Page Press releases The latest news on children’s issues in Middle East and North Africa Available in:Englishالعربية Statement 16 April 2024 Statement by Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, following her two-day visit to the Middle-East Read now Press release 16 April 2024 Children disproportionately wearing the scars of the war in Gaza - Geneva Palais briefing note This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Communication Specialist Tess Ingram – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva Visit the page Press release 14 April 2024 An entire generation of children in Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year Continued brutal hostilities and potential famine creating ominous conditions for tragic loss of children’s lives Visit the page Press release 26 March 2024 9 years into the conflict in Yemen, millions of children are malnourished and stunted More than half of the population needs lifesaving support, with malnutrition taking a particularly heavy toll on children Visit the page News note 26 March 2024 Gaza's Children: Trapped in a Cycle of Suffering This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva Read now Press release 15 March 2024 Acute malnutrition has doubled in one month in the north of Gaza strip: UNICEF 1 in 3 children under 2 years of age are today acutely malnourished in the north, according to nutrition screenings conducted by UNICEF and partners Visit the page Remarks 15 March 2024 Palais Briefing on the First UN mission to Khartoum State since war broke out in Sudan This is a summary of what was said by Jill Lawler, Chief of Field Operations and Emergency for UNICEF in Sudan, to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Read now Press release 15 March 2024 After 13 years of conflict in Syria, more children than ever in need of humanitarian assistance and a chance– UNICEF Prolonged exposure to conflict and deprivation taking a devastating long-term physical and mental toll on generation of children Visit the page Statement 10 March 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine Read now Press release 03 March 2024 Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on malnourished babies in Gaza slowly perishing under the world’s gaze Visit the page Statement 21 February 2024 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe Read now Press release 19 February 2024 Children’s lives threatened by rising malnutrition in the Gaza Strip The situation is especially serious in the north, where one in six children under the age of two is acutely malnourished Visit the page Previous 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 66 19 20 21 22 66 Next
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