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Children fleeing war in Ukraine at heightened risk of trafficking and exploitation

Publication date: March 20, 2022

UNICEF calls for strengthened measures to protect children crossing from Ukraine into neighbouring countries

UNICEF sends additional life-saving supplies for Ukraine response

Publication date: March 18, 2022

UNICEF has dispatched 85 trucks carrying 858 tons of emergency supplies to support children and families in war-torn Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

On 6 March 2022, a UNICEF staff inspects supplies that have just arrived in Lviv, western Ukraine, from UNICEF’s Global Supply and Logistics Hub in Copenhagen.

Syria: Children struggle with physical and psychological scars after 11 years of war

Publication date: March 15, 2022

Eleven years since the crisis began in Syria, violence, displacement, and lack of access to essential services continue to obstruct children’s lives.

Particularly Shocking. Every single minute, 55 children have fled their country. A Ukrainian child has become a refugee almost every single second since the start of the war.

Publication date: March 15, 2022

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.

Child accompanied across the Romanian border

Yemen: Acute hunger at unprecedented levels as funding dries up

Publication date: March 14, 2022

Joint press release by FAO, UNICEF and WFP

Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine

Publication date: March 13, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, and WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Additional UNICEF supplies on their way to Ukraine as number of child refugees exceeds 1 million mark

Publication date: March 10, 2022

Additional UNICEF supplies on their way to Ukraine as number of child refugees exceeds 1 million mark

Two thirds of households with children have lost income during pandemic

Publication date: March 10, 2022

UNICEF-World Bank report finds that the lost earnings have left adults in 1 in 4 households with children going a day or more without food

On 30 November 2021, UNICEF staff meet with beneficiaries during a visit to review progress of a cross-sectoral UNICEF programme aimed at reducing malnutrition in Sabang, Aceh Province, Indonesia.

Halifax’s iconic ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ celebrates its 30th year supporting the world’s vulnerable children

Publication date: March 9, 2022

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Jhanu (5 yrs) drinks water from the village hand pump near her anganwadi.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported attack against maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine

Publication date: March 9, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported attack against maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine

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Children fleeing war in Ukraine at heightened risk of trafficking and exploitation

UNICEF sends additional life-saving supplies for Ukraine response

Syria: Children struggle with physical and psychological scars after 11 years of war

Particularly Shocking. Every single minute, 55 children have fled their country. A Ukrainian child has become a refugee almost every single second since the start of the war.

Yemen: Acute hunger at unprecedented levels as funding dries up

Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine

Additional UNICEF supplies on their way to Ukraine as number of child refugees exceeds 1 million mark

Two thirds of households with children have lost income during pandemic

Halifax’s iconic ‘Chefs for UNICEF Water for Life Gala’ celebrates its 30th year supporting the world’s vulnerable children

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on reported attack against maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine

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