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 »

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 »