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“Yesterday, in yet another devastating attack on Nuseirat camp, in central Gaza, 33 people were reportedly killed – including at least eight children – and 50 wounded by airstrikes. The

Sudden displacement orders in the North Gaza and Gaza Governorates are deeply concerning and once again forcing tens of thousands of vulnerable civilians onto the roads. Families, including children, have

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine .Russell on the situation in Lebanon “I am deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Lebanon. Over the last week, at least

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon Ettie Higgins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s .press briefing at

 The widespread and simultaneous explosions in Lebanon and Syria yesterday, caused by pagers, are extremely shocking and their impact on civilians is unacceptable, said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner

 Today, nearly 140,000 children across Sudan’s Red Sea State started their new school year with the reopening of 600 schools in the state in northeastern Sudan. “For millions of children

 “Earlier this week, at least 30 children were reportedly killed or injured when multiple shells hit Sennar city. “These appalling attacks continue to cause great harm and suffering to children,

   As children prepare for their first year and first day at school across several countries in the Middle East, at least 45,000 six-year-old children in the Gaza Strip are

Thousands of children in Gaza suffer from the risk of acute malnutrition, as about 15,000 children were found to be suffering from malnutrition, including 3,288 children suffering from severe acute

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the :Palais des

Day after day, the suffering of Lebanese children increases as a result of the Israeli raids that directly target them and led to the death of a large number of

A UN official spoke on Friday on behalf of the women and children of Gaza before the UN Security Council, saying, “I am forced to watch my son die of

A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 per cent compared to the

The government media office in the Gaza Strip published a statistical report documenting horrific and shocking facts about the reality of children in the Strip since the beginning of the

 Children across Sudan are continuing to pay a devastating price for the conflict that has ravaged the country, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned, following a visit to Port Sudan.

The Special Representative of UN Women for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Marise Guimond, said that the population in Gaza has been almost completely deprived of the means and capacity to

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said hundreds of thousands of displaced people in southern Gaza suffer from poor access to shelter, health care, food, water

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said that warring parties around the world had exceeded “the limits of what is acceptable – and legal – on many fronts,

  Almost 3000 children have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in southern Gaza, putting them at risk of death as harrowing violence and displacement

Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan. The lives

United Nations humanitarian workers said on Friday that so little humanitarian aid is reaching people in Gaza that children are starving, and renewed a call for Israel to respect international

Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan. The lives

Juliette Touma, Director of Media for UNRWA, said that the international organization “Medical Assistance for the Palestinians” reported that at least 200 people were killed in the Israeli air strike

The British Middle East Eye website published a report on the Rafah massacre carried out by the occupation forces the day before yesterday, Sunday, in which 45 Palestinians were killed,

UNICEF Regional Director, Catherine Russell, posted on her account on the X platform, commenting on :the Rafah massacre, the following Images of burned children & families emerging from bombed tents

The Regional Director of the World Health Organization, Janan Balkhi, published the following :on the X platform I am deeply concerned about the ongoing blockade imposed on Al Awda Hospital

Addressing the Global Security Forum in the Qatari capital, Doha, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs said that civilian children and women in both Gaza and Sudan pay a

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on intensifying hostilities in Rafah and North Gaza: “The escalation of hostilities in Rafah and throughout

UNICEF called on the world not to turn a blind eye to the tragedy of Sudanese children, which has now become the largest child displacement crisis in the world, three

“The humanitarian response of UNICEF and our partners — and thus the lives of all the children and their families in the Gaza Strip who depend on it — requires

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine :Russell on situation in Darfur, Sudan “The increase of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur state has taken a deadly toll on children in recent

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) quoted local authorities in Gaza as saying that a 14-year-old boy was seriously injured and had his limbs amputated

Ongoing Israeli hostilities in southern Lebanon are taking a devastating toll on the population, forcing approximately over 90,000 people – including 30,000 children – from their homes. According to the

Infants and children are the largest victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. They are at the forefront of the number of victims, whose number exceeded 30,000. Those

According to the Global Report on Food Crises released on Wednesday, more than one in five people in 59 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2023, compared to only one

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned the series of Israeli raids on Rafah in the past few days that resulted in the killing of people, most of

Tess Ingram, spokeswoman for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that the children of Gaza are stuck in successive and continuous conflict and trauma without any safe place to

Members of the UN Security Council expressed grave concern over the Israeli air strikes that killed 7 members of the World Central Kitchen team in Gaza. They said that “these

Two independent UN experts condemned the massive destruction and killing that occurred at Al-Shifa Hospital after a two-week siege. They urged UN member states to use all their powers to

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the devastating Israeli air strikes that killed employees of the World Central Kitchen organization are unconscionable, but an inevitable consequence of the way the

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday that obstacles imposed on relief access have weakened the ability of humanitarian actors to reach people

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des

During his second visit to the Gaza Strip since October 7, James Elder, spokesman for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that the war in Gaza “shattered humanity’s records

In a press conference in front of the Rafah crossing, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that the time has come for an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons and to silence the

United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that Israel is the reason why aid does not reach children in need in Gaza, and stressed the need for the Israeli

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has said that deliberate actions in Gaza, such as blocking and restricting humanitarian aid, appear calculated to inflict physical destruction

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that Israel’s continued restrictions on aid entering Gaza, coupled with the way it continues hostilities, “may amount to the use of

Amid a rising tide of anti-Muslim hate, top UN officials condemned the scourge on Friday as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to push back against it during commemorations marking

Laila Bakr, Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund for the Arab Region, said that the destruction of infrastructure and the social fabric as a result of the war

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine :Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine “The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country toward famine and a catastrophic loss

As the war on Gaza approaches its fifth month, Gazan women continue to suffer from the disastrous effects of the war. While this war spares no one, UN Women data

“The child deaths we feared are here, as malnutrition ravages the Gaza Strip. At least ten children have reportedly died because of dehydration and malnutrition in Kamal Adwan Hospital in

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agenc  Standing Committee –  “In the less than five months that followed the brutal 7 October attacks and the ensuing escalation, tens of thousands of

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF State of Palestine Chief of Communication Jonathan Crickx – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press

Following the announcement of new contribution from the Republic of Korea to ensure new-borns’ lifesaving care across selected governmental hospitals and the availability of essential paediatric acute medications in primary

The World Health Organization has published ten reasons calling for stopping the war in Gaza: 25,295 people rose 63,000 people were infected Displacement of 1.7 million people Lack of clean

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Ted Chaiban, concluded his visit to the Gaza Strip and declared the following statement:  “I have just finished a three-day visit to the Gaza Strip, where

  In response to an alarming surge in the number of children facing unprecedented humanitarian crises worldwide, UNICEF launched today a US$9.3 billion emergency funding appeal to reach at least

As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgently needed,

The lockdown has been difficult for most people, as the world adapts to the strict measures necessary to combat COVID-19. For children, the challenge is a big one as they

Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. Join us, on 10 October, in “40 seconds of action” to raise awareness of the scale of suicide around the world

Of the 7.1 million refugee children of school age, 3.7 million – more than half – do not go to school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report

UN agencies and NGOs publish US$5.5 bln plan to help refugees and host countries in 2019-2020, as number of Syrian children born as refugees reaches one million. A typically boisterous

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi says many Syrians have lived through experiences “almost beyond contemplation” but are determined to rebuild their lives. Delegates to a major EU and United Nations

On a recent afternoon in a drab neighborhood in the west of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a brightly coloured bus pulls up to the side of a street. A group of