Statement
Children bear the brunt of escalating conflict and famine in Sudan
PORT SUDAN, 15 January 2025 – “As I wrap up my visit to Sudan, where the conflict rages on unabated, at least 120 people were reportedly killed following shelling in Omdurman on 13 and 14 January. Early reports indicate that there were children among the casualties. Just days before, between 7 and 8 January, 23 ch...
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Children under attack
By almost every measure, 2024 was one of the worst years on record for children living in conflict zones in UNICEF’s history. More than one in six children globally now live in areas affected by conflict, forced to face unthinkable violations. Children do not start wars but they pay the highest price for them. The...
Press release
‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 ‘one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history’ for children in conflict
NEW YORK, 28 December 2024 – The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to a review by UNICEF of the latest available data and prevailing global trends. More children than ever are estimated to be either living in conflict zones or for...
Statement
Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder, on the killing of children in Nuseirat and Al Mawasi, Gaza
AMMAN, 6 December 2024 – “In a single day of bloodshed, children in different parts of the Gaza strip were reportedly killed while sheltering inside their tents or desperately queueing for a piece of bread amid a rapidly worsening food crisis. ”On Wednesday, an airstrike in Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza, reportedly ...
Report
Promising practices and opportunities
Mapping the situation of child immigration detention and identifying promising child-sensitive alternatives across the MENA regionThe detention of child refugees and migrants based on their migration status is a critical protection issue globally and in the MENA region. While the issue of child immigration detenti...
Statement
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Adele Khodr on World Children’s Day 2024
AMMAN, 20 November 2024 - “On World Children’s Day, we honor the promise we made to every child — to protect and uphold their rights, safeguard their future and nurture their potential. “35 years ago, these promises were adopted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Children’s unique ...
Report
Growing Up in a Changing Climate
Immediate action needs to be taken to fulfill children’s inalienable right to a healthy environment. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urges governments, donors, development partners and the private sector to take the following actions:Protect the lives, health and well-being of children and the resilien...
Statement
UNICEF refutes allegations that it is part of efforts to destroy Yemen’s education sector made by the defacto authorities in Sana'a
AMMAN, 10 September 2024 - Since 2021, UNICEF and multiple partners have worked tirelessly to preserve and protect the right of Yemen’s 11 million school-aged children to access quality learning primarily through the framework of the Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) programme, a national partnership with th...
Statement
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Adele Khodr on the impact of the recent violence and attacks in the Middle East on children
AMMAN, 08 August 2024 – “Children in many countries in the Middle East are facing a harsh reality today more than ever before – life shrouded by uncertainty and violence. “The surge in violence and attacks has permeated several countries of the region in recent months, taking a shocking toll on children’s lives. ...
Press release
Child casualties in the West Bank skyrocket in the past nine months – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 22 July 2024 – A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 per cent compared to the preceding nine months, during which 41 Palestinian children were killed. Two Israeli children have been killed in the Wes...
Biography
Mohammad Fayyazi
Mr. Mohammad Fayyazi was appointed as the UNICEF Representative in Libya as of July 2024. Mr. Fayyazi has been working for the UN system for the last 24 years. He started his career with UNHCR in 2000 and then joined UNICEF in 2005. Before taking his current position as Representative in Libya, he was the Represen...
Report
Regional Nutrition Situation Analysis in the Middle East and North Africa - 2024
Well-nourished children survive, grow and develop to their full potential, and well-nourished adolescents and adults are healthier, more productive and better equipped to contribute to society. In contrast, poor nutrition across the lifecycle can have devastating and often lifelong consequences on health and devel...