Many children witnessed killings and dead bodies in the streets, with some reporting seeing young people arrested or killed. Over half of the girls in...
Measles vaccination was among the most affected, with around 178,000 children missing their first dose in 2024, making it the second least administere...
UNICEF expressed deep condolences to all families who lost loved ones during the demonstrations, and in particular, extended heartfelt sympathies to N...
UNICEF said Gaza now faces a "man-made drought," warning that if an ongoing fuel blockade of over 100 days is not lifted, "children will begin to die...
Statistics show that nearly 1.2 million people have crossed into South Sudan since April 2023, straining already fragile systems amid a worsening huma...
The UNICEF report says these overlapping health emergencies are placing immense pressure on Ethiopia’s healthcare system, particularly in the regions...
The 2018 census, jointly conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and UNICEF, revealed that 46,639 individuals were living on the s...
It reveals that although the number of children in child labour has fallen by over 20 million since 2020, the global goal of eliminating it by 2025 wi...
Duale said the rollout represents more than just the distribution of hardware—it is a reflection of Kenya’s commitment to health equity, disease preve...
Aid workers are now caught between two impossible choices: send supplies into areas where they might be looted, or hold them back and risk running out...
The latest wave of violence, which escalated on April 11, has led to the deaths of hundreds and forced a mass flight from Al Fasher and the camps of A...
Health officials have prioritised high-risk groups for vaccination, including healthcare workers, close contacts of confirmed cases, long-distance tru...
Some 1.3 million children under five suffering from severe acute malnutrition risk losing access to lifesaving support this year in Ethiopia and Niger...
About half of Sudan's population of 50 million now suffer some degree of acute hunger, and famine has taken hold in at least five areas, including sev...
Since the war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their associated militias in April 2023, tens of...
Since 2000, UNICEF’s partnership with donor countries has led to major progress in child welfare, including a 50 per cent reduction in global under-fi...
Child-friendly spaces provide an opportunity to raise awareness around risks to children as well as somewhere that information can be provided about a...
Globally, around 242 million students in 85 countries faced interruptions in their schooling due to extreme weather events such as heatwaves, cyclones...
From Palestine to Myanmar, Haiti to Sudan, the world is experiencing the highest number of conflicts since World War II.
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