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Somalia. A child is held by his mother as he feeds on a sachet of ready-to-use therapeutic food.

World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children

Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up both need for, and cost of life-saving therapeutic food treatment, the latter by up to 16 per cent

On 18 April 2022 in Ukraine, Dmytro, 12, does homework in a subway station in Kharkiv.

"Children in Ukraine need an end to this war – their futures hang in the balance"

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi's remarks at the UN Security Council Meeting on the maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine

UNICEF delivers supplies to children.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the Brussels VI Conference: "Supporting the future of Syria and the region"

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Syria. A woman holds a child at a school in northeast Syria.

Number of Syrian children in need hits record high

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr

On 7 March 2022, in Lviv, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder is filmed reporting on the escalating conflict in Ukraine.

Trying to make sense of a senseless war

UNICEF is supporting families devastated by war in Ukraine. Spokesperson James Elder reflects on what he has seen so far

On 27 April 2022 in Ukraine, 18-month-old Sashko plays with his mother, Kateryna, 27, at UNICEF's "Spilno" Child Spot in Ternopil. Here, doctors vaccinate those interested in protection from COVID-19 and advise parents on routine childhood immunizations.

Every day that the war in Ukraine continues is a nightmare for millions of children.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the High-Level International Donor's Conference for Ukraine

School year nears tragic end in Ukraine amid child deaths, empty classrooms and destruction of educational facilities

17 per cent of UNICEF-supported ‘Safe Schools’ in eastern Ukraine damaged or destroyed

At least 21 children reported killed in violence in Sudan’s West Darfur

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

Ukraine. A mother and her son carry clean water home in plastic containers.

1.4 million people without running water across war-affected eastern Ukraine

Damages to the water network and power cuts left an additional 4.6 million people across Ukraine without adequate access to safe water.

Deborah Yar and her 4 year old daughter, Nyanlei Thuch, are photographed in Guachateny Boma village in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Nyanlei - like many children in her community - receives medical assistance from Awan Agaan, a UNICEF-supported Bomi Health Worker.

UN agencies call for scaled-up response to address increasing hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan

Food insecurity likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in the coming months, compared to last year