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03 June 2026

Libya launches two national initiatives to transform community and school health

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29 May 2026

“I try to clean her wounds but my daughter screams in agony:” Dire conditions trap children in Gaza in an endless cycle of suffering

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Press release
13 May 2026

At least 59 children reportedly killed or injured in Lebanon in the past week despite ceasefire – UNICEF

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Remarks
12 May 2026

A demolition of homes, of schools, and of childhood

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Measuring Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE)

Field Trial Report: Assessment Instruments, Strengthening education systems through evidence on life skills across the MENA region

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Press release
07 May 2026

UNICEF delivers lifesaving supplies across conflict lines to reach besieged children in North Darfur

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05 May 2026

FAST FACTS: 30 years of life-saving therapeutic food for children, yet millions more still need it - UNICEF

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UNICEF Supply Annual Report 2025

Supply in focus: results for children achieved in close collaboration with partners around the world.

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Eight-year-old Hussein and nine-year-old Issa playing during UNICEF visit to Zouq Bhannine 091 informal settlement in northern Lebanon on 5 August 2021.