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Arab News | UNICEF chief: 6.9 million Syrian children urgently need humanitarian assistance

DAMASCUS: UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said Wednesday that 6.9 million Syrian children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance,…

2 days ago

Lebanon: one in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF

In an alert on Wednesday, UNICEF said that children go to bed hungry in at least one in five households.…

2 days ago

Yemen escalation displaces more than 57,000 children: UNICEF

The warning comes from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which said that more than 57,000 children have been displaced in…

2 weeks ago

Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns

It’s only 15 days into the new school year and already more than a thousand air raid alerts have sounded…

2 weeks ago

South Sudan: UNICEF reaches communities cut off by conflict in Jonglei state

Jonglei is among a handful of states that have seen a return to armed conflict, with clashes between Government and…

3 weeks ago

‘A playground, a beach, a home’: UNICEF demands end to child deaths in Russia-Ukraine war

“Over the past several days, children have again been killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and across Ukraine,”…

2 months ago

Venezuela earthquakes leave 680,000 children in need of assistance: UNICEF

Damage to hospitals, schools, and water systems is exacerbating the situation for affected families, many of whom remain displaced.The two…

3 months ago

Gaza: Sneeze and you might get shot, warns UNICEF in alert on child killings

“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for…

4 months ago

Gaza children trapped ‘in an endless cycle of suffering’: UNICEF

“The experiences of the desperate parents I met this past week can illustrate this better than I could,” UNICEF Communication…

4 months ago

Central Sahel: Millions of children in humanitarian need, UNICEF official warns

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban issued the warning following a visit to Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. “After a 14-day visit to the Central…

5 months ago