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Two children play football in a desert field.

28 September 2023

DR Congo: Children killed, injured, abducted, and face sexual violence in conflict at record levels for third consecutive year – UNICEF

UN-verified cases up by more than 40 per cent in the first half of 2023

21 September 2023

Call for Action to End the Detention of Children in Conflict

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Call for Action to the End Detention of Children in Conflict (PDF, 181 KB)

19 September 2023

Tens of thousands of Sudanese children on the brink of death before the year ends.

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

08 September 2023

From Hope to Horror: Violence's Grip Tightens on DRC's Children

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Grant Leaity – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

On 30 August 2023 in Goa, Mali, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban visits a temporary learning space set up by UNICEF with BMZ support. These children are taking remedial classes to prepare for the start of the school year at the Bawa IDP site. Nearly 3,000 displaced people, more than half of whom are children, have fled violence, conflict and/or food insecurity and sought refuge in the camp.

01 September 2023

Nearly one million children in Mali at risk of acute malnutrition by the end of 2023 – UNICEF-WFP

Ongoing conflict and lack of humanitarian access are weakening already vulnerable communities

On August 21, 2023, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina De Dominicis speaks with with preschool children during her visit to "Lisova Pisnya" - one of the kindergarten in Irpin Municipality, Ukraine, supported by UNICEF.

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of the Ukraine war on children’s education

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina De Dominicis – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Regina De Dominicis, speaks with preschool children during her visit to "Lisova Pisnya" - one of the kindergarten in Irpin Municipality, supported by UNICEF. 21 August 2023

Widespread learning loss among Ukraine’s children, as students enter fourth year of disruption to education

Continued attacks on education inside Ukraine and low-level enrolment in host countries have left many of Ukraine’s 6.7 million 3–18-year-olds struggling to learn, warns UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina De Dominicis

On 3 June 2023, displaced children in a gathering centre in Madani, Al Jazirah state in east-central Sudan which is now their new home after fleeing fighting.

More than two million children displaced by brutal conflict in Sudan as violence spreads to new areas

With more children displaced in past 52 days than in previous four years combined, UNICEF warns that, without peace, the future of Sudan’s children is at stake

"Time and time again" children's lives being cut short by attacks in Ukraine

Statement by Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia

Statement by UNICEF Representative in Niger Stefano Savi on severe impact of ongoing crisis on millions of vulnerable children