Tag: Catherine Russell

According to UNICEF, at least 74 children have reportedly been killed in relentless violence in the Gaza Strip in just the first seven days of 2025. The UN agency stated ...

According to figures published by UNICEF, nearly one in five of the world’s children live in areas affected by conflicts, with more than 473 million children suffering from the worst ...

Immunization coverage for children worldwide remained stagnant throughout 2023, leaving approximately 2.7 million children without necessary vaccinations compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019.  This alarming trend was highlighted in a ...

International experts on Thursday, June 27 warned that 755,000 people are at risk of famine in the coming months amid ongoing clashes between rival military leaders in Sudan.  The latest ...

Haiti's newly appointed Prime Minister, Garry Conille, has vowed to seek unity and a brighter future in a nation besieged by gang violence and political turmoil.  Conille’s appointment comes as ...

UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell has stated that the civilians in Rafah must be protected as they have nowhere to go. “Rafah is one of the most densely populated places ...

Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF has called on the international community not to let the children of Gaza down, saying, “The world cannot abandon them.” She warned that the situation ...

Executive Director of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, has called the Gaza Strip “the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.” Addressing the ...