All news on the topic: Unicef

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9,300 children hospitalised for acute malnutrition in Gaza despite ceasefire — UN
Severe hunger continues to plague children in Gaza, with more than 9,000 hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October alone, according to new UN data — despite a ceasefire declared two months ago.
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Beckham receives knighthood at Windsor Castle
The football star, 50, is being honoured for his services to sport and charity.
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Britain pledges £20 million aid for water and sanitation in Gaza
Britain will provide a £20 million ($27 million) aid package to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene services in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday, as he arrived in Egypt for a world leaders’ summit on ending the conflict.
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UN declares famine in Gaza for first time officially
A famine has been officially declared in Gaza for the first time in history since Israel launched its full-scale war on Palestinians 22 months ago.
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Haiti gang-rape horror as girl, 16, is drugged, beaten and raped relentlessly for a month in a warehouse
A 16-year-old girl has been drugged, beaten and raped for a month in a warehouse in Haiti, amid a massive 1,000% surge of sexual violence against children as the crime-ridden island is taken over by gangs.
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Gaza horror as 16 premature babies die of hunger in hospital
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: People living in northern Gaza have been struggling the most after Israeli forces isolated the area and cut off deliveries of food and humanitarian supplies - with most of the fatal victims being children or elderly Palestinians
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Teacher and 6 members of religious congregation kidnapped from outside school
The six worshippers and teacher, members of the Congregation of Brothers of Sacred Heart, were kidnapped from outside a school in the Haitian capital of Port Au Prince
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Olivia Colman gets emotional in chat with Ukrainian teen on anniversary of war
Oscar-winning Olivia Colman held an emotional online meeting with 15-year-old Solomiya from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to hear the harrowing fall-out of the war ahead of the second anniversary
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UNICEF ambassador stances on Israel-Hamas as less than 50% call for a ceasefire
UNICEF UK 'are extremely concerned by the continuing violence in Gaza' and calling for a ceasefire, but not all of the organisation's famous ambassadors are publicly echoing the humanitarian call for peace
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Gaza baby delivered by emergency C-section is orphaned before she's even born
A baby girl born in Gaza is being cared for at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after her mother was killed in an air strike and all her family is presumed dead
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Joe Alwyn praised for Palestine post as Taylor Swift face backlash over silence
As Taylor Swift fans call on their idol to speak out against Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza, the Cruel Summer singer’s ex Joe Alwyn has been praised for using his platform to raise awareness of what's happening in the Middle East
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Gaza hospitals turned into 'death zone' by injured kids after Israel air strikes
As Israel concentrated heavy air strikes on the south of the Gaza Strip and the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah, the government media office in Gaza claimed 700 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours
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Horror images inside Gaza show kids hit by Israeli airstrikes as ceasefire ends
WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGES: The Hamas-run Health Ministry inside Gaza said at least 200 Palestinians have died since fighting resumed on Friday as a seven-day ceasefire came to an end
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Israel Hamas truce agreement deal is 'almost achieved'
Intense negotiations have continued between Qatar, the US, Israel and Hamas to seal the deal for 50 hostages, all of them women and children, to be released
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Gaza hostages and ceasefire deal 'close' as 31 newborns moved from hit hospital
Qatar's prime minister said he is growing in confidence over an agreement, which is understood to involve up to 50 women and children being freed in return for a five-day ceasefire
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Israel unleashes 'war crime' strikes on two Gaza schools - at least 50 dead
Videos from inside two schools bombed by Israeli defence forces show dozens of bloodied women and children next to school desks as foreign ministries allege 'war crimes'
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David Beckham puts hair theories to bed with latest appearance
David Beckham made a surprise appearance at the Cricket World Cup and sported a remarkable different hairdo to what he showed off in a recent photo on Instagram
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Israeli airstrike destroys Gaza refugee camp and kills more that 100 people
The IDF confirmed it was responsible for the outrage at Jabalia, north of Gaza City, which is home to 114,000 people, and said the attack killed a Hamas commander
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Gaza father's desperate plea as he cradles the body of his daughter
Officials at Save the Children and UNICEF beg for a ceasefire to save lives on both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict, with hundreds of people still missing after airstrikes
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Gaza hospitals 'make hell look like a tea party' as thousands of children killed
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The aid organisation says Israel’s bombs have killed 2,360 children in less than three weeks, as a doctor in the war-torn region says it 'makes hell look like a tea party'
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'If you have an old walking stick, this will help it get to someone in need'
The scheme will see sticks and crutches refurbished back to their top quality and redistributed around the world, and has already redistributed mobility aids to over 22 countries
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'I was 11 when I was taken from my family and sent to Russia before Ukraine war'
It is estimated that almost 20,000 Ukrainian children have been systermatically abducted and deported from their home towns and sent to Russia since the start of the invasion in February last year
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Chef who fled Syria cooked for 400 refugees with hotplate on Calais church steps
Imad Alarnab, 45, left his wife and kids behind in Syria to seek asylum in the UK and found himself cooking for up to 400 people at a time at a Calais camp known as The Jungle
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Olivia Colman and Andy Murray demand Rishi Sunak up support to new parents
Two-thirds of parents who have children under four-years-old have been forced to cut back on buying books, toys and other items so they can afford food and bills during the cost-of-living crisis
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Former Chelsea and England star Eni Aluko awarded MBE alongside Ian Wright
The pundit and former England and Chelsea forward has been recognised for her services to football and charity with the prestigious honour
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