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Mothers cling to hope of help in Horn of Africa

The world cannot look away as children start dying. The worst drought in 40 years is unleashing hunger, thirst, displacement and death on already vulnerable communities.

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Press release
20 March 2023
New study finds that 43,000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia
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Press release
20 March 2023
In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique
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Press release
19 March 2023
Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy - UNICEF
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A child lays on a hospital bed while a doctor stands nearby.
Press release
09 March 2023

Children's lives at risk in 11 countries across eastern and southern Africa as cholera

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An infant receives an injection into the thigh
News note
03 March 2023

UNICEF and the African Council of Religious Leaders discuss Immunization take up across Eastern and Southern Africa

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A line of girls sitting next to each other; view of the hands on laps only
Article
The road to ending FGM must be paved in partnership with men

Joint Opinion Editorial from Mohamed Fall, UNICEF Regional Director, ESA and Lydia Zigomo, UNFPA Regional Director, ESA

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Children with disabilities at classroom desks
Statement
23 January 2023

UNESCO and UNICEF call for urgent action on regional learning crisis on the International Day of Education 2023

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Mothers and their children at an IDP camp in Dollow, Somalia
Press release
22 December 2022

More than twenty million children suffering in the Horn of Africa as drought intensifies – UNICEF

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