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CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
UNICEF / CHILDREN MENA CONFLICTS
According to UNICEF, every five seconds, a child is displaced, injured, or killed in the Middle East and North Africa’s conflicts. UNICEF
Audio Languages: English
1 July 2025
SOUTH SUDAN / RENK CHILD PROTECTION WORKSHOP
Together with state authorities and other partners, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan helps organize the release of boys and girls from armed forces, a measure stipulated in a national action plan to end grave violations of the rights of children in armed conflict. UNMISS
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
30 June 2025
UN / CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, told the Security Council that 2024 “marked a devastating new record: the United Nations verified 41,370 grave violations against children—a staggering 25 percent increase compared to 2023.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Russian
25 June 2025
GENEVA / GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
“I met a little boy who was wounded by a tank shell at one of these sites on the final day of me leaving Gaza - I learnt that this little boy had since died of those injuries,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder. “That speaks to both what is happening at these sites and what is not happening when it comes to medical evacuations.” UNTV CH
Audio Languages: English
20 June 2025
UN / CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT REPORT
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba said that the 41,370 verified grave violations against children in 2024 is the highest number since the inception of the Children and Armed Conflict mandate almost 30 years ago. UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English
20 June 2025
UN / RUSSIA NEBENZIA PRESSER
Addressing reporters, Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya, said that “despite the clearly terrorist nature” of recent attacks on passenger trains in the Bryansk and Voronezh regions of Russia, “some well-known delegations” refused to engage constructively with a Russian draft resolution condemning the incidents. The attacks, which occurred on May 31, June 1, and June 5, killed seven civilians and injured over 100. UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English
17 June 2025
UNICEF / SUDAN CHOLERA OUTBREAK
UNICEF and partners are working with Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health to curb the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak in Khartoum State and save lives through high interventions. UNICEF
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
4 June 2025
UN / SUDAN UPDATE
United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York that the humanitarian situation in Sudan is “deepening, as sustained fighting, ongoing displacement and rising health emergencies continue to fuel humanitarian needs.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English
27 May 2025
UNICEF / GAZA TEMPORARY LEARNING SPACES
In the wake of renewed hostilities that forced all the Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) to close again, UNICEF is re-establishing Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) in the Middle and Al Nuseirat areas. To date, over 50,000 children have benefited from these safe learning environments. UNICEF
Audio Languages: English
19 May 2025
WHO / GAZA MALNUTRITION
Aid has not entered Gaza in 65 days. Hunger is rising and so is the risk of malnutrition. Malnutrition increases the risk of children dying from illnesses like diarrhoea, pneumonia and measles, especially in a setting where they lack access to life-saving health services. WHO
Audio Languages: Arabic
9 May 2025
GAZA / CHILDREN MENTAL HEALTH
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) continues to provide mental health and psychosocial support services across the Gaza Strip, as displaced children face dire humanitarian conditions amid ongoing war and insecurity. UNIFEED
Audio Languages: Arabic
6 May 2025
GAZA / FOOD SUPPLIES BLOCKADE
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Head of Office in Gaza, Jonathan Whittall, said, “the coming days in Gaza are going to be critical” as “those that aren't being killed with bombs and bullets are slowly dying,” under “a total and complete blockade.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
26 April 2025