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The United Nations Network on Migration Commemorates First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

11/12/2019

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Despite significant increase in birth registration, a quarter of the world’s children remain ‘invisible’

Proportion of registered births increased almost 20 per cent over past decade, yet 166 million children under-five have never been officially recorded

10/12/2019

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Press release

COP25: UNICEF Global Chief of Communication Paloma Escudero remarks at high-level UNICEF-OHCHR event

As prepared

09/12/2019

Media Advisory

Media Advisory

COP 25: Young climate activists call for urgent action on the climate crisis at UNICEF-OHCHR event

06/12/2019

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Press release

FACT SHEET: ‘The climate crisis is a child rights crisis’

06/12/2019

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Press release

As impact of climate crisis worsens, Caribbean islands see six-fold increase in number of children displaced by storms, new UNICEF report shows

Spike in displacement could be new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the region

05/12/2019

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Press release

Measles outbreaks continue unabated : Five countries accounted for nearly half of all measles cases in 2018

Children in Samoa are latest victims of 2019 outbreaks

05/12/2019

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Press release

More than 140,000 die from measles as cases surge worldwide

Infants and young children most at risk of fatal complications, health agencies warn

05/12/2019

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Press release

More than 6,100 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Italy in need of community and family-based care

UNICEF calls for investments to increase alternative care

05/12/2019

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Press release

UNICEF issues largest-ever emergency funding appeal to reach historic numbers of children in need

04/12/2019

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Statement

Eight children reportedly killed in attacks on Tal Rifaat in rural Aleppo in the north of Syria

Statement from Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

02/12/2019

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Press release

430,000 children continue to bear the brunt of eastern Ukraine conflict

UNICEF calls on all parties to end ongoing fighting

02/12/2019

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