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Eight brutal years of conflict have devastated the lives of millions of children in Yemen and left 11 million children in need of one or more forms of humanitarian assistance, UNICEF said today, warning that, without urgent action, millions could face greater risks of being malnourished. UNICEF

On the occasion on World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is announcing the expanded scope of the WHO Director-General’s (DG) Flagship Initiative on tuberculosis over the period from 2023 to 2027 to support fast-tracking progress towards ending TB and achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. WHO

According to UNICEF, one week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for children and families. UNICEF

On 7 March 2023, WHO and UNICEF, in coordination with health authorities, the Syria Immunization Group, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines, launched a cholera vaccination campaign in earthquake-hit areas of north-west Syria. The campaign will run for 10 days and targets 1.7 million people. OCHA

Millions in the greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger as the region struggles with one of the worst droughts in recent decades with 129, 000 people - out of which 96,000 in Somalia and 33,000 in South Sudan - confronting starvation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. UNTV CH

At the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar, a series of roundtable discussions on Tuesday saw global leaders dove into climate change. UNIFEED

One month on from the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes. UNICEF

Today in Doha, Qatar, at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries opening, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, said, “The era of broken promises must end – now.” UNIFEED

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in Türkiye, at least 15 hospitals have been damaged with many health facilities affected. Across Syria, seven hospitals and 145 health facilities have been damaged, many of these are in the northwest of the country. WHO

Almost one year since the escalation of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a generation of children has experienced 12 months of violence, fear, loss and tragedy. There is not a single aspect of children’s lives that the conflict has not impacted, with children killed, injured, forced from their homes, missing out on critical education and denied the benefits of a safe and secure environment. UNICEF