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Measles outbreaks continue unabated

Five countries accounted for nearly half of all measles cases in 2018

Marawi. A girl stands next to her family’s temporary home in a tented evacuation site.

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Humanitarian Action for Children 2020 appeal launched

UNICEF issues largest-ever emergency funding appeal to reach historic numbers of children in need

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Dr. Denis Nansera, a paediatrician, examines Kansiime Ruth, 25, and her daughters aged 1 and 4 years, at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda

Photo Essay

Treating HIV-positive children with speed and skill

How innovations in rapid testing and child-friendly medicines are saving lives in Uganda

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Press release

Over 300 children and adolescents die every day from AIDS

Only half of children living with HIV have access to life-saving treatment

Children walking through a flooded field

Press release

100,000 flood victims in South Sudan assisted by UNICEF

South Sudan declared a state of emergency in several affected counties in October 2019.

Sheger Takeover for World Children's Day in Ethiopia

Statement

Reflections from UNICEF's Regional Director on child rights

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Celebrating #WorldChildrensDay and 30 years of the CRC

Check out this animation to learn more about some of the most important rights children have.

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Eritrea celebrates World Children’s Day

Memorable programmes by and for children

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Recent reports

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Document

Knowledge for Children in Africa 2019

Publications catalogue

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Children gather at the school in Ndenga village, 30 kilometres from Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic.

Report

Demographic Dividend Potential, Eastern and Southern Africa

Understanding population dynamics and the urgency for investing in human capital

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Report

The State of WASH Financing in Eastern and Southern Africa

A comparative picture of WASH financing issues in the region

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Mother and newborn baby in hospital bed

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WASH in Health Care Facilities

UNICEF Scoping Study in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Newborn infant boy who suffers from jaundice and sepsis and weighs only 1.3 kilograms, has his hand held by his grandmother.

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Sitting in her class, a young girl child writes in her textbook in Kangalita Primary school in a remote area, about 58 kilometers South of the town of Lodwar, in Turkana district in northern Kenya.

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