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Statement
06 November 2023
Statement by UNICEF on over 200 days of war leaving a generation of children in Sudan on the brink
“As we mark 200 days since the ongoing brutal war in Sudan broke out on 15 April, UNICEF calls for the redoubled commitment by the international community and all parties in the conflict to address the plight of millions of children and families who are living through a relentless nightmare day after day. Children continue to pay the highest price…
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Press release
19 May 2023
Over half a million children at risk of malnutrition in Malawi
Lilongwe, 19 May 2023 – At least 573,000 children under five are at risk of suffering from malnutrition in Malawi, UNICEF warns. Despite recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, acute food insecurity—compounded by recurrent climate shocks, preventable disease outbreaks, economic instability, and chronic underfunding in the social sectors…
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Press release
07 June 2022
'Explosion of child deaths' imminent in Horn of Africa if world does not act immediately - UNICEF
GENEVA, 7 June 2022 – "I am here today to tell you plainly that, if the world does not widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine, and act immediately, an explosion of child deaths is about to happen in the Horn of Africa. Severe Acute Malnutrition "An estimated 386,000 children in Somalia are now in desperate need of treatment for life-threatening…
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Remarks
26 April 2022
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Video Remarks at High-level Roundtable on the Horn of Africa Drought
GODE, Ethiopia, 26 APRIL, 2022 - "I am joining you today from Gode Hospital, in the Somali region of Ethiopia where I have seen the devastation of the drought. "Livestock dying … failed crops … communities displaced in search of food and water … and so many children suffering. "The worst climate-induced emergency in 40 years has impacted at…
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22 April 2022
At least 10 million children face severe drought in the Horn of Africa – UNICEF
NAIROBI, 22 April 2022 – The number of children facing severe drought conditions across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent in the space of two months, warns UNICEF. Between February and April, the number of children facing the impact of drought including acute hunger, malnutrition and thirst increased from 7.25 million to…
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27 June 2018
Drought, war and malnutrition make 2017 a record year for the procurement of emergency supplies for children
COPENHAGEN/ NEW YORK, 27 June 2018 - As famine, droughts, conflict and malnutrition threatened the survival of millions in 2017, UNICEF spent over half a billion dollars to deliver emergency, life-saving supplies to children in urgent need of assistance. This is the agency’s highest expenditure on supplies for humanitarian crises. In 2017, drought…