UNICEF Statement on hostilities in the Middle East
The hostilities and rhetoric against essential civilian infrastructure risks exacerbating an already grave situation for children.
Calls for urgent global support as children in Somalia face worsening malnutrition
Rising fuel costs and supply disruptions from war in the Middle East could spell catastrophe for Somalia’s children, already reeling from drought, conflict and global budget cuts
Across the Middle East, a generation of children is being pulled deeper into crisis
Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price
Statement on the killing of Palestinian children in the West Bank
Violence has again claimed the lives of Palestinian children in the West Bank.
Afghan children returning from Iran face uncertainty and rising humanitarian needs
The impact of escalating conflict in the Middle East is creating immediate risks for children across borders.
The brutality of war measured in children’s lives as hostilities escalate in Iran
This weekend’s military escalation in the Middle East marks a dangerous moment for millions of children in the region.
Statement on the impact of the military escalation on children in the Middle East
This weekend’s military escalation in the Middle East marks a dangerous moment for millions of children in the region.
Statement on reports of children killed by airstrikes in Myanmar
UNICEF is deeply alarmed by new reports that at least five children have been killed and three others injured in deadly airstrikes in Myanmar.
Four years on, Ukraine war continues to steal childhoods
Statement from Peter Power, Executive Director, UNICEF Ireland, on the war in Ukraine.