Sudan: All Sudanese Students Must Have Equal Opportunity to Sit National Exams Wherever They Are - Unicef

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Etleva Kadilli Read more »

Uganda: Unicef Scaling Up Efforts to Protect and Support Children and Families Following Ebola Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

"UNICEF is deeply concerned by confirmed Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, and the growing risk to children and vulnerable communities… Read more »

Sudan: 'Children in Darfur Have Reached a Breaking Point'

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Sudan Representative Sheldon Yett - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in… Read more »

South Sudan: Hunger Intensifies in South Sudan As 7.8 Million People Face High Acute Food Insecurity and 2.2 Million Children Suffer Acute Malnutrition

Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition Read more »

Sudan: Twenty Years After Global Outcry, Children in Darfur Face a Deeper Crisis and Far Less Attention

New UNICEF Child Alert warns violence, hunger, and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan's most conflict-affected regions Read more »

Sudan: At Least 245 Child Casualties in Sudan in the First 90 Days of 2026

After three years of war, children continue to bear the heaviest toll. Drone attacks account for nearly 80 per cent of all killings and injuries this year. Read more »

Sudan: 'The Reality for Children in Sudan Is Growing Darker Hour By Hour'

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Chief of Communication in Sudan, Eva Hinds - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des… Read more »

Somalia: Unicef Chief Calls for Urgent Global Support As Children in Somalia Face Worsening Malnutrition

Rising fuel costs and supply disruptions from war in the Middle East could spell catastrophe for Somalia's children, already reeling from drought, conflict and global budget cuts Read more »

Sudan: At Least 8 Students and a Health Worker Reportedly Killed in Attack On a School Compound in Sudan's White Nile State

Reported drone attacks struck a secondary school and a primary healthcare centre in Shukairi village in White Nile State, Sudan, yesterday morning. At least eight students, four of… Read more »

South Sudan: Statement From Unicef Country Representative, South Sudan On the Reported Killings in Abiemnhom, Ruweng Adminstrative Area

UNICEF strongly condemns the brutal attack in Abiemnhom County in the Ruweng Administrative Area of South Sudan, which resulted in the deaths of three children, while at least 13… Read more »

South Sudan: Violence No Child Can Outrun - South Sudan's Escalating Crisis

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative (a.i) to South Sudan, Obia Achieng, to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des… Read more »

Sudan: Drone Strike in West Kordofan Kills 15 Children

The lives and safety of children in Sudan continue to be threatened by unchecked violence. On Monday 16 February, at least 15 children were reportedly killed and 10 wounded after a… Read more »

Madagascar: Successive Cyclones Put Children At Risk in Madagascar

Second climate-related disaster in two weeks leaves tens of thousands of children cut off from essential services Read more »

South Sudan: Lives of Malnourished Children At Risk With Upsurge in Violence in South Sudan

More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei… Read more »

Sudan: Nutrition Survey Finds Unprecedented Level of Child Malnutrition in Part of Sudan's North Darfur

Comprehensive nutrition survey in Um Baru locality found more than 50 per cent of children under five acutely malnourished Read more »

Sudan: Unicef Executive Director Warns of Deepening Protection Crisis in Sudan As Violence and Displacement Intensify

With Sudan facing one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, including escalating conflict, rising hunger, and the highest level of child displacement in the world, UNICEF… Read more »

South Sudan: Unicef Executive Director Calls for Urgent Action and Sustained Investments for Children in South Sudan

Climate shocks, conflict and instability are putting millions of children at risk across the world's youngest nation Read more »

Sudan: Famine Conditions Confirmed in Sudan's Al Fasher and Kadugli but Hunger and Malnutrition Ease Where Conflict Subsides

FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Al Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting has receded and services have… Read more »

Sudan: No Child Safe in Al Fasher

UNICEF is gravely concerned by the images and reports coming from Al Fasher, in the Darfur region of Sudan. Read more »

Sudan: "Sudan is the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis - And Children Are Paying the Highest Price"

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing Read more »

South Sudan: Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson Travels to South Sudan to Meet Children in a Country Under Threat From Global Funding Cuts

Almost 200 nutrition treatment sites have closed across the country due to funding crisis, putting children's lives at risk Read more »

Sudan: 'Sudan Is the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis - Unicef Reports Sever Malnutrition in Darfur and Kordofans

"Thank you for joining us. I speak to you a day after leaving Darfur, following a mission that also took me to Khartoum. Read more »

Sudan: At Least 17 Children Reportedly Killed in Attack On Displacement Centre in North Darfur's Al Fasher, Sudan

AMMAN/NEW YORK/PORT SUDAN, Sudan, 12 October 2025 - At least 17 children - 9 girls and 8 boys, including an infant just seven days old - were killed in an attack on the Dar… Read more »

Sudan: At Least 11 Children Reportedly Killed in Attack On a Mosque in Sudan's North Darfur State

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Read more »

Sudan: After 500 Days Under Siege, Children in Sudan's Al Fasher Face Starvation, Mass Displacement, and Deadly Violence

After 500 days under siege, the city of Al Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, and violence claiming young lives… Read more »