Russell on South Sudan
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said what is happening in Sudan is currently the "largest humanitarian crisis" the organization is seeing. "The challenges are absolutely staggering," she added.
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UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said what is happening in Sudan is currently the "largest humanitarian crisis" the organization is seeing. "The challenges are absolutely staggering," she added.
CBS News meets young Palestinians who've lost their parents to Israel's war with Hamas, who say they're scared, and know "life will never be the same."
Sudan's military said it recaptured the country's presidential palace from the rival Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. While this marks a major symbolic victory for the military, it does not necessarily mean the country's two-year civil war is close to an end. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on this, immigration services and Ukraine peace talks.
Three years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in the war. New data from UNICEF, the U.N. agency responsible for providing humanitarian aid to children worldwide, shows this past year has been the deadliest for Ukrainian children. Toby Fricker, Ukraine chief of advocacy and communication at UNICEF, joins CBS News to unpack the report.
Children are a quarter of all migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF officials estimate.
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the malnutrition, hygiene and mental health for children in Gaza is "all terrible," adding that it's a "hellscape for children."
Catherine Russell, the UNICEF executive director, tells "Face the Nation" that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is "the most challenging environment for us to work," with the main problem being a "lack of security" and "so many times so many children have multiple times moved, trying to seek refuge trying to get away from the bombardments."
UNICEF says a third of Gaza's infants and toddlers are acutely malnourished, but Israel blames the U.N. itself.
A UNICEF worker says aid vehicles were hit by ammunition while entering northern Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel claims Hamas can't locate dozens of hostages taken during the Oct. 7 attacks. CBS News contributor Robert Berger has the latest details on the Israel-Hamas war.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the co-chairs of the House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party, join "Face the Nation" to discuss the House passing a bill on TikTok, Tech journalist Kara Swisher tells "Face the Nation" that although TikTok's leadership says the company is not controlled by the Chinese government, "every Chinese company I've covered has had the tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party involved in it, whether they like it or not", and UNICEF chief Catherine Russell tells "Face the Nation" that the number of children who have died so far in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, which she called an "astronomical, horrifying number." "We haven't seen that rate of death among children in almost any other conflict in the world," she added.
UNICEF chief Catherine Russell tells "Face the Nation" that the number of children who have died so far in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war is an "astronomical, horrifying number." "We haven't seen that rate of death among children in almost any other conflict in the world," she added.
More aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip over the past week, thanks to the temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, but aid groups warn the humanitarian crisis there is far from over. Ricardo Pires, spokesperson for UNICEF, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Charlie D'Agata visited some of the children in Ukraine who UNICEF warns have "experienced a year of horror" since Russia invaded their country.