Restrictions on education and employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers
Over a million girls denied the right to learn since ban imposed on secondary education in 2021.
Twenty years after global outcry, children in Darfur face a deeper crisis and far less attention
New UNICEF Child Alert warns violence, hunger, and displacement are once again defining childhood in one of Sudan’s most conflict-affected regions
Three devastating years of war for children in Sudan
Children continue to bear the heaviest toll.
Intensified strikes on Lebanon and the devastating impact on children
The intensification of hostilities in Lebanon continues to exact a devastating and inhumane toll on children.
UNICEF Statement on hostilities in the Middle East
The hostilities and rhetoric against essential civilian infrastructure risks exacerbating an already grave situation for children.
Calls for urgent global support as children in Somalia face worsening malnutrition
Rising fuel costs and supply disruptions from war in the Middle East could spell catastrophe for Somalia’s children, already reeling from drought, conflict and global budget cuts
Across the Middle East, a generation of children is being pulled deeper into crisis
Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price
Statement on the killing of Palestinian children in the West Bank
Violence has again claimed the lives of Palestinian children in the West Bank.
Afghan children returning from Iran face uncertainty and rising humanitarian needs
The impact of escalating conflict in the Middle East is creating immediate risks for children across borders.