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14 January 2018

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At Ras El Nabeh School Shelterschool shelter

03 October 2024

Zeinab and Fatima flee their collapsing home, seeking safety

With explosions echoing around them, they 2 escape the chaos, leaving behind their home and dreams, longing to return to a life of peace

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At least five children reportedly killed and 20 injured in shelling of school and market in El Obeid city, Sudan

Statement by UNICEF Sudan Representative Sheldon Yett

FILE PHOTO: This picture taken on September 1, 2023 shows a view of destruction in a livestock market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state.

An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on situation in Darfur, Sudan

On February 22, 2024, friends of Hassan Al Durr, a 5-year-old girl killed in an airstrike, visit the aftermath of the deadly airstrike that claimed her life. Majdal Zoun, Southern Lebanon.

Geneva Palais briefing note: Caught in the Crossfire – Lebanon’s children under fire

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

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Caught in the Crossfire

The Impact of Six Months of Conflict on Children in Lebanon

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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.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine

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

A child gets measured for malnutrition in the Gaza Strip

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