Press Releases
Over 420,000 children affected by record-breaking drought in the Amazon region
NEW YORK (November 7, 2024) - More than 420,000 children are currently affected by dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought conditions across three countries in the Amazon region, according to...
Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO
NEW YORK (November 6, 2024) - The second round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip was completed yesterday, with an overall 556,774 children under the age of ten being vaccinated with...
Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Adele Khodr on the decimation of newborn care in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (November 5, 2024) - “The Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has become a besieged war zone. Its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the last remaining in the north, has reportedly been...
Alarming rate of blood lead levels among children urges the Interim Government for a strategy for a lead-free Bangladesh
NEW YORK (November 5, 2024) — With a commitment to end the debilitating and life-threatening effects on children of lead poisoning, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)...
Sudan rolls out first malaria vaccines
NEW YORK (November 4, 2024) – The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...
FAST FACTS: Violence against children widespread, affecting millions globally
NEW YORK (November 4, 2024) — As world leaders, civil society, advocates, survivors, and young people gather this week for the inaugural Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on a deadly weekend of attacks in North Gaza
NEW YORK (November 2, 2024) – “This has already been a deadly weekend of attacks in North Gaza. In the past 48 hours alone, over 50 children have reportedly been killed in Jabalia, where strikes...
Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza
NEW YORK (November 1, 2024) - “A third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin tomorrow in part of the northern Gaza Strip after being postponed from 23 October 2024 due to lack of...
War in Lebanon inflicting devastating physical and emotional impacts on children
NEW YORK (October 31, 2024) – “The ongoing war in Lebanon is upending children’s lives, and in many cases, inflicting severe physical wounds and deep emotional scars. “According to the Lebanese...
UNICEF statement on Israeli legislation on UNRWA
NEW YORK (October 30, 2024) - "UNRWA is the main UN agency providing essential services and protection to Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and is the backbone of the...