Most children attempting to cross the sea are fleeing war, conflict, violence, and poverty. On Tuesday, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released data showing that nearly 3,500 girls, boys, and adolescents have died or gone missing while attempting to cross the central Mediterranean migration route to Italy over the past decade. RELATED: […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the killing of 322 children and the injury of 609 others in Gaza over the past 10 days, following the resumption of Israeli airstrikes on March 18, 2025. The agency highlighted that the daily average exceeds 100 child victims, many of whom are internally displaced and living […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Eastern and Southern Africa has reported over 178,000 cases of cholera in the region over the past 15 months, according to a statement from the organization. “More than 178,000 cholera cases have been confirmed in 16 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa between January 2024 and March 2025,” […]

The United Nations has reported that sexual violence against children is being employed as a common strategy in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A recent report highlights that millions of children are in jeopardy due to this alarming trend. In a shocking report, the UN children’s agency has revealed that children as young as one […]

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has issued an urgent warning about the critical situation faced by children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu. These areas have been the epicenter of violent clashes sparked by the M23 […]

More than 3 million children under the age of five in Sudan are at risk of acute malnutrition in 2025, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. Related:Violence in Sudan: RSF Attacks Leave 22 Dead and Displace Civilians in North Darfur “Of that figure [3.2 million], around 772,000 children are at risk of severe […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a stark warning, revealing that over 2,200 migrants have perished or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in 2024, with 1,700 of those deaths occurring on the perilous Central Mediterranean route. Related: 27 Sub-Saharan Migrants Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisia The grim statistics highlight the devastating human […]

Despite the capacity to evacuate several infants, only one child manages to leave the enclave each day. In this regard, the entity commented, “Trapped in the clutches of an indifferent bureaucracy, the suffering of the children is brutally exacerbated,” emphasizing the urgent need for an effective humanitarian response. Related: Gaza Becomes Graveyard for Children: UNRWA […]

UNICEF announced this Friday that it has activated its emergency response to cholera together with the Ministry of Health and other partners to help protect children and families by containing the disease, Following the confirmation of a case of cholera in the governorate of Akkar, in northern Lebanon. Related:Let Us Not Allow Culturicide Against the […]

The event, co-hosted by the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the British Council, is also dedicated to sharing best practices for enhancing access to education among girls and children with special needs on the continent. On Tuesday, senior officials said at a forum in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital that Sub-Saharan African countries should […]