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

As prepared Read more »

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 »

Africa: Unicef Calls for Urgent Investment in Life-Saving Services for Children As Global Humanitarian Needs Reach New Extremes

Surging conflicts, rising hunger, global funding cuts, and collapsing basic services are driving humanitarian needs for children to extreme levels worldwide. As UNICEF's… 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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Cholera Outbreak Is Declared Country's Worst in 25 Years

UNICEF warns about the devastating impact as children account for nearly one in four cases Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of the Congo Cholera Outbreak is Declared Country's Worst in 25 Years

The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a devastating impact tallying 64,427 total cases since the start of the year, including 1,888 deaths,… 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 »

Mozambique: Surge in Violence Pushes Children to the Breaking Point in Northern Mozambique

Tens of thousands of children displaced as families forced to flee in wake of attacks by armed non-state actors Read more »

Africa: World Risks Reversing HIV Progress As Children Continue to Face Treatment Gap - Unicef

Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment, and care, as shrinking funding threatens to increase their… Read more »

Nigeria: Reported Abduction of Children and Teachers From a Secondary School in Niger State, Nigeria

Scores of children and teachers were reportedly abducted from a secondary school in Niger State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Friday, just days after a separate attack in Kebbi… Read more »

Africa: More Than 400 Million Children Globally Live in Poverty, Missing Out On At Least Two Daily Needs Such As Nutrition and Sanitation - Unicef

New report warns more children are at risk of falling into poverty as global funding cuts, conflict and climate threaten access to services crucial for health and wellbeing Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef Calls for Stronger Protection of Children Following Tragic School Attack in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria

UNICEF strongly condemns the reported attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, in Northwest Nigeria, which resulted in the death of the school's… Read more »

Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell Remarks At the COP30 Leaders Summit - General Plenary of Leaders

"Excellencies, thank you very much for giving me the floor. And thank you to His Excellency President Lula and the COP30 Presidency for convening us here in Belém. 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 »

Africa: West and Central Africa's Girls Demand Action from Leaders

Dakar, Senegal, 10 October 2025 - To mark the International Day of the Girl, over 100 girls from West and Central Africa came together in Dakar for the West and Central Africa… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UNICEF Delivers Vaccines and Life-Saving Support As Ebola Outbreak Hits Kasai

Nearly 45,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine are on their way to Kasai province as UNICEF intensifies efforts alongside the government and partners to protect children and families… 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 »