Vaccines have saved six lives a minute.
Every minute.
For five decades.

Let’s not stop now. Speak up and tell leaders it’s time for immunisation for all. #HumanlyPossible

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154 million lives saved through immunization.
That’s 6 lives a minute for 5 decades.
Amazing.

And though you probably don’t remember the exact moment you were immunized, you’re part of this incredible achievement.

Tell leaders to invest in vaccines today. #HumanlyPossible

It's #WorldImmunizationWeek

Every minute, every day over the last 50 years, #immunization saved over 6 lives. It is one of humanity's greatest achievements.

Yet there’s more work to do. We’ve eradicated smallpox, it’s time now to eliminate malaria, polio, cervical cancer and…

Join the #WorldImmunizationWeek press conference - catch up on the latest #immunization data and follow the launch of the #HumanlyPossible campaign.

🗓️ Streaming across platforms on April 24 at 3PM CEST.

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UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Haiti unicef.org.uk/?post_type=pre…

FYI has a special report on the latest efforts to get aid to the people of Gaza. Watch this weekend @fyi_skykids on Sky News and for schools at first.news/fyi

Torrential and unseasonal rains are currently sweeping through Pakistan, once again putting children’s lives in danger.

UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change.

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At least three children aged 6, 8 and 14 have reportedly been killed in yet another horrific attack in the Dnipro region earlier today.

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GAVI AND UNICEF WELCOME APPROVAL OF NEW ORAL CHOLERA VACCINE ⬇️

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“For the sake of every child, I urge the parties to the conflict to release all Israeli hostages, implement an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and facilitate unfettered humanitarian access, and refrain from any further violence against children.”

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“For the sake of #EveryChild , I urge the parties to the conflict to release all Israeli hostages, implement an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and facilitate unfettered humanitarian access'

Full statement by Catherine Russell Catherine Russell below:
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'From his hospital bed in Khan Younis, Yousef asked me to relay this, “Stop the war, it's enough. We are children; what is our fault? I took this shot; what is my fault for suffering like this?” ' Tess Ingram - UNICEF spokesperson

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An entire generation of children in #Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year.

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With almost 4 million children under-5 projected to suffer from acute malnutrition this year, and more than 90% of school-age children without access to formal education, children in #Sudan face a generational crisis. Read more- unicef.org.uk/an-entire-gene…

I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of three young girls in a shipwreck earlier this week off the coast of Greece.

We urgently need to do more to protect children and families arriving in Europe in search of asylum, safety and peace.

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'I met so many children who are malnourished.'

Tess Ingram, a Unicef Communication Specialist working in the Gaza Strip, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy that a seven-year-old boy she met had 'been living on grass'.

'It is imperative that all parties to the conflict prioritize the safety and well-being of civilians, particularly children, and take immediate steps to halt the use of these indiscriminate weapons.”

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'Around the world [...] grave violations against children continue. The denial of humanitarian access is a particularly pervasive, multifaceted, and complex grave violation.' Words by UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban

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“Access to humanitarian aid must be safe. Humanitarian workers providing aid along civilians need to be protected in the environment of a conflict” Tess Ingram