The Latest Breaking News from Unicef

We have more than enough to go round, but large proportions of the population lack the basic necessities of life, says Michael Marmot of UCL

Spokesperson says attack on the Maghazi camp in central Gaza is a ‘massacre’ and warns that death toll is likely to rise further

Water and sanitation services are at the point of collapse with large-scale disease outbreaks looming, UNICEF warns.

It takes a while but slowly the children gathered around volunteer entertainer Ruaa Hassuna in a Gaza camp start clapping along as her music offers some respite from the horrors around them.

Crisis unfolds in Gaza as Israeli Defense Forces accidentally kill hostages, inciting heartbreak and protests while civilians and children suffer.

More than 6,000 Palestinian children are thought to have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas so far, according to numbers released by Hamas. It’s in this context that photos and videos have started circulating online that people say show Israelis mistreating Palestinian children. However, while violence against…

Poverty increasing globally, UN aims to make world hunger-free by 2030. Malnutrition, physical & mental ailments result of poverty. 16.6% of world population suffer malnutrition. Widening income disparities & unhealthy food habits cause anemia. NSS Unit of college & UNICEF organised seminar to address anemia. Speakers discussed food to be…

Israel says comments by Unicef chief were insufficient and came only as a result of international pressure

Children at the UN climate summit urge governments to commit to policies that put their needs first