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 »

West Africa: The Enduring Resilience of Children of the Central Sahel in the Midst of Crisis

"After a 14-day visit to the Central Sahel, I have witnessed firsthand a region rich in possibilities, yet continuously affected by insecurity, climate shocks, and socio-economic… Read more »

Africa: Children Are Paying The Price for Climate Change. Climate Finance Must Catch Up

Climate change is reshaping what childhood looks like. Read more »

Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell's Remarks At the Humanitarian Dialogue - Humanitarian Priorities for Children in 2026

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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 »

Africa: Remarks By Unicef Executive Catherine Russell On World Water Day 2026 - Where Water Flows, Equality Grows

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Africa: Progress in Reducing Child Deaths Slows As 4.9 Million Children Under Five Die in 2024

New UN report on child mortality fully assess leading causes of under five deaths for first time 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Statement By Unicef On the Killing of a Staff Member in the Democratic Republic of Congo

"UNICEF is devastated and outraged that our colleague Karine Buisset was killed in a reported drone strike on a building housing aid workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. 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 »

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: 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 »

North Africa: 2026 Brings No Respite to Children Living in Violence and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

"We are only a few weeks into the new year and already the toll of violence and conflict on children in the region is devastating. Read more »

Africa: Preventive Cholera Vaccination Resumes As Global Supply Reaches Critical Milestone

First preventive campaign in over three years launches in Mozambique, with others planned in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence Against Children 'Entrenched' and Rising Across DR Congo - UNICEF

More than 35,000 cases of child rape and sexual assault recorded nationwide in 2025 Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Statement By Unicef On Children Displaced By Escalating Violence in Eastern DRC

"UNICEF is deeply alarmed by the rapid escalation of hostilities in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has forced hundreds of thousands of children… Read more »

Africa: Remarks By Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell At the Launch of Unicef's Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal

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Africa: Age Restrictions Alone Won't Keep Children Safe Online

Statement by UNICEF as countries move to introduce social media bans for children Read more »