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A skill that saves lives, with Emma McKeon
Stories

24 July 2025

A skill that saves lives, with Emma McKeon

Maryanne
24 July 2025

On World Drowning Prevention Day, Olympic swimmer and UNICEF Australia Ambassador Emma McKeon shares lifesaving tips to keep children safe in and around water – and highlights how UNICEF is working to end drowning, so every child, everywhere, can grow up safely. 

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Risking it all for a meal in Gaza

22 July 2025

Risking it all for a meal in Gaza

With humanitarian aid being prevented from entering Gaza at scale, accessing the basic necessities is fraught with danger. 

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Starved by conflict: Malnutrition crisis deepens in Sudan

20 July 2025

Starved by conflict: Malnutrition crisis deepens in Sudan

Relentless conflict, mass displacement, and disease outbreaks are behind soaring malnutrition rates across Sudan, putting millions of children at risk. 

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Nowhere to turn: Afghan families forced to return 

14 July 2025

Nowhere to turn: Afghan families forced to return 

An emerging crisis is unfolding in Afghanistan, as families who once fled political unrest and economic hardship are now being forced to return from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. 

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Press release

24 July 2025

Statement by UNICEF on the unconscionable deaths of children by starvation in the Gaza Strip 

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder on the unconscionable deaths of children by starvation in the Gaza

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Press release

10 July 2025

Nine children killed while waiting in line for nutritional supplies in the Gaza Strip

Fifteen Palestinians, including nine children and four women, have been killed whjile waiting in line for nutritional supplies in the Gaza Strip.

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Press release

19 June 2025

More than 5,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in May

An average of 112 children have been admitted for treatment every day since the beginning of 2025

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Press release

19 June 2025

Gaza’s Taps Running Dry: Fuel Crisis Deepens Daily Struggle for Families

A summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson, James Elder, at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

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Press release

14 June 2025

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the children killed by the alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East

UNICEF: This weekend’s surge in violence across the Middle East signals a dangerous escalation, and children are once again paying the ultimate price.

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Press release

27 May 2025

‘Unimaginable horrors’: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip

UNICEF: Two horrific attacks in a 72-hour period provide yet more evidence of the unconscionable cost of this ruthless war on children in the Gaza Strip.

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Children in Gaza deprived of lifesaving goods, services and care for two months

1 May 2025
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World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza

7 Apr 2025
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More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one month - UNICEF

5 Apr 2025
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