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Topic: Children in emergencies

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A child sleeping alone in a tent
“We are barely breathing.”

“We are barely breathing.”

Children in emergencies

By Laila Ali

Story also available in: العربية Español Français
Over 7,000 new Syrian refugees – nearly half of them children – have fled the conflict in northeastern Syria and arrived into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Many of them are women, children and the elderly. Almost all of them walked long distances through the night, hoping to reach safety. They arrive in physical and mental distress.… Read more →←
A young girl in a traditional head scarf stands amid tents.
Tragedy and hope across Mindanao

Tragedy and hope across Mindanao

Children in emergencies

By Toby Fricker

The drive alongside lake Lanao is idyllic. Surrounded on one side by the lush greenery of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao and on the other by the vast ocean-like expanse that forms the largest lake on the island. But the horror of what took place alongside the lake’s northern shores hits you when you enter the devastated… Read more →←
An infant in the arms of her mother smiles as she gets her arm measured by a woman in a UNICEF t-shirt
Let’s make South Sudan nutrition centres redundant

Let’s make South Sudan nutrition centres redundant

Children in emergencies

By Jesca Wude Murye

Story also available in: العربية Français
If I know about a malnourished child, I will go to the family’s house every day to check on the child. If they don’t have food, I will buy it myself and give it to them. I just can’t look away. I’m South Sudanese and these are my people. Recently, I have been working in South Sudan documenting the treatment of three children… Read more →←
A long view of debris and houses on an island.
Witnessing the impact of Hurricane Dorian on children in the Bahamas

Witnessing the impact of Hurricane Dorian on children in the Bahamas

Children in emergencies

By Manuel Moreno González

Story also available in: العربية Español Français
Amidst the ear-piercing noise of the helicopter, I could hear 11-year-old Jahmaurae Moreau say that to fly in a helicopter was “pretty cool”. He was smiling but, minutes later, as we were leaving the island behind, a few tears rolled slowly down his cheeks His mother Marianise and his 4-year-old sister Katheleh sat in front of us.… Read more →←
A mother holding a baby close to her face
One mother’s action to prevent malnutrition

One mother’s action to prevent malnutrition

Children in emergencies

By Mai El Shoush

How a passionate mother in Sudan is learning to give her baby girl the best start in life. For Sarah Mohammed, the journey to motherhood was not an easy one. The 34-year old from El Obeid, Sudan, spent six years desperately visiting doctors and taking test after test to unearth any potential cause delaying her pregnancy. However, nothing… Read more →←
A school girl collects water in her hands from a communal water tap.
In Basra: Oil in abundance, but little water to drink

In Basra: Oil in abundance, but little water to drink

Children in emergencies

By Laila Ali

Story also available in: العربية Français 中文
Iraq’s southern city of Basra was once a thriving port city. In its heyday, it was described as the “Venice of the east” due to the numerous canals and bridges all over the city. The comparisons with Venice are long gone. Today, the situation is bleak. Basra’s canals are polluted with filth, algae and bacteria. The riverbanks are… Read more →←
A broken stump of wood juts out of the ground.
You can take their schools but not their dreams

You can take their schools but not their dreams

Children in emergencies

By Helene Sandbu Ryeng

Story also available in: Español
The sound of students reciting the alphabet is replaced by silence. The stillness is only broken by wind rattling the dry grass surrounding the pole stumps in straight lines on the barren plain. The poles used to hold Ogweni primary school, then the conflict came. One hour by plane from the capital Juba and 15 minutes by boat on the… Read more →←
Three school children smiling closely at the camera.
From vulnerable to resilient children

From vulnerable to resilient children

Children in emergencies

By Hervé Ludovic De Lys

Story also available in: Español
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the seminal document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, which seeks to protect and preserve the right of every child to a safe, healthy environment in which to develop and grow. In May 2002, the final Declaration of the United Nations… Read more →←
A girl pushes two younger children in a wheelbarrow that also bears several jerrycans
Memories from Syria and Yemen

Memories from Syria and Yemen

Children in emergencies

By Omar El Hattab

Story also available in: العربية 中文
Being responsible for UNICEF’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programme in the Middle East and North Africa region, I’ve served in many countries affected by conflict. These include Syria, Pakistan and Iraq and prolonged stints in countries like Yemen. I will never forget my time in beautiful Syria – a country very close… Read more →←
Two girls in an empty classroom, one of them sitting behind a desk while the other stands beside against the wall.
From conflict to the classroom — a refugee’s story

From conflict to the classroom — a refugee’s story

Children in emergencies

By Benoite Gyubahiro

I came to Ethiopia in 2013, and lived in the Sherkole refugee camp, where I spent four years. Before Sherkole I was studying in a government school in Uganda. Now I am in Bambasi Camp (Ethiopia) where I have been for the last two years. When I left my home country DRC, I was 12 years old and studying in Grade 2. We lived in a rural area… Read more →←
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