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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

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Over 420,000 children affected by record-breaking drought in the Amazon region

PANAMA CITY/NEW YORK, 7 November 2024 - More than 420,000 children are currently affected by dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought conditions across three countries in the Amazon region, according to new UNICEF estimates.

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UNICEF statement on Israeli legislation on UNRWA

30 October 2024 - "UNRWA is the main UN agency providing essential services and protection to Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and is the backbone of the humanitarian response in Gaza. As the Secretary-General has said, ‘there is no alternative to UNRWA.’

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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Haiti

22 October 2024 - Six months from her initial briefing, UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell briefs the United Nations Security Council on the deteriorating situation in Haiti.

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