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On 2 May 2023, a parent awaits healthcare services at Fashir Reproductive health centre in Sudan. The centre received WASH and health supplies from UNICEF

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30 May 2023

Sudan conflict leaves 13.6 million children in desperate need of humanitarian aid

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On 1 March 2023 in A'zaz, north-west Syria, UNICEF Family Hygiene Kits are distributed to families at a camp for families displaced by the earthquakes.

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17 May 2023

100 days after earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, millions of children continue to face desperate

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Statement

13 May 2023

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on escalation of hostilities in Israel and the State of Palestine

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On 27 April 2023, as conflict escalates in Sudan, refugees arrive in the Chadian village of Koufroun, which is situated on the Chad-Sudan border.

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11 May 2023

Sudan violence forces at least 450,000 children to flee their homes

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Statement

04 May 2023

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the escalating humanitarian crisis

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With youth joblessness in Lebanon at record levels, UNICEF, funded by Germany through the German Development Bank KfW, continues to roll out an innovative programme aimed at giving training and work to thousands of the country’s youth while paying them a living wage as they learn.

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03 May 2023

The Middle East and North Africa urgently needs relevant education, training and lifelong learning systems to tackle youth unemployment and skills gaps

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27 April 2023

Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for children, warn UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision

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Julien, 8 months, received his vaccines against polio and measles at a health centre in As-Sweida city, south Syria, on 17 October 2022. “I believe that vaccines shield children from diseases,” said his mother Kholoud.

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27 April 2023

UNICEF sounds the alarm over increased number of unvaccinated children in the Middle East and North Africa

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26 April 2023

Ministry of Education announces the UAE's Green Education Partnership Roadmap in preparation for COP28

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On 19 April 2023, children and families flee their neighbourhoods amid fighting in Khartoum, Sudan.

Statement

20 April 2023

Escalating violence in Sudan puts millions of children at risk

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On 6 June 2022 in Aden Governorate, Yemen, health worker Ghada Ali Obaid, 53, vaccinates 11-year-old Amani Nasr during a community outreach vaccination drive for children.

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20 April 2023

New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

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17 April 2023

UNICEF appoints artist Balqees Fathi as a UNICEF Ambassador

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07 April 2023

800,000 children to be vaccinated against measles and polio across earthquake-stricken northwest Syria

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Hana'a Ammar Saad Ali, 9 months old, getting medical attention from the mobile clinic health worker

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23 March 2023

8 years of crushing conflict in Yemen leave more than 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance

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“My mother won’t let me play with my friends outside as it rained yesterday, and the ground is too muddy. I wish I have plastic rain boots to play outside.” says Anhar,7.

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15 March 2023

UNICEF warns of looming child nutrition crisis in Syria amid 12 years of conflict and deadly earthquakes

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08 March 2023

WHO and UNICEF launch cholera vaccination campaign in northwest Syria amidst earthquake response

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