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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Across the Middle East and wider region, the escalation of violence is having a devastating impact on children. As tensions rise, children’s lives hang in the balance. We urge all parties to abide by international humanitarian law and protect civilians. It must stop.
White text reading: 'every war is a war on children'. On an illustrated background showing two children sheltering from what appears to be a burning building behind them.
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"Put Us at the Centre”: must-read new report from @savechildrenintl.bsky.social @nrc-global.bsky.social @planglobal.bsky.social on what children & youth in crisis actually want from humanitarian actors. resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/put...
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“Put Us at the Centre” - What Children and Young People in Humanitarian Crises Asked For - and the Decisions that Followed (2026) - Save the Children’s Resource Centre
The most comprehensive source of information on Child Rights
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🗣️ “It feels unfair, but what can we do? I want to study, I want to be a doctor, but without the right materials, it feels like I’m losing the fight.” 🔗New briefing @eiegenevahub.bsky.social @inee.org & @globaledcluster.bsky.social on the human cost of education aid cuts: eiehub.org/news/policy-...
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This week, we launched our new 2026-2030 Strategy, setting an ambitious course for the EiE Hub alliance at a challenging time for the humanitarian sector. ➡️ Read the strategy here: eiehub.org/news/eie-hub...
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EiE Hub Strategy: 2026-2030 | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🌏 We're excited to launch our new 2026-2030 Strategy, called "Navigating the Next Horizon". ➡️ It sets an ambitious course for our alliance at a challenging time for the humanitarian sector, and was co-created with EiE Hub members and others. 🔗 Read the Strategy here: eiehub.org/news/eie-hub...
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EiE Hub Strategy: 2026-2030 | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🤝 The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies is delighted to welcome the Federal Republic of Germany as our newest member. 🇩🇪 Germany is one of the world’s largest humanitarian donors, with a strong commitment to #education. ➡️ More on the EiE Hub's now 66 members: eiehub.org/about/members
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Welcome, Barham Salih, as the next High Commissioner for Refugees! We look forward to this new chapter for UNHCR, one of our founding members. We are fully committed to ensuring that all refugee children and youth can access the safe and quality education they deserve.
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🌎 Huge thank you to everyone who attended the end-of-year reception at the EiE Hub yesterday, held on the margins of the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review. 🤝 It was inspiring to see so many people come together at the end of a challenging year.
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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 08/12/2025
Instead of playing or learning, countless children caught in armed conflict are forced to watch their kindergartens, schools, and homes come under attack, losing everything familiar to them. No child deserves to grow up in such conditions, and no parent should ever have to witness it.
A child should not stand where destruction speaks louder than play. Civilians are not a target.
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
➡️ The military use of schools during conflict can put students, teachers and others in harm's way. 🌏 We are proud to have worked with @icrc.org on a new legal commentary on this pressing issue: eiehub.org/news/new-icr...
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New ICRC Commentary on the “Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict” | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Geneva today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of @inee.org! A moment to reflect on how far the EiE sector has come in 25 years, and on challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
➡️ The education crisis in #Haiti has reached alarming levels, fuelled by gang violence, political instability and climate vulnerability. ➡️ Find out more in our latest brief on Haiti - the first in a series of briefs on forgotten education crises we'll publish shortly eiehub.org/country-brie...
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Country brief: Haiti’s education crisis | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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5th International SSD Conference @5thssdconference.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🌍 Join us in Nairobi for the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration! Hosted by the Government of Kenya with support from key partners. 🗓️ 25–26 Nov 2025 👉 Register now: registration.kenyaconferencessd.co.ke #SafeSchools2025 #SSD10 #NairobiActionPlan @gcpea.bsky.social
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
"Why schools are so treasured by the Rohingya" Read this moving blog post by Syedul Mostafa from the Rohingya Youth Advocacy Network on the Rohingyas' struggle for an education in Myanmar and beyond: eiehub.org/blog/why-sch...
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🌎 In a new statement, members of the EiE Hub are today calling on world leaders and other stakeholders to put children’s education at the heart of discussions when they gather in Belém for the COP30 Brazil climate summit in November 2025. ➡️Read it here: eiehub.org/news/cop30-p...
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COP30: Put children’s education at the heart of discussions | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Thank you to everyone who attended today's event at the @ipuparliament.bsky.social Assembly #IPU151 in Geneva today! Inspiring to hear from so many parliamentarians and other speakers on what lawmakers can do to protect #EducationInEmergencies. @ipned.bsky.social Full report to follow!
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International Parliamentary Network for Education @ipned.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Writing from the @ipuparliament.bsky.social Assembly in #Geneva, @folketinget.dk member Kris Skriver calls for renewed global solidarity in response to humanitarian crises & more support to ensure that children in emergencies receive an education. 👉 go.ipned.org/n718s5 #IP151 #EiE #SDG4
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Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack @gcpea.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
📘New @gcpea.bsky.social publication: Report on the Expert Roundtable on Strengthening Accountability for Attacks on Education. Experts call for political will, legal reform, & a comprehensive Accountability Toolbox to end impunity. Read more: bit.ly/3VtSlfC #ProtectEducation
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Strengthening Accountability for Attacks on Education: Key Findings and Recommendations from the Expert Roundtable in Geneva - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
As #InternationalDayofPeace approaches this Sunday, 21 September, our member Arigatou International has drafted a statement on behalf of the nearly 500 million children who are currently living in areas affected by conflict. Please consider endorsing here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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International Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 22/09/2025
Armed conflicts are not beyond the reach of the law. Warring parties are not free to pursue victory at any cost, especially when it endangers civilians. Even wars have limits, always. #IHL
Parties to armed conflicts are not free to pursue victory at any cost, especially when it endangers civilians.
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Imagine a world where we spend as much on books as we do on bombs. Imagine a world where every child is able to go to school & reach their full potential. Imagine a world without war. That world is possible starting with #EducationForAll. #PeaceDay👇 www.educationcannotwait.org/news-stories...
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Investing in #QualityEducation in emergencies & protracted crises has impacts far beyond the classroom. It fosters economic development, social cohesion & helps build the foundation for long-term peace & resilience. Learn how ECW & partners are making a difference➡️ educationcannotwait.org
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finnchurchaid.bsky.social @finnchurchaid.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
✂️Aid cuts on #education have left 33 million people in need outside the scope of aid planning. As a member of the @eiegenevahub.bsky.social hub & a close partner of @inee.org @globaledcluster.bsky.social, FCA is devastated by the latest report. Donors must sustain & increase funding towards #EiE
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🗓️ 9 Sept: Intl. Day to Protect Education from Attack Established in 2020 by a UNGA resolution spearheaded by Qatar, this day reaffirms the duty to keep students, teachers & schools safe in conflict. 🔗 Read more: www.un.org/en/observanc... #ProtectEducationFromAttack
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International Day to Protect Education from Attack | United Nations
The Day urges countries to respect and protect the right to education in emergency situations, and reminds parties to armed conflicts to refrain from targeting schools or using them for military purpo...
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The #SwissCantonalBanks' Education Initiative, in partnership w/ #ECW, is making an impact: the first contribution of CHF 188.8K has been disbursed! Since the initiative launch in June 2024, ~CHF 278K has been raised, supporting 3.7K children w/access to #education. Learn more: bit.ly/46g79EJ
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"#Education is the best tool we have to tackle the #climatecrisis, prevent discrimination and ensure the comprehensive development of children." Thank you to @franciscoactivista.bsky.social for this powerful blog on how education is key to tackling the climate crisis. eiehub.org/blog/financi...
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Financing the Future: Climate Justice Begins with Children | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Don't miss the official launch of the Holistic Learning Outcome Measurement Handbook for #EiEPC Co-hosted by @inee.org, ECW & #EiEHubGeneva, this event will bring together practitioners, donors & policymakers to strengthen learning assessments in crises. 🗓️Sept 10 ⏰3pm CEST/9am EST 🔗 bit.ly/4g1Fnit
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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Sweeping aid cuts in 2025 are having a huge impact on children and youth’s access to #EducationInEmergencies. 🆕New briefing out today from @eiegenevahub.bsky.social @inee.org @globaledcluster.bsky.social assessing the impact 🔗https://eiehub.org/news/policy-briefing-futures-cut-short
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Sweeping aid cuts in 2025 are already having a huge impact on children and youth’s access to #EducationInEmergencies. ➡️Schools closures, teachers losing their jobs, NGOs shutting down 🆕New briefing from @eiegenevahub.bsky.social @inee.org @globaledcluster.bsky.social 🔗 eiehub.org/news/policy-...
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
🆕 #ECW Interview with @inee.org Director, Dr. Faiza Hassan "In a time of shrinking aid budgets, protecting & expanding investment in #education is not optional; it is the most strategic and cost-effective investment we can make." ➡️ educationcannotwait.org/news-stories... #KeepHopeAlive
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
"Why we must embrace ‘acting ahead’ in education" Our Executive Director @petraheusser.bsky.social writes for @gpforeducation.bsky.social about why action before disaster strikes is so crucial to safeguard schooling in emergencies www.globalpartnership.org/blog/why-we-...
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Why we must embrace ‘acting ahead’ in education | Global Partnership for Education
Concrete approaches that governments, practitioners, donors and other stakeholders in the education sector can take to protect education investments and make sure access to education is not disrupted ...
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Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
New data is putting the out-of-school picture in Africa into perspective. In Sudan, conflict pushed the #OutOfSchool estimate from 6.6M to 11.4M. In Somalia, new data reveals 3.7M out of school for the first time. Explore the 2025 #SDG4Scorecard: bit.ly/2025sdg4scor...
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🆘 #ActingAhead is more important than ever to protect the right to education for millions of children and youth in emergencies. #EiE 🏫 Find out more in our flagship report, released today: eiehub.org/news/2025-fl...
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2025 Flagship Report: Acting Ahead to Protect Education Investments | Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Not long to go! Join us for this timely side event at the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment next week: ➡️ Education in Emergencies in Times of the Humanitarian Reset 📅 Monday, 16 June, 16:30-18:00 CET 🏚️ Palais des Nations, Geneva; and online To register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Our 🆕 analysis of the 2025 HNRP re-prioritization exercise reveals a stark reality for #EiE. We continue to reaffirm our collective commitment to education for crisis-affected children - not as a luxury that can be deferred, but a lifesaving necessity. www.educationcluster.net/news/impact-...
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 25/05/2025
Every child has the right to a quality education. In the Central African Republic, @educannotwait.bsky.social‬, UNICEF and other partners are providing adaptive learning materials, dedicated resources and trained teachers for children with disabilities.
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Education a Lifeline for Children With Disabilities in Central African Republic
On the front lines of one of Africa’s forgotten crises, Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and other strategic partners are providing adaptive learning materials, dedicated resources and trained teachers for girls and boys with disabilities.
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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Around 25.1m children are out of school in #Pakistan according to recent post-flood reports. Funded by @educannotwait.bsky.social, the Pakistan Education Sector Working Group is pioneering Anticipatory Action approaches to education to minimize the disruption to children’s learning.
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Today, EiE Hub Executive Director Petra Heusser took to the Ignite Stage at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction to talk about practical steps we can take to better protect education investments. #gpdrr globalplatform.undrr.org/2025/program...
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 09/05/2025
Children pay the highest price in war and violence. #ForEveryChild, peace and protection.
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Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack @gcpea.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Ten years of the #SafeSchoolsDeclaration! 🛡️📚 It's a milestone of real success, but attacks on schools persist. We need to do more to ensure every child can learn and every teacher can teach in safety. #ProtectEducation Read the new @gcpea.bsky.social brief! protectingeducation.org/publication/...
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
⚠️Every day that a child is out of school, the risk of them never returning increases. Education in emergencies & protracted crises is crucial. Children cannot wait until a crisis is over to access urgent support – we must invest in their #education & futures TODAY. ➡️ educationcannotwait.org
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IDMC (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) @idmc-geneva.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🌊 Disasters are driving record levels of displacement In 2024, disasters triggered 45.8 million forced movements of people, nearly double the annual average of the past decade. Governments must invest in preparedness & resilience to reduce disaster displacement. More in #GRID2025👇 bit.ly/3YIDHTP
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Euan Wilmshurst @euanwilmshurst.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
🌍✨ Migration is reshaping our world, yet education remains an afterthought in crisis response. With 110M+ displaced in 2023, we must prioritise learning for stability & opportunity. My piece for Diplomatic Courier : www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/put-ed... #edusky
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Put education at center of response to migration crises
Feb 20, 2025 // Reducing involuntary migration requires we address its systemic drivers. But those solutions are long–term, in the meantime education for those in emergencies remains critically underf...
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Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack @gcpea.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Attacks on education violate international law and may constitute war crimes. 📖 Our Enhancing Accountability for Attacks on Education report guides investigators & prosecutors on how to hold perpetrators accountable. 💡 Justice is possible—but only if we demand it. #EndImpunity
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Enhancing Accountability for Attacks on Education: Guidance on Investigating and Prosecuting Education-Related Crimes - Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack
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Global Education Cluster @globaledcluster.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🆕Impact stories on Lifesaving EiE 💥 Education Clusters and partners spoke to children, parents and teachers from around the world about the lifesaving impact education has on students and communities. Education saves lives. Here are their stories: www.educationcluster.net/resources/li...
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Investing in #QualityEducation in emergencies & protracted crises has impacts far beyond the classroom. It fosters economic development, social cohesion & helps build the foundation for long-term peace & resilience. Learn how #ECW & partners are making a difference➡️ educationcannotwait.org
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
⚠️Every day that a child is out of school, the risk of them never returning increases. Education in emergencies & protracted crises is crucial. Children cannot wait until a crisis is over to access urgent support – we must invest in their education & futures TODAY. ➡️ educationcannotwait.org
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 28/04/2025
⚠️ Emotional distress. ⚠️ Disrupted education. ⚠️ Limited access to essentials. One month after the earthquake in Myanmar, children are paying the highest price. Act now and support UNICEF's recovery efforts. Donate: unicef.link/4460ITW
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Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies @eiegenevahub.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Yesterday, @eiegenevahub.bsky.social & @savechildrenintl.bsky.social , alongside other EiE Hub members, organised a briefing on #education emergency in #Lebanon, looking at immediate & longer-term needs, as well as urgent requirement to step up action in partnership with & in support of nat'l gov't.
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UNICEF @unicef.org · 15/04/2025
“Sudan is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world today, but it is not getting the world’s attention.” - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. Conflict is entering its third year in Sudan. Children need it to end. Learn more: unicef.link/42eKerq
As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the number 
of children in need of humanitarian assistance has doubled, from 7.8 million at the start of 2023 to more than 15 million today.
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