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Every minute, 55 children are fleeing Ukraine, Unicef says

Unicef spokesman James Elder has shared his experience after arriving in the country last week to provide aid to the countless refugees flooding out of Ukraine to escape Vladimir Putin's brutality

London restaurants have stepped up to support Ukrainians by putting food on the table in the name of peace

James Elder of Unicef has spoke of ‘harrowing’ scenes in Lviv, in western Ukraine, with thousands of ‘everyday people’ trying to flee.

The Scottish Government money will go to Unicef to strengthen the health systems of Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi.

As director of UNICEF’s Supply Division, Etleva Kadilli is responsible for the biggest delivery operation in the history of immunisation

Children held in a prison in northeast Syria that witnessed 10 days of fighting between US-backed fighters and ISIS militants are living in “incredibly precarious” conditions and they should not have been there in the first place, the UN children’s agency said Sunday. UNICEF added that the agency is ready…

Unicef confirms that at least six children were killed and one girl badly injured in Atme; Joe Biden says Islamic State leader blew himself up

Other lives: Unicef nutrition officer whose initiatives reduced infant mortality in Brazil

School closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic have caused "nearly insurmountable" losses in education among children around the world, UNICEF said on Monday. More than 616 million students are still being affected by full or partial school closures, the UN children's agency said. In many countries, in addition to depriving…

Harsh winter weather with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures hit Syria, Lebanon and Jordan on Wednesday, worsening the plight of thousands of Syrian refugees displaced in the region. Temperatures are expected to hit an all-time 40-year low, reaching minus 14 degrees Celsius and even lower, according to aid organizations, including…