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UNICEF expresses shock by deaths of 22 children in Somalia
UNICEF says it is deeply shocked and horrified by reports that at least 22 children were among 27 people killed in an explosion in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.
More children in Sudan require lifesaving support – UNICEF
 The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund says more children in Sudan today require lifesaving support than ever before.
Over 7 million children remain malnourished in Africa – UNICEF
UNICEF says children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity.
UNICEF calls for urgent action on sexual violence against girls in DRC
UNICEF has called for an urgent and significant scale-up of interventions and funding to respond to the escalating number of cases of sexual violence reported against children and women in North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Â
More than 115,600 children to suffer wasting in 2023 – UNICEF
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says more than 115,600 children are expected to suffer from severe wasting in 2023, compared to 87,500 last year.Â
Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage – UNICEF
Despite a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, multiple crises including conflict, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 are threatening to reverse hard-earned gains, according to a new analysis issued by UNICEF.