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al-monitor.compolitics2 days ago
UNICEF reports 265 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since October 2025 ceasefire, with no data on which side initiated incidents
UNICEF says one child has been killed per day on average since the October 2025 ceasefire. Palestinian health authorities recorded 1,007 deaths since the truce began.
The Guardianworld5 days ago
UNICEF Report Finds Half of World's Children Face at Least Three Climate Hazards
A new UNICEF report shows nearly every child worldwide faces at least one climate hazard, with half exposed to three or more overlapping threats including heatwaves, floods and droughts. Children in Papua New Guinea must swim across a crocodile-filled river daily after a bridge w…
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ecns.cnworld19 days ago
UNICEF Reports 30-150% Rise in Humanitarian Transport Costs Amid Red Sea Disruptions and Middle East Conflict
Jean-Cedric Meeus, head of logistics for UNICEF, said Tuesday that shipping disruptions linked to the U.S.-launched war in the Middle East are driving up costs for vaccines, therapeutic food, and education materials delivered to children in Africa and elsewhere.
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UN: Global Humanitarian Supply Lines Disrupted by Middle East War Will Recover by 2027
The United Nations warned that even an immediate end to the Middle East war would leave disrupted humanitarian supply chains impaired until at least 2027. UNICEF logistics chief Jean-Cedric Meeus detailed the global ripple effects during a Geneva press conference.
citizen.co.zaworld49 days ago
Eight Million Sudanese Children Out of School as Civil War Reaches Three Years
Sudan's ongoing civil war has left 8 million children without education, according to UNICEF. A 13-year-old girl named Afrah, who lost her right arm in the conflict, continues her studies in a Port Sudan displacement camp. She aims to become a surgeon despite the upheaval from th…
citizen.co.zaworld55 days ago
UNICEF Official Warns of Humanitarian Needs for 7.5 Million Children in Central Sahel
A senior UNICEF official highlighted that nearly 7.5 million children in the Central Sahel region require urgent humanitarian aid following a visit to Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. The official noted ongoing violence, displacement, and service disruptions affecting the area. Gov…
J.C. Schröder van der Kolk / Wikimedia (Public domain)world58 days ago
UNICEF Launches Six-Week Sports Program to Support Gaza Children's Trauma Recovery
A six-week UNICEF initiative in Gaza is using sport to help children cope with the deep impacts of Israel's war. The program focuses on restoring normalcy, rebuilding confidence, and fostering hope for the future. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reported on these efforts amid ongoing c…
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