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On 12 April 2022 in Ashti camp, Arbat City, Iraq, 10-month-old Shahad Mahmood (sitting in the lap of her grandmother) gets ready to receive a routine immunisation at her home.

18 September 2023

Two-thirds of global goals for children’s rights and well-being off-pace to meet 2030 targe

New report released ahead of the UN General Assembly shows historic acceleration needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only possible if world puts children at heart of national agendas

Children get water access at home for the first time in 2022 thanks to UNICEF innovative 'revolving fund' program

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on clim

In the face of the deepening climate crisis, the Committee specified obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Severe violations of children’s rights an ‘hourly occurrence’ in Sudan, warns UNICEF

UNICEF has received credible reports that at least 435 children killed and 2025 injured in past 100 days – an average of more than one an hour

Boy looking at the camera

UNICEF Libya Welcomes New Funding from Switzerland to Support Vulnerable Children

June 2023, Benghazi (Libya) Children and UNICEF Representative Michele Servadei, celebrating the World Environment Day at Benghazi Baity Center.

UNICEF and France Join Forces to Empower Children in Libya through Baity Centres

officials at a panel in a launching event

Large-scale survey to provide necessary data for effective child rights protection in Libya

Children sit together in a school-turned-shelter in Al-zebdiyeh neighbourhood, Aleppo city, northern Syria, on 13 February 2023.

Kuwait contributes US$ 17 million to boost delivery of essential services to children impacted by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

Tala, four-year-old at the sport’s city in Lattakia governorate.

UNICEF MENA 2022 Annual Report

For every child, every right

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UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office 2022 Annual Report (PDF, 3 MB)

Child fed by her parent cereal

Child Food Poverty Report

A Nutrition Crisis in Early Childhood in Lebanon - June 2023

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Child Food Poverty (PDF, 2 MB)

Yasmina stands between her two children in the field next to her home.

Giving children in legal trouble a chance to succeed

Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Troubled Tunisian Youth for a Brighter Tomorrow