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The Philippines is facing a whooping cough outbreak, with many unvaccinated children at risk. [ more ]

Historic decrease in child mortality below 5 million deaths worldwide.

Need to accelerate efforts to reduce child mortality from preventable and treatable conditions. [ more ]

Children in Gaza suffering from severe malnutrition are so weak they do not even have the energy to cry, thousands have been killed or injured in the conflict.

UNICEF and UNRWA report on the dire situation in Gaza, with children facing severe malnutrition, bureaucratic challenges in aid delivery, and impending famine. [ more ]

At least nine people killed in an attack on an aid distribution vehicle in Gaza by Israeli forces.

UNICEF warns of increasing child deaths in Gaza due to malnutrition and dehydration, calling for immediate humanitarian relief. [ more ]

The US military retaliated against Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq for the deaths of three American soldiers in a drone attack in Jordan.

The attacks resulted in casualties, killing at least 18 Iran-aligned fighters according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. [ more ]

Over one million children in Gaza require mental health support.

17,000 children in Gaza have been left unaccompanied or separated from their families. [ more ]

All 1.1 million children in Gaza are in desperate need of mental health assistance

Israel's assault on Gaza has orphaned 19,000 Palestinian children [ more ]

Record low under-five mortality in 2022 - 4.9 million deaths, Progress in reducing child mortality since 2000 and 1990, Precarious progress in ending preventable child deaths [ more ]

Childhood mortality hit historic low in 2022

Causes of childhood mortality include complications during childbirth, respiratory infections, malaria, and diarrhea

Significant progress made but challenges remain in meeting 2030 goals [ more ]

The United Kingdom ranks poorly in fighting child poverty, along with Spain and Luxembourg.

Countries like Poland and Slovenia are performing better in addressing child poverty. [ more ]

About 250 students at Chicago Academy High School walked out of class to demand a ceasefire in solidarity with the children of Gaza.

The walkout was organized by Palestinian American pupils and was sanctioned by Chicago Public Schools.

More than 4,600 children have been killed in Gaza and nearly 9,000 injured since Israel intensified its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7. [ more ]

The Arizona superintendent of education is warning districts to avoid collaborating with Amnesty International USA and UNICEF education division due to a presentation that white-washed Palestinian terrorism.

Jewish students felt unsafe after the presentation described Hamas attacks as 'retaliation' and referred to the Second Intifada as 'demonstrations'.

Superintendent Tom Horne called the presentation 'profoundly antisemitic' and 'anti-American' for blaming the U.S. for the plight of Palestinians. [ more ]