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Note to Correspondents: First-ever G7 principles to protect children online
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Children across Sudan have the same fundamental right to education and should be able to sit for the national examinations safely and fairly – no matter where they are.
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In the past seven days alone, despite an agreed ceasefire on 17 April 2026, at least 59 children have reportedly been killed or injured in Lebanon.
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Statement: UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. www.unicef.org/press-releas...
The recent attacks in Mali that started on 25 April have shown, yet again, that it is children who are paying the highest price of ongoing violence. Initial reports indicate that civilians, including children, were killed and injured during the attacks.
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The reports of violence in Mali over the past 24 hours are another example of the stark reminder that such crises in the region create a fragile situation for children, including, sadly the loss of their lives.
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Currently, 2.2 million children aged 6 months to five years old are suffering from acute malnutrition, an increase of 100,000 cases when compared to six months ago in South Sudan.
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This weekend eight children were reported killed and a further 17 injured in five different locations in the Gaza Strip, while in the West Bank, a seven-month-old boy died after being shot.
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UNICEF statement on intensified strikes on Lebanon and the devastating impact on children: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Failure to meet children’s basic needs in Gaza is trapping them in an endless cycle of suffering.
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Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder
Conflict and displacement drive worsening crisis, with risk of famine in hardest-hit areas; nearly 700,000 children in danger of severe and deadly malnutrition
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Communication Specialist, Salim Oweis – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban after visiting Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali
