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02 February 2024

Stories of loss and grief: At least 17,000 children are estimated to be unaccompanied or separated from their parents in the Gaza Strip

GENEVA, 2 February 2023 – UNICEF estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are unaccompanied or separated. Each one, a heartbreaking story of loss and grief. This corresponds to 1 per cent of the overall displaced population - 1.7 million people. Of course, this is an estimation since it is nearly impossible to gather and verify…

14 February 2020

UNICEF mourns the death of 15 children in orphanage fire and calls for end of institutionalization in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti 14 February 2020 - UNICEF is deeply saddened by the tragic death of 15 children in the Orphanage of the Church of Bible Understanding in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as a result of a fire on February 13, 2020. There are reports of infants, including babies, among the lost children. UNICEF expresses its sincere condolences to the…