Press Releases
More than Half of All Schools Remain Closed in Borno State, Epicenter of the Boko Haram Crisis in Northeast Nigeria
09/28/2017
NEW YORK (September 29, 2017) – The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria means that over 57 percent of schools in Borno, the worst-hit state, are closed, even as the new...
UNICEF Expands Relief Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to Reach More Children and Families Following 'Relentless' Month
09/27/2017
NEW YORK (September 27, 2017) – UNICEF has scaled up its humanitarian response in Latin America and the Caribbean to help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have...
Norwegian’s Fourth Humanitarian Aid Flight with UNICEF Now on its Way for Yemen with Emergency Aid
09/25/2017
COPENHAGEN (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) – Norwegian and its decade-long corporate social responsibility partner, UNICEF, departed with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft filled with emergency aid for children in need in...
Region of the Americas Eliminates Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus - PAHO/UNICEF
09/21/2017
NEW YORK (September 21, 2017) – The Region of the Americas has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that used to be responsible for the deaths of more than 10,000 newborns every...
Only 15 Countries Worldwide Have Three Essential National Policies that Support Families with Young Children – UNICEF
09/21/2017
NEW YORK (September 21, 2017) – Only 15 countries worldwide have three basic national policies that help guarantee the time and resources parents need to support their young children’s healthy brain...
UNICEF Intensifies Efforts after Second Earthquake in Mexico
09/20/2017
NEW YORK (September 20, 2017) – UNICEF Mexico has stepped up its efforts to support children following the second earthquake that hit the country in less than two weeks. "UNICEF has been supporting...
150,000 Rohingya Children in Bangladesh to Be Vaccinated Amid Threat of Disease Outbreak
09/17/2017
NEW YORK ( Septem ber 17 , 201 7 ) – A vaccination campaign against measles, rubella and polio is underway to immunize 150,000 Rohingya children below the age of 15 in 68 refugee settlements close to...
DR Congo: Children’s Access to Education under Threat from Ongoing Violence in Kasai Region
09/15/2017
NEW YORK (September 15, 2017) – A large campaign to get 150,000 primary school-aged children back to the classroom has kicked off in the volatile Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
UNICEF Emergency Supplies for Rohingya Children en Route to Cox’s Bazar
09/14/2017
NEW YORK (September 14, 2017) – UNICEF trucks filled with emergency water, sanitation and hygiene supplies for thousands of Rohingya children are headed to Cox’s Bazar, with a steady stream of...
New Rankin Film Puts Spotlight on Refugee and Migrant Children Separated From their Families
09/13/2017
NEW YORK (September 13, 2017) – Renowned photographer and director Rankin has joined forces with UNICEF to create a 60-second film highlighting the plight of children uprooted by war, poverty and...