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96,000 children affected by earthquakes in western Afghanistan in dire need of support this winter, UNICEF warns

100 days after the earthquakes, UNICEF calls for greater healthcare, clean water and sanitation services for children suffering life-threatening winter conditions

On 14th October 2023, children collect furniture from their destroyed homes following the recent earthquakes in Zinda Jan District, western Afghanistan.

Ecuador: Homicide rate among children and adolescents soars 640 per cent in four years - UNICEF

Rising violence is putting more children at risk and depriving hundreds of thousands from access to social services.

What’s in a name? Everything

UNICEF Canada President and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian on the importance of accessing birth registration services for every child.

2023 Monthly Donor Impact

Your monthly donations mean that UNICEF is there even before an emergency strikes, and when the unthinkable happens. In 2023, intensified conflicts, economic crises, climate change, and natural disasters like earthquakes and floods caused enormous hardships for children. With your generosity, UNICEF scaled up our support for these children and maintained crucial programming around the world.

A smiling UNICEF worker stands outside in the sunshine holding a child who is smiling and reaching for the worker’s UNICEF hat.

Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreaks in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes

Joint press release by WFP/UNICEF/WHO

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Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria

More than 330,000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived last night in Cameroon

Theodore, a six-month-old child, received his first injection of the “RTS, S” vaccine to the encouragement and songs of nurses at a small hospital in the town of Soa, 20 km from the capital Yaoundé, one of the numerous vaccination centers in 42 districts declared “priority” by the government of Cameroon.

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

The allegations of involvement of several UNRWA staff in the heinous attacks on Israel on 7 October are horrifying. As the Secretary-General has said, any UN employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable.

How humanitarian cash assistance is helping families in the Gaza Strip

Cash transfers – one of the most effective forms of humanitarian assistance - enable families to purchase essential items like food, water, and hygiene products.

5 emergencies that need more attention and support in 2024

UNICEF is supporting children in humanitarian crises, but more resources are desperately needed.