Relentlessly, UNICEF has called for a ceasefire.
However, right now our worst fear - Gazans’ nightmare - is a reality. But it is a reality that those holding power have the ability to prevent. We must all keep raising whatever voice we have. For the children of #Rafah

More than 243 million children across East Asia and the Pacific are at risk of heat-related illnesses and death, according to a United Nations agency trib.al/ouWrSVg

As it gets hotter with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius, UNICEF advises parents to protect their children's health. With children across the region facing longer and hotter heatwaves, it's important to take extra steps to avoid heat-related illnesses and keep them safe.

'The imminent famine in Gaza is manmade'

The U.N. says over 13,000 children in Gaza have been killed in Israel's offensive, with more now suffering from severe malnutrition. James Elder, a spokesperson for UNICEF, describes the dire situation in northern Gaza to Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

Where is the ceasefire for children?? Enough, please, enough.

Children flying makeshift kites over tents and shelters - a bittersweet scene amid the war in Gaza.

We’re doing everything we can to support children but the challenges are immense. They need a humanitarian ceasefire. Now.

A military offensive in #Rafah ?
Inconceivable.
And yet…
#Gaza ceasefire Now!

The imminent famine in the northern part of Gaza is an entirely manmade disaster.

I repeat my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

We must act now to prevent the unthinkable, the unacceptable, the unjustifiable.

“I have never… seen a place… so bombarded for such a long time with such a trapped population without any escape. People are traumatized beyond belief.” Jan Jan Egeland of Norwegian Refugee Council is in Gaza for the first time since Oct 7. “I’m pretty shaken, actually, from what I saw.”

“What I wish most is to wake up and find the war over.”

Suhair, a midwife from north Gaza.

Despite losing her husband and fleeing her home with her children, she is doing everything she can to support expectant mothers.

To provide mothers and children with the support they…

Heartbreaking. Unacceptable. Inhumane.

Ceasefire. Protect civilians.
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Behind UNICEF Indonesia's work w/ partners are a team of passionate, dedicated professionals who go the extra mile #foreverychild . Please meet one of them – Ibu Naning, Child Protection Specialist based in Surabaya who spends her days championing children’s rights! UNICEF East Asia Pacific

Parents across Southeast Asia are being “misled and deceived” by sugary baby foods wrongly sold as healthy products, UNICEF East Asia Pacific has revealed, amid concerns childhood obesity is “spiralling out of control”. Details here, free to read: telegraph.co.uk/global-health/… Telegraph Global Health Security

#Climatechange is making the #Mekong River in Cambodia unpredictable and unsafe for families like Sok Mom's. 😓💧

Read about Eliane L's conversation with the family and how UNICEF is helping them access clean, safe water🚰all year long. 👉uni.cf/47yEKI2 #COP28

No ceasefire?! No compassion? #Gaza