“This weekend’s military escalation in the Middle East marks a dangerous moment for millions of children in the region.
“UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports of strikes in Iran and across the region, illustrating the grave danger for children." Full statement👇
UNICEF is deeply concerned by the reports that children arrested in connection with the recent public unrest in Iran remain in detention.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Deepfake abuse is abuse.
Sexualised images, videos, or audio of children generated or manipulated using AI tools are child sexual abuse material.
We need urgent action to prevent and protect children from this escalating threat.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children: ‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Global funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year.
New UNICEF analysis: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
1 in 4 people globally still lack access to safe drinking water.
A new report by WHO and UNICEF highlights persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities - including children - left behind.
Media fact sheet with key findings: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
“We are appalled by the reported killing of 15 Palestinians, including nine children and four women, who were waiting in line for nutritional supplies for children in Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip, this morning."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
In 2024, 138 million children were engaged in child labour.
A new report by ILO and UNICEF shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since the start of the century, but the world fails to reach elimination targets.
Read the joint press release: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Some progress in the last 30 years? Sure.
But in 2025, there are still MILLIONS of girls:
➡️ Out of school
➡️ Without access to the internet
➡️ Being married as children
➡️ Subject to violence and abuse
Our new report ahead of International Women's Day: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
What has changed for girls over 30 years?
Ahead of International Women's Day, a new report highlights that despite gains, millions of adolescent girls across the world today are still out of school and at risk of violence and abuse: unicef.org/press-releas... #GirlGoals
One in five children in #Ukraine has reported losing a close relative or friend since the escalation of war three years ago.
“For far too long, death and destruction have remained a constant in the lives of children in Ukraine."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
“ @unicef.org welcomes the announcement today of a ceasefire deal between the parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip."
“The war in Gaza has already cost children so much. We must act now and work together for a better future for all children.”
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
"The crisis is so familiar and relentless now that international attention has flagged. And yet it is so desperate that the facts must be reiterated. At least seven infants have died from the cold in recent weeks."
The Guardian on #Gaza
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to a review by @unicef.org of the latest available data and prevailing global trends.
"This must not be the new normal.”
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Heavy winds & rainfall from #CycloneChido damaged or destroyed over 35k homes and affected more than 90k children across Cabo Delgado province, in northern #Mozambique, after the storm made landfall on Sunday.
@unicefmozambique.bsky.social @guytaylor.bsky.social
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"An 11-year-old girl was rescued yesterday from a shipwreck off the coast of Italy’s Lampedusa.
"All 44 other people on board, including women and children, are believed to have drowned."
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Heartbreaking.
A new study of children living through the war in #Gaza has found that 96% of them feel that their death is imminent and almost half want to die as a result of the trauma they have been through.
@warchilduk.bsky.social @julianborger.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Unicef alerta de que 150 millones de niños menores de cinco años no están inscritos en el registro civil www.rtve.es/n/16367090
Two children holding hands. Text on image says, “213 million children across the world will require humanitarian assistance in 2025.”
Not all children in crisis get the help they need when they need it.
That’s the challenge UNICEF is working hard to solve.
Find out how we can help make fair and timely humanitarian funding possible #ForEveryChild. uniceflink.org/4ilmqIi
“It’s not good to force an underage girl to get married...It is ruining so many dreams.”
Great to see this piece in @telegraphnews.bsky.social on UNICEF’s work in #Mozambique to end child marriage, a practice that robs children - esp girls - of childhoods.
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Get more of the latest news on issues affecting children all over the globe, and UNICEF’s work for children, through this live and growing starter pack of UNICEF offices and staff around the world
#StarterPack
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'Children cannot afford for world leaders to backtrack on their promises'.
Read UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's statement at the conclusion of #COP29: www.unicef.org/press-releas...
La organización de la ONU para la infancia (Unicef) prevé una infancia para 2050 en la que los niños y las niñas se van a ver afectados por tres fuerzas globales: el cambio demográfico, la crisis climática y el impacto de las tecnologías.
efe.com/mundo/2024-1...
Eight times more children will face extreme heatwaves by 2050s, Unicef says
The future of childhood hangs in the balance, threatened by demographic change, climate and environmental crises, and breakthrough technologies.
UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2024 report warns urgent action is needed now to safeguard tomorrow’s young people.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
'Children are still forgotten. We need to be put at the center of climate action'.
Child and young delegates shared their stories today at a press conference at #COP29.
Follow the session here: unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP29_104700...
