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A UNICEF survey released in August found acute malnutrition in around one percent of children in accessible areas of Gaza during May–June 2026. Around one in eight were stunted.
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More than 200 health facilities have closed in Somalia, with up to 618 at risk, leaving nearly a million children under five vulnerable to losing essential nutrition services amid rising malnutrition.
Humanitarian aid
Half of Gaza families have run out of food, one in five survive on a single meal, while UN deliveries through Kerem Shalom support over 600,000 people amid massive displacement and damaged infrastructure.
Humanitarian aid
The seizure of the Red Sea port of Mokha has forced nearly 50,000 people from their homes in southwest Yemen, while hospitals struggle with a surge of trauma cases and only 60% of facilities remain fully functional.
Children & education
The UN education fund is allocating $22 million over three years to bring 200,000 Sudanese children—aiming for at least 60 percent girls and 10 percent children with disabilities—back to safe, inclusive classrooms amid ongoing conflict.
Displacement
Intensifying fighting and seasonal floods have displaced at least 200,000 more Sudanese since late 2025, pushing the total displaced since 2023 to 8.6 million.
Displacement
UN human rights officials report that over 33,000 Palestinians were forcibly removed from Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps in early 2025, with up to 52 percent of structures damaged in Jenin and lower percentages in the other camps, while humanitarian services were cut off, leaving thousands still displaced.
Children & education
UNICEF reports that climate hazards disrupted schooling for 171 million students in 2025, with most affected learners in low- and lower-middle-income countries and girls facing higher dropout risks.
Humanitarian aid
Families affected by western Colombia’s August earthquake still need health care, shelter and support to rebuild their livelihoods.
