![On 25 September, [NAMES CHANGED] (foreground, left-right) siblings Awa, 3, and Amadou, 4, pretend to talk on toy mobile telephones, at home in a village on the outskirts of the city of Kenema in Eastern Province. Many of the people in the village are affected by Ebola. Olematu and Ibrahim are being cared for by their 15-year-old sister, Betty, with help from a neighbour, following the death of their mother from Ebola one month ago. Betty is a survivor of the virus. An estimated 1,131 children in Sierra Leone are affected by Ebola virus disease. UNICEF/UNI172461/Bindra](https://www.unicef.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/media-1500x900.jpg)
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MOGADISHU, 30 September 2026 – "UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports that children have been killed and injured in recent clashes in Baidoa, South West State of Somalia. Reports also indicate that a health facility has been damaged.
BEIRUT, 30 September 2026 – Four in five households in Lebanon are struggling to afford basic necessities as conflict compounds years of economic crisis, pushing children into hunger, out of education and into work, UNICEF warned today.
AMMAN/NEW YORK, 29 September 2026 – UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell ended a two-day visit to Jordan today, commending the country’s strong progress for children and calling for continued support to sustain this progress amid a declining funding environment.
London, 28 September 2026 — Helios Towers and UNICEF today announced a multi-year partnership to expand internet connectivity and digital learning access for children and young people across Africa, supporting two flagship UNICEF initiatives - Giga and Learning Passport.
ADEN, 25 September 2026 – “Children across Yemen are yet again at the sharpest end of escalating conflict. Allow me to start today not with a number, but with a child.
MOGADISHU, 23 September 2026 – Millions of people across Somalia continue to face high levels of hunger, while acute malnutrition among children is set to worsen over the coming months as heavy flooding associated with the anticipated El Niño is expected to worsen the situation during October to December 2026, the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations (UN) warned today.
NEW YORK, September 23, 2026 - UNICEF and AstraZeneca’s Young Health Programme (YHP) today announced a new phase of their partnership to support youth-led action to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among adolescents and young people.
KATHMANDU, 23 September 2026 – One month after devastating floods struck central and northern Nepal, thousands of children continue to face disruptions to their education, highlighting the urgent need for sustained support to help them return to safe learning environments.
NEW YORK/NAIROBI/KHARTOUM, 22 September 2026 – Drone strikes on two warehouses in Shikan locality, North Kordofan, on 20 September destroyed over 292,000 school textbooks, 40,000 Arabic Language and Mathematics Review Books, and other learning materials intended for distribution to children.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, 17 September 2026 – An estimated 253,725 children aged 6 to59 months in Haiti are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition between June 2026 and May 2027, including nearly 94,000 with severe acute malnutrition while unrelenting violence by armed groups threatens to worsen conditions.
LONDON, 17 September 2026 – Dr Philip Goodwin, Chief Executive Officer for the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), said: “Children are bearing the brunt of UK aid cuts. These figures reveal that spending on education has been cut by nearly a third – meaning that even more children will not have access to learning, teaching and the opportunity to build a better future for themselves.
AMMAN, 16 September 2026 – Renewed hostilities across Yemen are forcing families from their homes, killing and injuring children and disrupting access to health care and education, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis, UNICEF warned today.
SUMY, 15 September 2026 – “Nearly five years into the war in Ukraine, children’s right to education remains under attack, with consequences that will define an entire generation.
KATHMANDU, 15 September 2026 – Thousands of children affected by the recent devastating floods in Nepal require urgent mental health and psychosocial support to recover from the distress and trauma caused by the disaster, UNICEF said today.
KINSHASA, 12 September 2026 – “UNICEF is deeply saddened and alarmed by the recent fire in Bukavu, South Kivu, that broke out on 10 September that claimed the lives of at least 26 children and injured 25 others.
AMMAN, 10 September 2026 – More than 830,000 children are returning to school across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, this week, beginning a new academic year amid escalating threats to their rights to safety and access to education.
CARACAS/PANAMA CITY, 08 September 2026 – UNICEF and Venezuela’s Ministry of People’s Power for Water Services are preparing to launch rehabilitation work in key water infrastructure in La Guaira state, including the Mamo pumping station and the Naiguatá water treatment plant, marking an important step toward restoring more reliable and sustainable services for communities affected by June’s earthquakes. The planned works are expected to benefit up to 250,000 people, including approximately 76,200 children.
KATHMANDU, 4 September 2026 – A flight carrying 84 metric tonnes of critical humanitarian supplies landed in Kathmandu, Nepal this morning, with the support of the European Union Humanitarian Aid. UNICEF is dispatching the supplies to bring urgently needed assistance for children and families affected by the devastating flash floods in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin.
KATHMANDU, 3 September 2026 – More than one week after flash floods swept down the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene support, UNICEF said today.
GENEVA/NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, 2 September 2026 – A global initiative to establish a stockpile of mpox vaccines was launched on 27 August, creating a long-term mechanism to ensure countries have access to vaccines when responding to mpox outbreaks.
