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Threefold increase in the number of children killed or injured in Ukraine

Latest UN-verified data, released by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, reveals a significant rise in child casualties, as well as evolving risks for children that merge online influence with deadly offline impacts   KYIV/GENEVA, 4 July 2025 – The verified number of children killed or injured in Ukraine between 1 March and 31 May … Continued

Over 5,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition in Gaza in May

An average of 112 children have been admitted for treatment every day since the beginning of 2025 AMMAN, 19 June 2025 – The number of malnourished children in the Gaza Strip is rising at an alarming rate, with 5,119 children between 6 months and 5 years of age admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition in May … Continued

UNICEF Aid Reaches Gaza, But Scale of Response Still Dangerously Inadequate

 UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power is available for interview Dublin, 27 May 2025 — UNICEF Ireland has welcomed the delivery of 21 trucks of UNICEFs life-saving nutrition supplies to Gaza — the first such delivery in over 11 weeks — but warns that the scale of humanitarian access remains dangerously insufficient to meet the needs of children and families. … Continued

Ireland’s Teens Among Least Happy in Developed World – UNICEF report

Children’s wellbeing in world’s wealthiest countries took sharp turn for the worse in wake of COVID-19 pandemic. DUBLIN/FLORENCE/NEW YORK, 14 May 2025 – Irish teenagers are among the least happy in high-income countries, despite leading the world in academic skills, according to a new UNICEF report released today. Report Card 19: Child Wellbeing at Risk in … Continued

World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza

World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza Statement by heads of OCHA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO NEW YORK, AMMAN, COPENHAGEN, GENEVA, ROME, 7 April 2025 – “For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza.  “More than 2.1 million people are trapped, bombed and starved again, while, … Continued

Disease outbreaks heighten health emergencies for children in Africa

Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa 17 out of 21 countries in the region are experiencing one or more disease outbreaks   NAIROBI, 19 February 2025 – Public health emergencies, including outbreaks of cholera, mpox and, more recently, viral haemorrhagic fevers, are posing significant threats to the … Continued

The devastating toll of war on Ukraine’s children

One in five children in Ukraine reported losing a close relative or friend This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Ukraine Chief of Advocacy and Communication, Toby Fricker – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva ZAPORIZHZHIA/GENEVA, 21 February 2025 … Continued

 

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