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Jan 1, 2025 · Breaking news, statements and reactions from UNICEF offices around the world. GENEVA/LAMPEDUSA, Italy, 1 January 2025 – “Just hours before the year’s end, a small boat sank off the coast of Lampedusa, leaving more than …
‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 'one of the worst years in ... - UNICEF
NEW YORK, 28 December 2024 – The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to a review by UNICEF of the latest available data and prevailing global trends. More children than ever are estimated to be either living in conflict zones or forcibly displaced due to conflict and violence.
Over twenty people, including women and children, missing in ... - UNICEF
5 days ago · GENEVA/LAMPEDUSA, Italy, 1 January 2025 – “Just hours before the year’s end, a small boat sank off the coast of Lampedusa, leaving more than 20 people missing, including women and children. Among the seven survivors is an eight-year-old child whose mother is among those unaccounted for. The boat reportedly sank as it approached the shore.
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Dec 17, 2024 · ‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 ‘one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history’ for children in conflict 12/27/2024 NEW YORK (December 27, 2024) – The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to a review by UNICEF of the latest available...
Ukraine: UNICEF chief urges greater protection for children ... - UN News
Dec 4, 2024 · Catherine Russell, head of UN child rights agency, UNICEF, appealed for greater protection efforts by both the international community and the parties to the conflict, and a political solution to...
Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze’, UNICEF …
Mar 3, 2024 · A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian access in Gaza, where malnourished babies are slowly dying while the world watches.
Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report ... - UN News
Nov 20, 2024 · The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s flagship report released on World Children’s Day.
One in six children live in conflict zones this year: UNICEF
Dec 28, 2024 · About 473 million, or more than one in six children, are estimated to live in conflict areas worldwide, according to the United Nations children’s agency. UNICEF’s statement came on Saturday ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · UNICEF says a third of Gaza's infants and toddlers are acutely malnourished, but Israel blames the U.N. itself. A UNICEF worker says aid vehicles were hit by ammunition while entering northern...