Children killed in Gaza as attacks destroy humanitarian supplies and damage water infrastructure
Attacks in Gaza have destroyed a warehouse containing nutrition supplies and severely damaged a UNICEF-supported water facility.
17,000 children in need after flash floods in Nepal
Children across Rasuwa and Dhading in Nepal saw their lives being literally washed away in front of their eyes after flash floods.
Hospitals overwhelmed as child malnutrition surges in Afghanistan
Across Afghanistan, 3,7 million children are currently suffering from wasting – they are acutely malnourished, including around 1 million with life-threatening severe acute malnutrition.
Monthly number of children killed and injured in Ukraine hits four-year high
At least 16 people were killed and more than 140 injured, including 23 children, in an attack by the Russian Armed Forces in August.
2.6 million girls in Afghanistan denied secondary education since 2021
. Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where secondary and higher education is effectively closed to girls and women.
300 children killed in Gaza in 300 days – reports
"A ceasefire that leaves an average of one child dead each and every day is failing children," said UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder.
Children reportedly killed in attacks in the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Over the past several days, children have again been killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and across Ukraine.
Child casualties in Iran reportedly exceed 2,500
Children across the Middle East region continue to pay the heaviest price.
Sudan: 23 children killed and 25 injured in past two months
The safety, rights and the services children in Sudan depend on must be protected.