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Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait said that the number of children and youth in armed conflict, has increased from 75 million to 222 million “over the past four or five years only.” UNIFEED

According to the UN Refugee Agency, Sudanese refugees and their hosts in Chad face challenges in delivering education. UNHCR

On a second of a three-day global forum aimed at transforming the way the world responds to refugee situations, UN Secretary General António Guterres took the stage today in Geneva, Switzerland, to underscore the importance of protecting refugees, respecting their rights, and addressing the causes of human displacement. UNTV CH

Growing up as a child refugee in Pakistan, Wahida was isolated and immobile due to a spinal disorder. But her life has been transformed since her family’s return to Afghanistan, where she received treatment and gained newfound self-esteem playing wheelchair basketball. UNHCR

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday that countries have every right to protect their borders but separating migrant children from their parents at the US border is not in children’s best interest, underlining that “immigration enforcement and protecting the right of children are not a zero-sum game.” UNTV CH

Throughout the refugee camps in Tanzania, children attend classes in the open, due to a shortfall of funds. When it rains, or is too windy, school is cancelled. UNHCR

A new survey shows that one in four Rohingya children in Bangladesh are suffering from malnutrition. WFP

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said the number of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition cases among Rohingya children at Kutupalong refugee camp has doubled since May this year. UNICEF

UNICEF has launched a response plan to prevent an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhoea and Cholera among the Rohingya refugees who fled violence from Myanmar into Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. In the last week, over 5,000 cases of diarrhoea have been reported. UNICEF

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said many Bangladeshis are mobilizing from all over the country to assist Rohingya refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar. UNHCR