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These babies in Benin have been vaccinated against malaria for the first time.

With partners, UNICEF is broadening malaria vaccination, protecting children from this deadly disease.

Children’s developing bodies and minds are uniquely vulnerable to pollution, deadly diseases and extreme weather events.

Countries must protect children, empower them to be #ClimateAction champions and urgently reduce emissions.

UNICEF's Representative in Afghanistan Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale extends deep condolences to families affected by floods in northeastern Afghanistan. With many lives lost, incl. children, and homes destroyed, UNICEF & partners are on the ground providing relief.

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Over 800 days of war in Ukraine have devastated children’s lives.

UNICEF and partners assist children like Yaroslav, 16, providing tailored support for those injured by explosives.

#ForEveryChild , peace.

This is Yaroslav's story: uni.cf/4agRCU7

Bone-chilling reporting on #Rafah and the unconscionable suffering of children, many who are malnourished, thirsty, sick or injured.
 
Children are dying.

We need full aid access.
 
Gaza needs a ceasefire.
 
The Washington Post

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“One father told me, crying, that he only had bad options to choose from. Nowhere is safe for his children.” - Hamish Young, UNICEF Senior Emergency Coordinator in the Gaza Strip.

The children of Gaza need a ceasefire. NOW.

Our worst fear - Gazans’ nightmare - appears to be a reality. A reality that those holding power have the ability to prevent.

We have pleaded and implored countless times; we do so once more. For the children of #Rafah . We need a ceasefire, now.

Roads to ‘safe zones’ jammed.
No fuel in 5 days, virtually no aid.
No proper sanitation facilities.

“I've never been involved in a situation as devastating, complex or erratic as this.” - Hamish Young, UNICEF Senior Emergency Coordinator, Gaza Strip.
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Almost 1 million people in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, and Somalia are affected as unprecedented heavy rains wreak havoc in Eastern Africa.

UNICEF is providing life-saving emergency relief to children and affected communities. The time for #ClimateAction is NOW.

This is what the lack of supplies and functioning hospitals in Gaza is doing to children like seven-year-old Janna.

The children of Gaza need an immediate ceasefire and access to life-saving aid now.

“It hasn’t been easy for many children in a country as hot as #Bangladesh , where they have been facing blast-furnace heat almost every day,” said Sheldon Yett, Representative, UNICEF Bangladesh.

Story by: heather chen Kathleen Magramo CNN

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Gaza needs fuel for humanitarian operations to continue.

“If the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings are not reopened to fuel and humanitarian supplies, the consequences will be felt almost immediately.”

Full statement from Catherine Russell below.
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Heatwaves
Floods
Droughts

Every day, we hear of climate catastrophes wreaking havoc everywhere.

We need urgent #ClimateAction NOW, #ForEveryChild .

In #Rafah , hundreds of thousands of #children are injured, sick, living with disabilities, malnourished and traumatized.

Almost all of them need phycological support!

Children in #Gaza need an immediate ceasefire NOW.

Heavy rains and subsequent floods have swept through East Africa, disrupting many lives and putting children at great risk.

Alongside governments and partners, UNICEF teams are providing lifesaving relief to children & communities in need. tinyurl.com/2fsb7732

Earlier this month, thousands of families had to flee their homes again following attacks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

“They spent the whole night shooting close to our home,' shared Johanne Antoine, a mother who had to seek safety with her four children.

They need peace NOW.

Ten-year-old Mohammad has fled his home in Rafah.

“My family and I do not know where we are going. The bombing does not stop and there is no safe place here.”

Children and families in Gaza have been displaced multiple times. Nowhere is safe.

An immediate ceasefire is needed.

In the past 2 days, no fuel has entered Gaza.

Without fuel, water stops, hospitals can't function, and medicine and food cannot move. The population is already at risk of famine.

We need fuel in Gaza now.

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