🇺🇳
@UNICEF
welcomes the
@WHO
approval of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine for children aged 12-17.
“The approval will help keep more children safe from the deadly mpox virus,” said Director of UNICEF Supply Division
@LeilaPakkala
.
"I join you here today not just as a representative of UNICEF, but as a witness to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon."
@UNICEF
's
@TedChaiban
's remarks at a UN press briefing on his mission to Lebanon with
@WFP
's
@CarlSkau
Nearly 2 million children suffering severe acute malnutrition are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food, an energy dense micronutrient paste containing peanuts, sugar, milk powder, oil, vitamins & minerals.
“During a three-day visit to Lebanon, we witnessed the devastation and sensed people’s fear and confusion. For them, the future remains uncertain as long as their country is under fire."
@UNICEF
's
@TedChaiban
&
@WFP
's
@CarlSkau
on
#Lebanon
The 2nd round of
#polio
vaccination in
#Gaza
, which aims to vaccinate almost 600k children, is scheduled to start on 14 October and area-specific humanitarian pauses have been agreed.
More info from
@UNICEFPalestine
Special Representative
@Jean_UNICEF
One in eight girls sexually assaulted or raped before turning 18, says
@Unicef
. First global estimates of sexual violence against children reveals ‘abhorrent magnitude’ of the human rights violation, by
@katlay
via
@guardian
#ViolenceAgainstWomen
Sexual violence against children inflicts deep and lasting trauma.
Often the perpetrator is someone the child knows and trusts.
Adolescents and children in fragile settings are especially vulnerable.
Here’s more on addressing this global scourge👇
The second round of
#polio
vaccination in the
#Gaza
Strip is confirmed.
It will start on 14 October to vaccinate around 590K children under 10. See the 🧵 below:
7 trucks from UNICEF and partners crossed 4 conflict lines, for the 1st time, and reached Dbeibat, Dilling, and Kadugli, cities long isolated due to the conflict. Our lifesaving nutrition supplies will benefit 16,000 children in South Kordofan. Much more is needed
#ForEveryChild
Attacks on children in
#Sudan
continue unabated.
Amid relentless attacks on children in Sudan, at least 13 children reportedly killed and another 4 injured in Al Kuma, North Darfur
More information from
@UNICEFSudan
->
#DRC
starts mpox vaccination in high-priority provinces
“a very welcome development and means we are one step closer to bringing this outbreak to an end,”
@grant_leaity
@UNICEFDRC
“But I must stress that vaccines are just one tool at our disposal.”
Positive news -
A
@UNICEF
-chartered plane carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan, early this morning, to bolster efforts to protect children from the ongoing cholera outbreak affecting the country.
@UNICEFSudan
Climate change
Gender inequality
Quality education
UNICEF Youth Advocates Alaine, Areej, Emmanuel, and Maria were at
#UNGA
to raise their concerns and advocate for the rights of children and young people everywhere.
At least 50 children killed in
#Lebanon
. Many under rubble. And daily attacks continue to kill children here in
#Gaza
.
How have those in power come to accept the suffering of children?
Surely a ceasefire in Gaza is critical to deescalation across the region.
Great news! Our Chief of Field Office Antony Spalton reports of lifesaving supplies moving across borders to Darfur.
Our team staying and delivering
#ForEveryChild
in
#Sudan
As I arrive in the Gaza Strip today, I’m struck by the sheer intensity of the damage and destruction I see and by so many children wandering among the rubble.
Too many children killed, too many still suffering. This must end.
Today, I start a visit to the Middle East, a region where too many children have been suffering from violence and war. I will meet children and families in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank including East Jerusalem.
"While in
#Gaza
.. I walked through markets and neighborhoods – or what is left of them. I listened to the struggles of mothers and fathers to feed their children. And there is no doubt in my mind that the risk of famine and a large-scale severe nutrition crisis in Gaza is real.”