February 23
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Demands Action to Protect Children in DR Congo
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to protect children and families caught in the escalating violence… Read more »
December 28, 2023
Sudan: Hundreds of Vulnerable Children Evacuated for Second Time as Sudan War Continues to Put Millions of Children at Risk
PORT SUDAN/NEW YORK, 27 December 2023 – 253 babies and children have been safely evacuated from transit centres in Wad Madani, Sudan to a safer location in the country, after… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Sudan: Hundreds of Vulnerable Children Evacuated for Second Time As Sudan War Continues to Put Millions of Children At Risk
253 babies and children have been safely evacuated from transit centres in Wad Madani, Sudan to a safer location in the country, after fighting in Al Jazirah state erupted this… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Sudan: Almost 3 Million Children in Sudan's Al Jazirah State At Risk As Violence Escalates
In just a few days, more than 150,000 children have already been displaced and are cut off from urgent humanitarian aid Read more »
November 28, 2023
Burkina Faso: Insecurity Pushes More Than 1 in 10 Children Into Acute Malnutrition - Unicef
New nutrition data shows that insecurity is leaving children exposed to alarming levels of malnutrition and the absence of basic services, warns UNICEF Read more »
November 21, 2023
Sudan: At Least 5 Million Children at the Brink in Darfur as Unchecked Conflict Worsens
In the last seven months of fighting in Sudan, reported cases of children killed and injured in Darfur spiked 550 per cent when compared to all of 2022. Read more »
November 20, 2023
Sudan: 5 Million Children on Brink In Darfur as Unchecked Conflict Worsens
In the last seven months of fighting in Sudan, reported cases of children killed and injured in Darfur spiked 550 per cent when compared to all of 2022. Read more »
Sudan: At Least 5 Million Children At the Brink in Darfur As Unchecked Conflict Worsens
In the last seven months of fighting in Sudan, reported cases of children killed and injured in Darfur spiked 550 per cent when compared to all of 2022. Read more »
Africa: 'Children Live in a World That Is Increasingly Hostile to Their Rights'
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Read more »
September 28, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Children Killed, Injured, Abducted, and Face Sexual Violence in Conflict - UNICEF
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on track to have record levels of verified grave violations against children for a third consecutive year in 2023. Read more »
Libya: More Than 16,000 Children Are Displaced Following Libya Floods - Unicef
Many more remain at risk and are in need of urgent access to essential services Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Over One Million Children Newly Displaced in Two Months As Sudan Faces Escalating Conflict
More than 5 million children in Darfur region at grave risk as humanitarian situation deteriorates Read more »
March 17, 2023
Central Africa: 10M Children at Risk in Central Sahel as Insecurity Spreads to Neighbors - UNICEF
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance - twice as many as in 2020 - largely due to spiralling conflict, while nearly 4… Read more »
Mali: Child Alert - Extreme Jeopardy in the Central Sahel
Millions in need amid spiraling armed conflict and punishing climate crises. Read more »
Burkina Faso: 10 Million Children in Extreme Jeopardy as Insecurity Seeps Into Neighbouring Countries - UNICEF
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020 – largely due to spiralling conflict, while… Read more »