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  1. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan

    ... with reports of desperate people – mostly women and children – crossing the border into Chad in search of safety and assistance. ...

  2. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Ukraine

    ... which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured nearly 100 others.    The attack, on Palm Sunday ...

  3. Note to Correspondents - situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Gaza)

    ... killing of over a thousand people, including women and children, since the collapse of the ceasefire.    Large-scale Israeli ...

  4. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza

    ... yesterday, which saw the deaths of hundreds, including many children, marking one of the deadliest days in Gaza since late 2023. The ...

  5. Note to Correspondents: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty Fourth Consultative Meeting

    ... the lives of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. The meeting ...

  6. Note to Correspondents: Joint Press Release by the EERC, WHO, WFP, UNICEF and Save the Children - 1000 Ebola Survivors in the DRC [scroll down for French]

    ... treatment to the households and communities most at risk. Children are among the most vulnerable in the communities, as they are not only ... if they lose their parents or schools are closed. Save the Children and other organizations are reaching out to children on how to prevent ...

  7. Secretary-General's statement on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Children [scroll down for French version]

    ... especially concerned about the well-being of the world’s children.  Thankfully, children have so far been largely spared from the most severe symptoms of the ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks to the Human Rights Council [scroll down for French version]

    ... As we do so, I also make a special appeal for the rights of children.  Millions of children around the world are denied their rights.  And children are the ...

  9. Secretary-General's video message on the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child [scroll down for French version]

    ... years ago, nations came together to make a pledge to the children of the world.   For the first time, the Convention on the Rights ...   All countries recognized the unique vulnerability of children, and pledged to provide them with food, healthcare, education and ...

  10. Secretary-General's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict - “The Plight and Rights of Children Born of War” [scroll down for French version]

    ... trauma, stigma, poverty, poor health and unwanted pregnancy. Children conceived through wartime rape often struggle with issues of identity ... by their own families and communities. These women and children are sometimes seen as affiliates of armed and violent extremist ...