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Projected number of severely malnourished Somali children up 50 percent

Somali children face triple threat of drought, disease and displacement

Urgent action needed to protect children in ‘forgotten crisis’ in Central African Republic: UNICEF

Without increased support, the lives and futures of more than 1 million children in the Central African Republic are under threat, UNICEF said today.

UNICEF statement on release of Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram

UNICEF welcomes Saturday’s release of over 80 of the girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at their school in Chibok over three years ago.

More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan

More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today.

Six-year-old Canadian girl gives up birthday gifts for Syrian children

When Anna Puopolo turned five, she raised money for UNICEF’s work with children around the world. “This year,” she says, “we decided to do something a little bigger.”

Diaries from Syria: a single mother’s journey of hope and fear

Being a mother is miraculous. But for me, being forced live far away from my children just to put bread on the table, has turned this blessing into a curse.

Unwitting victims

Marked by massive violations of children’s rights, the Lake Chad Basin conflict has shattered countless lives

General Comments: Interpreting the Convention

Working together to make a difference in emergencies

In 2016, the lives of millions of children were disrupted, upended or nearly destroyed by emergencies, including conflict, natural disasters and fast-spreading epidemics. Nearly 250 million children currently live in countries affected by conflict; millions more face risks from natural disasters and fast-spreading epidemics.