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What’s unfolding is not a tragedy we couldn’t stop. It is one the world is watching, excusing, and slowly learning to live with.

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Children in Gaza continue to be killed, injured and deprived of aid. The few trucks that have entered with life-saving supplies are nowhere near sufficient and have yet to reach those in desperate need. We're running out of supplies inside Gaza, and we're running out of time.

Children in Gaza continue to be killed, injured and deprived of aid. The few trucks that have entered with life-saving supplies are nowhere near sufficient and have yet to reach those in desperate need.

We're running out of supplies inside Gaza, and we're running out of time.
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"Water is a matter of life and death for civilians during conflict, especially for children." UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban briefs the UN Security Council this afternoon. unicef.org/press-releases…

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‘Survival cannot be the privilege of those who can go and search for it. We have to meet vulnerable children, new moms, disabled children, the elderly, the sick, the infirm where they are. And that means through sustained, unimpeded humanitarian access’ On #Gaza w/ Jim Sciutto

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Horrific strikes in Ukraine over the last three days have reportedly killed at least three children in Zhytomyr, and injured at least 13 children across the country. UNICEF Ukraine Munir Mammadzade unicef.org/press-releases…

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“Each day, more children are exposed to this double threat of cholera and malnutrition, but both are preventable and treatable, if we can reach children in time.” UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان Over 1 million children at risk as cholera spreads in #Sudan’s Khartoum State unicef.org/press-releases…

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“Malaria is one of the deadliest diseases affecting children, and the ongoing conflict in Sudan has left many vulnerable. "UNICEF is proud to partner with the Ministry of Health and Global Fund to roll out this campaign,” Sheldon Yett UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان

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With the threat of famine in Gaza growing by the day, UNICEF and aid partners must be allowed to do our job.  We cannot stand by while children are dying.    My opinion piece in the The New York Times      nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opi…

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A World Food Programme UNICEF 15-truck convoy, attempting to reach vulnerable children and families in famine-affected Al Fasher with life-saving food and nutrition supplies, came under attack last night in Sudan's North Darfur More information -> unicef.org/press-releases…

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Horrific attack on a WFP/UNICEF aid convoy in Sudan killing 5 members of a mission trying to bring food & nutrition supplies to children & families facing famine in El Fasher. Our hearts are with their loved ones. Humanitarians must never be a target. unicef.org/press-releases…

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The number of children at risk of acute malnutrition across South Sudan has risen to 2.3 million, from 2.1 million earlier in the year - an already unprecedented number. unicef.org/press-releases…

The number of children at risk of acute malnutrition across South Sudan has risen to 2.3 million, from 2.1 million earlier in the year - an already unprecedented number.

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The world has made progress in reducing the number of children forced into labor. Yet far too many continue to toil in mines, factories or fields, often doing hazardous work to survive.    We must recommit to ensuring that children are in classrooms and playgrounds, not at work.

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In 2024, 138 million children were engaged in child labour. A new report by International Labour Organization and UNICEF shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since the start of the century, but the world fails to reach elimination targets. Read the joint press release: unicef.org/press-releases…

In 2024, 138 million children were engaged in child labour.  

A new report by <a href="/ilo/">International Labour Organization</a> and <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a> shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since the start of the century, but the world fails to reach elimination targets.  

Read the joint press release: unicef.org/press-releases…
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“This weekend’s surge in violence across the Middle East signals a dangerous escalation. Children are once again paying the ultimate price." @UNICEFChief unicef.org/press-releases…

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“Children are particularly vulnerable to this deadly disease, and we must make every effort to keep them safe," said Sheldon Yett, our Representative, on the arrival of more oral cholera vaccines to Sudan. #ForEveryChild UNICEF Supply PRESS RELEASE: unicef.org/sudan/press-re…

“Children are particularly vulnerable to this deadly disease, and we must make every effort to keep them safe," said Sheldon Yett, our Representative, on the arrival of more oral cholera vaccines to Sudan.

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“Hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable children are bearing the brunt of both the war in Sudan and a lack of essential services for those who have fled to Chad,” Catherine Russell unicef.org/press-releases…

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UNICEF delivers more lifesaving cholera vaccines to Sudan as deadly outbreak spreads “Children are particularly vulnerable to this deadly disease, and we must make every effort to keep them safe." UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان unicef.org/sudan/press-re…

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The food security situation in Government-controlled areas of southern #Yemen is dire, with nearly half of the population acutely food insecure and struggling to find their next meal, according to latest IPC analysis - UNICEF Yemen WFP Yemen FAO in Yemen unicef.org/press-releases…

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"Each violation against children in every country around the globe represents a moral failure. And each leaves scars that may never fully heal." UNICEF's Sheema SenGupta at this morning's Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict unicef.org/press-releases…