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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At least 10 million children face severe drought in the Horn of Africa – UNICEF

22 April 2022 - UN Children’s Fund warns of rapid rise in need as humanitarian funding requirements double

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Child immunisation programme reaches Rohingya refugee children on Bhasan Char island – UNICEF

21 April 2022 – Rohingya refugee children on Bhasan Char in Bangladesh are receiving vaccinations through a routine childhood immunisation programme- UNICEF

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Lebanon’s crisis threatening children’s health – UNICEF

Lebanon’s crisis threatening children’s health – UNICEF

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on attacks against schools in Kabul, Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on attacks against schools in Kabul, Afghanistan

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Sana’a authorities in Yemen sign action plan with UN

18 April 2022 – Today Sana’a authorities signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to protect children and prevent grave violations against them in the context of the armed conflict in Yemen.

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Statement: Losing children to starvation would be a loss for humanity

12 April 2022 - Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into famine as the impact of a prolonged drought continues to destroy lives and livelihoods, and growing needs outpace available resources for humanitarian assistance, United Nations agencies warned today.

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UN agencies call for scaled-up response to address increasing hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan

JUBA, 13 April 2022 - Food insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in the coming months, compared to last year, according to a new United Nations report on food security. UN organizations are renewing the call for more humanitarian and livelihoods assistance to stave off looming hunger and enhance resilience.

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Children’s lives and well-being in danger as fighting intensifies in Tripoli, Libya (clone)

“An increasing number of children are at imminent risk of injury or death because of the escalation in fighting – the worst in years – in and around Tripoli.

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"Every day the war continues, children will continue to suffer."

"Every day the war continues, children will continue to suffer."

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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell calls for political resolution to end violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

RHOE, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6 April 2022 – UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today appealed for an urgent political resolution to end ongoing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ms. Russell had just concluded a visit to Ituri Province, an area which has been hard-hit by attacks on civilians.

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the high-level pledging event on supporting the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the high-level pledging event on supporting the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

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UNICEF UK calls on UK schools to take part in Soccer Aid Schools Challenge

30 March 2022 – The Soccer Aid Schools Challenge is back – and after a two-year hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic – there are set to be more muddy knees and kick-ups than ever before.

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Two million refugee children flee war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders – UNICEF

Two million refugee children flee war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders – UNICEF

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With 23 countries yet to fully reopen schools, education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’ as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year – UNICEF

NEW YORK – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, according to a new UNICEF reported released today.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom in Moldova to meet refugee children fleeing Ukraine war

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom in Moldova to meet refugee children fleeing Ukraine war

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One month of war in Ukraine has led to displacement of more than half of Ukraine’s children

LONDON, 24 MARCH 2022, Joanna Rea, Director of Advocacy UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) says: “In just a month, the war has wrought devastation for Ukraine’s 7.5 million children, and they urgently need peace and protection.

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More than half of Ukraine’s children displaced after one month of war – UNICEF

NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV, 24 March 2022 – One month of war in Ukraine has led to the displacement of 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population. This includes more than 1.8 million children who have crossed into neighbouring countries as refugees and 2.5 million who are now internally displaced inside Ukraine.

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Girls in Afghanistan must go back to school without any further delays

Girls in Afghanistan must go back to school without any further delays

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