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  1. Highlight 27 April 2023

    ... say that the treatment of nearly 50,000 acutely malnourished children has been disrupted. In West Darfur, the United Nations Office for the ... organizations. According to UNICEF, at least nine children have reportedly been killed, and more than 50 injured during fighting ...

  2. Secretary-General's opening remarks at press encounter on Afghanistan

    ... assistance this year to survive.   Six million Afghan children, women, and men are one step away from famine-like conditions.   ...

  3. Highlight 24 April 2023

    ... death of nearly 70 people, including 18 women and at least 2 children. Another 40 people were injured. OCHA say that many schools and ... to roll out two urgent immunization campaigns targeting children under the age of seven: one at the end of February and one at the end ...

  4. Highlight 18 April 2023

    ... the country, where a staggering 15.8 million men, women and children are already in dire need of humanitarian assistance.     ... It did not call for the decriminalization of sex with children, nor did it call for the abolition of the age of consent.  The ...

  5. Remarks at South-South Awards Event in recognition of Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health [as prepared for delivery]

    ... the globe to save millions of women, newborn infants and children. Last year, at the United Nations General Assembly here in New York, we launched the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health to support them. The Strategy was created with the full ...

  6. Remarks at Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict

    ... Council for its sustained commitment to the protection of children affected by armed conflict. I would like to particularly thank the ... and use of child soldiers, the killing and maiming of children, rape and other sexual violence, abductions, attacks on schools and ...

  7. Highlight 06 April 2023

    ... Afghan people, two-thirds of whom (28 million men, women and children) are in need of life-saving assistance, which includes 20 million ... Catherine Sozi, is working to vaccinate thousands of children and vulnerable populations in Tigray. The aim is to close the ...

  8. Remarks at the Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict

    ... a discussion on this important topic. The protection of children in armed conflict is a litmus test for the United Nations and the ... of the mandate of my Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. Since then, a solid body of international ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to launch the Special Edition of the Sustainable Development Goals Progress Report

    ... on a graph. It is about healthy mothers and babies; children learning the skills to fulfil their potential; parents who can feed ...

  10. Highlight 13 April 2023

    ... 100,000 just two weeks ago. Overall, 140,000 men, women and children have been displaced due to the flooding.   Our colleagues on the ... with assistance for more than 100,000 men, women and children – including food, shelter, cash assistance and hygiene kits. We are ...