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Statement by UNICEF Country Representative in Lebanon, Marcoluigi Corsi, on the ongoing suffering of children in Lebanon over 100 days into conflict (UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund)

Public Technologies 17 Jun 2026
) UNICEF/UNI964788/Choufany In Lebanon, 2-year old Fatima is held by Fadak, 12, at Omar Faroukh school in Beirut, where hundreds of internally displaced people are currently staying after fleeing violence.
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247 children killed in Lebanon since March: UNICEF

Xinhua 17 Jun 2026
In a statement, UNICEF said 247 children were killed and 992 injured since March 2, adding that hundreds of thousands more are facing the effects of displacement, insecurity and interrupted access to basic services ... UNICEF.
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UNICEF Warns of $542 Million Funding Gap for Afghanistan Aid Response

Khaama Press 17 Jun 2026
UNICEF has warned that its humanitarian response in Afghanistan faces a funding shortfall of more than $542 million, threatening assistance for millions of people amid one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
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UNICEF Says 8.8 Million Children in Afghanistan Face Climate Risks

Khaama Press 17 Jun 2026
UNICEF said 8.8 million of Afghanistan’s nearly 21 million children; about 41%—face at least three climate threats simultaneously, including droughts, floods, extreme heat, heatwaves, and dust storms.
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UNICEF Gambia’s Statement for the Day of the African Child 2026

Foroyaa 17 Jun 2026
UNICEF is proud to stand with the Government and the people of The Gambia in this progress ... About UNICEF. UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child ... mmjallow@unicef.org.
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392 million children in India exposed to extreme heat: UNICEF report

The Times of India 17 Jun 2026
... duration and severity of heatwaves.Noting that the existing ‘Heat Action Plans’ are an important first step, UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 data highlights the scale of the challenge.
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PHOTO ESSAY: In Gaza, orphaned children navigate grief while trying to hold on to childhood

Newsday 17 Jun 2026
GAZA — Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has left tens of thousands of Palestinian children without one or more of their parents, adding to what UNICEF has said is the conflict’s “unconscionable” toll on the territory’s youth.
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Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF

Korea Times 16 Jun 2026
UNITED NATIONS, United States — More than one billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world.
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1.1B children exposed to overlapping climate threats: UNICEF

Daily Sabah 16 Jun 2026
Nearly half of all children worldwide, or around 1.1 billion, are exposed to at least three overlapping climate threats, according to a UNICEF report published on Tuesday. The mos ....
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Nearly all the world’s children exposed to climate hazards, UNICEF warns

Philenews 16 Jun 2026
UNICEF said children were “disproportionately affected” by a range of intensifying ... UNICEF identified Somalia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Cambodia and Pakistan as the most vulnerable countries.
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