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07 February 2025

Haiti’s Children Under Siege: The staggering rise of child abuse and recruitment by armed groups

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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31 January 2025

UNICEF names Khaby Lame as a Goodwill Ambassador

Global content creator champions children’s rights following four-day visit to see UNICEF’s work in Senegal
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30 January 2025

New UN Report: 74 per cent of Latin American and Caribbean countries are highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security

Climate variability and extreme weather events (such as droughts and floods) are reducing agricultural productivity, disrupting food supply chains, impacting food environments and threatening progress in reducing hunger and malnutrition in the region
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24 January 2025

Nearly a quarter of a billion children’s schooling was disrupted by climate crises in 2024 – UNICEF

Education in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Philippines most severely affected by heatwaves, cyclones, floods and storms
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24 December 2024

Statement by UN Human Rights and UNICEF

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11 December 2024

Birth registration steadily increases worldwide, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’ - UNICEF

New report shows progress, while highlighting gaps—particularly in sub-Saharan Africa— leaving millions of children without legal identity
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10 December 2024

CDEMA and UNICEF Strengthen Commitment to Child-Centred Disaster Management in the Caribbean

The regional Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aims at reducing vulnerability and building resilience across the Caribbean region
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05 December 2024

Number of unaccompanied and separated children migrating in Latin America and the Caribbean hits record high

UNICEF appeals for US$ 819.8 million to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable children and families in the region, including those affected by complex crises, migration, internal armed conflict, armed violence and climate-related disasters
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25 November 2024

Number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups soars by 70 per cent in one year – UNICEF

Cycle of suffering continues as armed violence spirals parts of the country into chaos
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