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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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We remain next to children. Are you?
Children are caught up in crises not of their own making. Displaced from their homes at record levels. Cut off from care as global health threats re-emerge. Deprived of schooling and made vulnerable to organized violence., They cannot be left to endure on their own., With partners big and small, UNICEF operates in...
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Children in Gaza need humanitarian aid and protection
The escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip is having a devastating impact on children and their families. Thousands of children have been killed and thousands more injured. More than 1.9 million people in the Gaza Strip are estimated to be internally displaced - half of them children. They lack sufficient acc...