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UNI465093

07 November 2023

Children account for half of dead and injured in Nepal earthquake - UNICEF

UNICEF and partners step up support to provide urgent life-saving assistance for over 200,000 people – including 80,000 children – in dire need of help

UNI463806

04 November 2023

Children and families at risk after 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Nepal

Statement attributable to Alice Akunga, UNICEF Representative to Nepal

UNI450681

12 October 2023

UNICEF launches US$ 20 million appeal to support 96,000 children affected by recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan

Over the next three months, life-saving humanitarian assistance will reach over 200,000 people – including 96,000 children – living in the most devastated and vulnerable areas of Herat province.

Noor Khatoon, 22, in front of her destroyed house

One year on from catastrophic floods, millions of children in Pakistan still need urgent support

Fahim lays on the bed next to his mother

Eleven-year-old Fahim fights against deadly dengue

Children in Bangladesh face an imminent crisis as cases rise at an alarming rate

Naghma

One year on, three brighter smiles

After Afghanistan’s destructive earthquake a year ago, UNICEF is helping communities rebuild with new classrooms and child-friendly spaces

father Sayed Ali and his daughter Atifa

Afghanistan - A Children’s Crisis: UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Fran Equiza's remarks at the Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Sohida

Eight-year-old Sohida spent night alone on roadside

Furious fire leaves 6,000 Rohingya refugee children without shelter in Bangladesh refugee camps

fire in the Rohingya refugee camps

Statement by UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, Mr. Sheldon Yett, on the fire in the Rohingya refugee camps

30 January 2023

Afghanistan: UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi's remarks at UN Press Briefing