-door nutrition campaign in Aroma locality, Kassala state, Sudan.

UNICEF Won't Stop Helping the World's Children

After almost 80 years of U.S. support for UNICEF, Congress voted to zero out Fiscal Year 2025 funding, cutting aid to children in dire need.
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