Press release
Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says
ROME/NEW YORK, 12 May 2025 –, Populations across the Gaza Strip are at risk of famine as fighting has surged again, border crossings are still closed, and food is dangerously scarce. Hunger and malnutrition have intensified sharply since all aid was blocked from entering on 2 March, reversing the clear humanitaria...
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First deliveries of life-saving supplies for children enter Gaza
AMMAN / NEW YORK 21 October 2023, – Over 44,000 bottles of drinking water supplied by UNICEF – just enough for 22,000 people for 1 day – were driven through the Rafah Crossing today as part of a 20-truck convoy with the Egyptian Red Crescent, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme. “ With one ...
Press release
Time is running out for children in Gaza—UNICEF
NEW YORK, 13 October 2023 – , Hundreds of thousands of children and their families have started fleeing northern Gaza today ahead of imminent larger-scale attacks. It follows days of bombardments of Gaza after the brutal attacks of 7 October. Nearly a week into the war, hundreds of children have been reportedly ki...
Campaign
Deadly Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
UNICEF is working closely with government agencies and its partners in the field to strengthen humanitarian assistance in the affected areas, restore damaged infrastructure and provide basic services. Ιt's been a year since the devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, but the needs of families and children...
Press release
War in Ukraine pushes generation of children to the brink, warns UNICEF
KYIV/NEW YORK, 21 February 2023 –, Almost one year since the escalation of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a generation of children has experienced 12 months of violence, fear, loss and tragedy. There is not a single aspect of children’s lives that the conflict has not impacted, with children killed, inj...
Article
Oleksandr from Ukraine plays, dances and smiles again thanks to school
. Embedded video follows Mum they don't understand me..." Oleksandr was saying to his mother when they arrived in Greece from Ukraine. After the first two weeks at school, he was again able to play, sing and dance with the other children, feeling safe and happy again. Watch little Oleksandr's story and learn more about the 'All Children in…
Press release
One hundred days of war in Ukraine have left 5.2 million children in need of humanitarian assistance
Embedded video follows, NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 1 June 2022 – , Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have wrought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF said today. Three million children inside Ukraine and over 2.2 million children in refugee-hosting countries are now in need of humanitarian assistance. Almost two out of every three children have been…, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russel...