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Fighting for survival

Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasaï region has caused massive displacement and prevented hundreds of thousands of families from planting crops. After months living in the bush in rudimentary conditions, thousands of children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and need life-saving care. In response, UNICEF is supporting health centres to treat malnourished children.

770,000 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition in Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo

At least 770,000 children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 400,000 children who are severely malnourished and at risk of death – UNICEF said in a report released today.

Ebola in the DRC: UNICEF provides technical expertise and supplies to support the Government in fighting the epidemic

Following the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on May 8 of a new Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province, UNICEF has mobilized its teams to help contain the spread of the disease.

"Stop attacks on children"

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore

UNICEF delivers urgently needed health supplies for 70,000 people in the Gaza Strip

Over 1,000 children injured since 30 March – health facilities unable to cope

2017: A look back at UNICEF’s biggest achievements in South Sudan and Bangladesh

In our line of work, it can often seem like no matter what we do, the world just keeps on spinning out of control. Children suffer. Children starve. Children are out of school. At UNICEF, we try our best to protect them. To feed them. To get them back in school. We make a lot of noise, and sometimes the world hears us, sometimes it doesn’t. But we carry on anyway. We have no other choice because the cries and pleas of children are too deafening to our ears.

More than 60 Rohingya babies born in Bangladesh refugee camps every day – UNICEF

Nine months since wave of violence forced thousands to flee, conditions for pregnant women remain dire, especially for survivors of sexual violence.

An Open Letter to Ontario’s Premier-to-Be

UNICEF Canada asked Ontario youth what was important to them in this year’s provincial election. This is what Lena, 17, had to say: We – the next generation – want to be heard. I am writing to inform you of just one youth’s vision for this province.

For third time this year, hundreds of children released by armed groups in South Sudan

More than 800 children released since start of 2018.

UNICEF mobilizes hundreds of community workers to fight Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Scaling up in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF, with the Government of DRC and partners, is mobilizing hundreds of community workers to raise awareness among children and families on how to protect themselves against the disease.