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Latest news from the region

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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Statement
08 October 2025

Two years of hellish war have devastated Gaza’s children

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Statement
22 September 2025

At least 11 children reportedly killed in attack on a mosque in Sudan’s North Darfur State

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Statement
19 September 2025

Statement by UNICEF on the theft of lifesaving therapeutic food for thousands of children in Gaza

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Statement
12 September 2025

Statement attributable to UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, on the deadly risks for over 450,000 children in Gaza City as military attacks increase

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Press release
11 September 2025

Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in August surpasses July record

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Press release
10 September 2025

Fifty-two million children and adolescents live with overweight and obesity in the Middle East and North Africa

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Press release
10 September 2025

Obesity exceeds underweight for the first time among school-age children and adolescents globally – UNICEF

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Press release
08 September 2025

Baladiyati, the EU funded Programme, celebrates its Final Event in Tripoli

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News note

Gaza IPC Famine Classification

Response to Issues Raised Following Classification

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Statement
27 August 2025

After 500 days under siege, children in Sudan’s Al Fasher face starvation, mass displacement, and deadly violence - UNICEF

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Press release
25 August 2025

After months of siege, UNICEF convoy reaches South Kordofan with lifesaving supplies for children

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Press release
22 August 2025

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

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Press release
13 August 2025

Urgent action is needed as humanitarian needs of children and families in As-Sweida continue to surge

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Statement
04 August 2025

On World Breastfeeding Week, countries urged to invest in health systems and support breastfeeding mothers

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