Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. “For God’s sake, what do you really ...
Sounding The Alarm On The Global Education Crisis
New analysis from Education Cannot Wait indicates that 234 million crisis-affected children require urgent support to access ...
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16 million children in Sudan facing dire consequences of ongoing civil war - UNICEF
The head of the U.N. children’s program, UNICEF, said Thursday that 16 million children in Sudan are suffering horribly from the country’s civil war, with many facing daily threats of violence, ...
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Sudan's crisis deepens as violence and famine threaten millions
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to worsen, with millions of lives at risk as violence spreads across the country ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia at highest level in over 25 years
A new report from global health authorities has warned about the rise of measles after a high number of cases in 2024. View ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases ...
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Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
The UN agencies are calling for governments with active outbreaks to urgently intensify case finding, contact tracing and ...
Sudan's warring parties fueling world's 'most devastating' aid crisis, say aid officials
The conflict in Sudan has created the "largest and the most devastating humanitarian crisis in the world" as the warring ...
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Women and Girls in Afghanistan Bear the Brunt of the Country’s Crisis
Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan nearly four years ago, human rights have begun diminishing for over 14 million women. Heightened gender inequality has exacerbated the pre-existing ...
European region sees highest number of measles cases in 25 years, WHO says
Measles cases in the European region surged last year to reach their highest levels since 1997, the World Health Organization ...
UN: Sudan war is world’s worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids
The head of the U.N. children's agency says the war in Sudan has created the world’s largest and most devastating ...
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UNICEF, WFP, and Save the Children face funding challenges
The world’s poor, war-affected and refugees face a difficult future as governments cut back on assistance to aid agencies ...