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Press release
06 June 2024

Three in five children in MENA region suffer from child food poverty - UNICEF

AMMAN, 6 June 2024 – In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, around 34 million children under five years of age, or three in every five, are experiencing child food poverty. Over 20 per cent– or one in five – live in severe child food poverty. These figures are documented in a  Child Food Poverty n...
Report
06 June 2024

Child Food Poverty

‘Child Food Poverty: Nutrition deprivation in early childhood’ examines the status, trends, inequities and drivers of child food poverty in early childhood. The report also outlines an agenda for tackling the problem, including actions to transform food systems, leverage health systems, and activate social protect...
Statement
01 August 2023

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 1 August 2023 - "In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is protected and supported, particularly in the workplace. "This World Breastfeeding Week, under its theme, “ Let’s make breastfeeding at work,…
Press release
06 June 2023

More than 300,000 grave violations against children in conflict verified worldwide in past 18 years - UNICEF

NEW YORK/OSLO, 5 June 2023 – A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict were verified by the United Nations between 2005 and 2022, a stark illustration of the devastating impact of war and conflict on children. As states, donors and the humanitarian community meet in Norway for the Oslo Con...
Annual report
28 May 2023

UNICEF 2022 Annual Report

This report highlights UNICEF's key achievements across its five goal areas and humanitarian action, engagement with young people and its financial results in 2022. 
Press release
04 May 2023

Global Report on Food Crises: Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022

Rome/Brussels/New York/Washington, D.C. - The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of...
Report
20 April 2023

The State of the World's Children 2023

The world is facing a red alert for children’s health: Routine vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF’s latest report, The State of the World’s Children 2023: For every child, vaccination, explores the reasons behind this red alert and the steps we as a global community must take...
Document
28 February 2023

Children's Rights Arabic Glossary

Universally ratified by Arab States, the  Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) remains the global gold standard for societies and communities to uphold the rights of every child, everywhere, and every time. It provides a clear framework of accountabilities for Governments, communities, families, the private...
Press release
20 November 2022

Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide – UNICEF

NEW YORK, 18 November 2022 – Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries across the world, according to a new UNICEF report published ahead of World Children’s Day. Rights denied: The impact of discrimination on children shows the extent to which racism and discrimination impact…
Press release
01 February 2022

Catherine Russell assumes functions as new UNICEF Executive Director

Download photo here . NEW YORK, 1 February 2022 – Catherine Russell took office today as UNICEF’s new Executive Director, becoming the fourth woman to lead the organization in its 75-year history. “It is an honor and a privilege to join UNICEF and help lead its remarkable work for children at such a crucial moment...
Statement
16 October 2020

UNICEF Launches New Core Commitments for Children

Dear Colleagues, Today, UNICEF is releasing the new Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) — our core policy for humanitarian action, a vital framework that guides and shapes our humanitarian response in these complex and life-threatening environments. This new edition responds to a critical need: to provide timely and quality humanitarian support…
Press release
17 April 2020

COVID-19: Global ceasefire would be a gamechanger for 250 million children living in conflict-affected areas

NEW YORK, 17 April 2020 – “Today there are 250 million children around the world living in areas under conflict. Each of these children needs warring parties to heed the call of the UN Secretary General to lay down their weapons as part of a global ceasefire to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of these childre...