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26 October 2025

Gaza’s ceasefire offers a vital chance for children – it must be seized

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24 October 2025

“Sudan is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis - and children are paying the highest price”

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23 October 2025

IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP urge immediate action to address escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan

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Statement
12 October 2025

At least 17 children reportedly killed in attack on displacement centre in North Darfur's Al Fasher, Sudan

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Statement
12 October 2025

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

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08 October 2025

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Eight-year-old Hussein and nine-year-old Issa playing during UNICEF visit to Zouq Bhannine 091 informal settlement in northern Lebanon on 5 August 2021.