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The number of children recruited and used by armed groups in Colombia has spiked by 300 per cent in five years.
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Child recruitment and use by armed groups in Colombia quadruples over five years
Violence related to ongoing armed conflict in Colombia continues to put tens of thousands of children at risk
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February 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The number of children recruited and used by armed groups in Colombia has spiked by 300 per cent in five years.
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The number of children in Haiti recruited and used by armed groups has skyrocketed by an estimated 200 per cent in 2025 reflecting a growing reliance on the exploitation of children.
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Child recruitment in Haiti surges threefold in just one year – UNICEF
Violence continues to create cycle of suffering as number of children joining armed groups soars
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February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The number of children in Haiti recruited and used by armed groups has skyrocketed by an estimated 200 per cent in 2025 reflecting a growing reliance on the exploitation of children.
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UNICEF strongly condemns the devastating attack at a place of worship in Islamabad yesterday, that reportedly claimed the lives of six children.
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UNICEF statement on attack in Islamabad, Pakistan
Statement by UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Pernille Ironside
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February 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
UNICEF strongly condemns the devastating attack at a place of worship in Islamabad yesterday, that reportedly claimed the lives of six children.
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The conflicts and crises across the Middle East and North Africa are experiencing ongoing flashpoints that are altering children’s lives, often irreparably.
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2026 brings no respite to children living in violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder
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February 6, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The conflicts and crises across the Middle East and North Africa are experiencing ongoing flashpoints that are altering children’s lives, often irreparably.
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Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children: ‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’.
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‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’
Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children
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February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children: ‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’.
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More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state.
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Lives of malnourished children at risk with upsurge in violence in South Sudan
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February 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state.
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In Darfur today, reaching a single child can take days of negotiation, security clearances, and travel across sand roads under shifting frontlines.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
In Darfur today, reaching a single child can take days of negotiation, security clearances, and travel across sand roads under shifting frontlines.
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Almost two and a half years of attacks on Gaza’s schooling have left an entire generation at risk. Sixty per cent of school-aged children in Gaza currently have no access to in-person learning.
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Rebuilding hope: UNICEF expands ‘Back to Learning’ for hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson, James Elder, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Almost two and a half years of attacks on Gaza’s schooling have left an entire generation at risk. Sixty per cent of school-aged children in Gaza currently have no access to in-person learning.
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For the first time in many months, there are signs that an imperfect, fragile but vital ceasefire is making a difference in the lives of over one million children.
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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban’s remarks at today's noon briefing following his fifth visit to Gaza and the West Bank
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January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
For the first time in many months, there are signs that an imperfect, fragile but vital ceasefire is making a difference in the lives of over one million children.
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After more than two years of restrictions, UNICEF has been allowed to bring recreational kits to the Gaza Strip to support children’s learning, wellbeing, and resilience.
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Recreational supplies get into Gaza after two years – UNICEF
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January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
After more than two years of restrictions, UNICEF has been allowed to bring recreational kits to the Gaza Strip to support children’s learning, wellbeing, and resilience.
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The exceptionally heavy rains that we’ve seen during the first weeks of January have triggered a rapidly escalating emergency across vast swathes of Mozambique.
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In Mozambique, heavy floods are turning unsafe water and malnutrition into a deadly threat for children
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Chief of Communication in Mozambique, Guy Taylor, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The exceptionally heavy rains that we’ve seen during the first weeks of January have triggered a rapidly escalating emergency across vast swathes of Mozambique.
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UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm.
See the statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder calling for the protection of children amid public unrest in Iran.
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See the statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder calling for the protection of children amid public unrest in Iran.
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UNICEF calls for the protection of children and adolescents amid public unrest in Iran
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder
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January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
UNICEF calls for the protection of all children from all forms of violence and harm.
See the statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder calling for the protection of children amid public unrest in Iran.
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See the statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder calling for the protection of children amid public unrest in Iran.
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Since fighting erupted in April 2023, Sudan has become one of the largest and most devastating humanitarian crises in the world, pushing millions of children to the brink of survival.
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Children in Sudan have endured “1,000 days of agony”
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder
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January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Since fighting erupted in April 2023, Sudan has become one of the largest and most devastating humanitarian crises in the world, pushing millions of children to the brink of survival.
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New data from UNICEF’s latest SMART survey in Um Baru locality, in Sudan’s North Darfur, reveals that more than half of children assessed were acutely malnourished.
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Nutrition survey finds unprecedented level of child malnutrition in part of Sudan’s North Darfur
Comprehensive nutrition survey in Um Baru locality found more than 50 per cent of children under five acutely malnourished
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December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
New data from UNICEF’s latest SMART survey in Um Baru locality, in Sudan’s North Darfur, reveals that more than half of children assessed were acutely malnourished.
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Since 1 December, intense fighting has displaced more than 500,000 people, including over 100,000 children inside South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Statement by UNICEF on children displaced by escalating violence in eastern DRC
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December 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Since 1 December, intense fighting has displaced more than 500,000 people, including over 100,000 children inside South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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See the remarks by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, at the launch of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal for 2026.
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Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the launch of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children Appeal
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December 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a devastating impact tallying 64,427 total cases since the start of the year, including 1,888 deaths, with children accounting for 14,818 cases and 340 deaths.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo cholera outbreak is declared country’s worst in 25 years
UNICEF warns about the devastating impact as children account for nearly one in four cases
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December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a devastating impact tallying 64,427 total cases since the start of the year, including 1,888 deaths, with children accounting for 14,818 cases and 340 deaths.
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Over 100,000 people, around two thirds of them children, have been displaced in northern Mozambique during the month of November, following attacks against civilians.
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Surge in violence pushes children to the breaking point in northern Mozambique
Tens of thousands of children displaced as families forced to flee in wake of attacks by armed non-state actors
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December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Over 100,000 people, around two thirds of them children, have been displaced in northern Mozambique during the month of November, following attacks against civilians.
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More than 340 educational facilities in Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed this year bringing the total number of schools damaged or destroyed to 2,800 since the escalation of the war in February 2022.
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More than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed in Ukraine this year
Education continues to come under attack, as the growing toll of the war on children’s learning and development places their future at risk
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November 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
More than 340 educational facilities in Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed this year bringing the total number of schools damaged or destroyed to 2,800 since the escalation of the war in February 2022.
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UNICEF strongly condemns the reported attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, in Northwest Nigeria, which resulted in the death of the school’s Vice-Principal of the school and the reported abduction of 25 students.
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UNICEF Calls for Stronger Protection of Children Following Tragic School Attack in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria
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November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
UNICEF strongly condemns the reported attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, in Northwest Nigeria, which resulted in the death of the school’s Vice-Principal of the school and the reported abduction of 25 students.
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Nearly 477,000 children are experiencing significant disruptions to their schooling due to damaged or temporarily closed schools across Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. According to UNICEF’s most recent assessment, 900,000 children are in humanitarian need.
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Hurricane Melissa disrupts schooling for nearly 477,000 children across the Caribbean
UNICEF supports national governments’ efforts to return children to school in Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica
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November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Nearly 477,000 children are experiencing significant disruptions to their schooling due to damaged or temporarily closed schools across Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica. According to UNICEF’s most recent assessment, 900,000 children are in humanitarian need.
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Famine conditions confirmed in Sudan’s Al Fasher and Kadugli but hunger and malnutrition ease where conflict subsides - @unicef.org @wfp.org @fao.org
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Famine conditions confirmed in Sudan’s Al Fasher and Kadugli but hunger and malnutrition ease where conflict subsides
FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Al Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting has receded and services have resumed
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November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Famine conditions confirmed in Sudan’s Al Fasher and Kadugli but hunger and malnutrition ease where conflict subsides - @unicef.org @wfp.org @fao.org
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More than 2 million children in South Sudan are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition during the 2026 lean season, from April to July.
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Hunger and malnutrition deepen as conflict and access constraints persist in South Sudan
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November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
More than 2 million children in South Sudan are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition during the 2026 lean season, from April to July.
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Several days of torrential rains, storm surges and catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa have impacted the lives of more than 700,000 children across the Caribbean, according to UNICEF estimates.
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Over 700,000 children affected after Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean
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October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Several days of torrential rains, storm surges and catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa have impacted the lives of more than 700,000 children across the Caribbean, according to UNICEF estimates.
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Today, more than 12 million children across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Burundi depend on humanitarian aid simply to survive.
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Statement by Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, on the occasion of the Great Lakes Conference
As African leaders, international partners, and humanitarian organizations gather in Paris to discuss peace in the Great Lakes region, UNICEF warns about the situation of children caught up in the vio...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today, more than 12 million children across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Burundi depend on humanitarian aid simply to survive.
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