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A mother holds her baby, who is being examined for malnutrition by a UNICEF staff.
Press release
28 November 2023
Burkina Faso: Insecurity pushes more than 1 in 10 children into acute malnutrition in heavily affected areas
New nutrition data shows that insecurity is leaving children exposed to alarming levels of malnutrition and the absence of basic services, warns UNICEF
Remarks
24 November 2023
UNHCR and UNICEF express grave concern over the humanitarian toll on civilians in eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Representative in the DRC, Grant Leaity, and UNHCR's Representative in the DRC, Angele Dikongue-Atanga – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
Press release
14 November 2023
UNICEF condemns latest attack in eastern DR Congo as act of ‘horrific brutality’
Attack leaves 29 people dead, including eight children
A child washes his hands at a water pump, Chad
Document
06 November 2023
Progress on Sanitation and Hygiene in Africa 2000-2022

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Africa Regional WASH Snapshot (PDF, 8 MB)
Situation report
24 October 2023
WCAR Child Rights and Humanitarian Dashboard, September 2023

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English (PDF, 5 MB)
Situation report
24 October 2023
Sahel Child Rights and Humanitarian Dashboard, September 2023

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English (PDF, 1 MB)
Situation report
24 October 2023
Central Sahel Child Rights and Humanitarian Dashboard, June 2023

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English (PDF, 905 KB)
A child uses a rule to draw a line on a chalkboard.
Press release
02 October 2023
Burkina Faso: New academic year starts with one million children out of school due to ongoing violence and insecurity – UNICEF
At least 6,000 schools remain closed; despite challenges, more than 3.8 million children are back in their classrooms
Two children play football in a desert field.
Press release
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
Democratic Republic of the Congo. A child looks out of a window at a care centre in Bunia.
Blog post
20 September 2023
Hope after horror in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Child survivors of armed groups share with UNICEF Communications Specialist John James their experiences – and hopes for a better future