"CATHERINE M. RUSSELL"

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell travelled to eastern Kenya to meet families and refugees struggling to recover from the worst climate-induced drought to hit the region in 40 years. UNICEF

3.7 million children in earthquake-affected Syria face catastrophic combination of threats, warns UNICEF Executive Director, following two-day visit. UNICEF

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Monday visited children and families affected by the powerful earthquakes that hit southeast Türkiye earlier this month. UNICEF

More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed because of the conflict in Yemen, according to the United Nations Children's Fund – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. UNICEF

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a three-day visit to Viet Nam, commending the country for its many gains for children. Russell also called for urgent action to address challenges like malnutrition and inequalities that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 and climate shocks. UNICEF

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General, said that two-thirds of the 771 million adults worldwide who lack basic literacy skills are women. UNIFEED

As she presented the annual report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said, “eight thousand children were either killed or maimed during 2021, making this the most prevalent of all grave violations.” UNIFEED

Recounting harrowing experience with armed group, briefer urges Security Council to enforce resolutions protecting children impacted by armed conflict.

After concluding a visit to Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an area which has been hard-hit by attacks on civilians, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell appealed for an urgent political resolution to end ongoing violence in the eastern part of the country. UNICEF