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Combating child mortality: Achieving great things with little effort

Every minute of the day, close to ten children under the age of five die due to causes that could be avoided. That’s 4.9 million children a year. UNICEF works tirelessly to ensure the survival of babies and children.

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Ein kleiner Junge hält einen leeren Kochtopf.

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Middle East conflict: Peace, for every child

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Child mortality: The invisible crisis

Kind schaut in die Kamera und ist umgeben von vielen Menschen.

Burundi: One-third of mpox cases among school-age children

UNICEF scales up efforts to address mpox as children head back to school across the country.

Ein Kind in wird in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo von einem Arzt untersucht.

UNICEF steps up support after Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

As the number of mpox cases continues to rise across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF is stepping up its support to the government to protect and save the lives of children under 15 years of age who account for about 60 per cent of suspected cases and 80 per cent of deaths this year.

Ein Kind fährt mit seinem Rad durch die vom Taifun verwüsteten Strassen.

North Vietnam: Typhoon Yagi puts millions of children and families at risk

Super Typhoon Yagi – the strongest storm in the region in decades – made landfall in northern Vietnam and caused catastrophic damage. Millions of children and their families are at risk.

UNICEF-Mitarbeitende bei der Verabreichung von Polio-Impfstoffen im Gazastreifen.

Gaza: Vaccination campaign against polio reaches over 189,000 children

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on the completion of the first phase of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip

Eine Mutter hält ihr an Mpox erkranktes Kind im Arm.

UNICEF launches emergency initiative to procure Mpox vaccines

UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines.

Aline* (1 Monat alt) in den Armen ihrer Mutter auf der Mpox-Isolierstation in einem von UNICEF unterstützten Spital in der Provinz Süd-Kivu, D.R. Kongo, am 24. Juli 2024. *Name geändert

DRC: Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak

Thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries are at significant risk of contracting the mpox virus as cases of a new, more deadly, variant continue to surge, UNICEF warned today.

Sudan: Several children killed in shelling of school in El Obeid

On Wednesday, several children were injured and killed in various attacks in the city of El Obeid in the state of Kordofan, Sudan.

Half a billion children see twice as many hot days as their grandparents

Eight countries, including Mali, Niger, Senegal, South Sudan and Sudan, are home to children who spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius.

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Combating child mortality: Achieving great things with little effort

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Middle East conflict: Peace, for every child

Child mortality: The invisible crisis

Burundi: One-third of mpox cases among school-age children

UNICEF steps up support after Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

North Vietnam: Typhoon Yagi puts millions of children and families at risk

Gaza: Vaccination campaign against polio reaches over 189,000 children

UNICEF launches emergency initiative to procure Mpox vaccines

DRC: Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak

Sudan: Several children killed in shelling of school in El Obeid

Half a billion children see twice as many hot days as their grandparents

War in Ukraine.

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Combating child mortality: Achieving great things with little effort

Current

Middle East conflict: Peace, for every child

Child mortality: The invisible crisis

Burundi: One-third of mpox cases among school-age children

UNICEF steps up support after Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

North Vietnam: Typhoon Yagi puts millions of children and families at risk

Gaza: Vaccination campaign against polio reaches over 189,000 children

UNICEF launches emergency initiative to procure Mpox vaccines

DRC: Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak

Sudan: Several children killed in shelling of school in El Obeid

Half a billion children see twice as many hot days as their grandparents

War in Ukraine.

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The income generated from donations by UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein was used as follows in 2023:

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