Eastern and Southern Africa

Mama Bwanga at a health centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Statement

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic

25/03/2020

Mozambique. A family stands by a destroyed house.

Press release

One year after Cyclone Idai, 2.5 million people in Mozambique remain in need of humanitarian assistance

UNICEF prepares for more frequent and ferocious disasters as a result of the climate crisis

17/03/2020

Press release

World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet

As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health

18/02/2020

Children just released from an armed group in Pibor have just received new backpacks.

Press release

Critical support for former child soldiers in South Sudan at risk from lack of funding

900 children on verge of release could be left in limbo unless new funds are secured

11/02/2020

A mother and her baby waiting for consultation at majunga Health Centre

Press release

Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children in Madagascar

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Madagascar Deputy Representative Jean Benoit Manhes – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

11/02/2020

Ethiopia. Two teenagers walk outside a school.

Article

A South Sudanese refugee finds friendship in Ethiopia

How conflict across the border – and shared daily challenges – brought two friends together

17/12/2019

Photo Essay

Treating HIV-positive children with speed and skill

How innovations in rapid testing and child-friendly medicines are saving lives in Uganda.

29/11/2019

South Sudan. A baby sits strapped to his mother's back.

Article

From one crisis to another

More than 900,000 people in eastern South Sudan have been displaced by massive flooding. UNICEF is on the ground bringing relief

15/11/2019

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Press release

200,000 children affected as heavy flooding in Somalia brings increased risk of malnutrition and disease outbreak

UNICEF and partners working to meet urgent needs of most vulnerable children

05/11/2019

A UNICEF staff member with children in flood-affected Pibor Town, South Sudan

Press release

UNICEF appeals for US$10 million to support flood affected children in South Sudan

05/11/2019

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