Press Releases
Up to Three Quarters of Children and Youth Face Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking on Mediterranean Migration Routes – UNICEF, IOM
09/12/2017
NEW YORK (September 12, 2017) – Migrant and refugee children and youth trying to reach Europe face appalling levels of human rights abuses, with 77 percent of those traveling along the Central...
One in Five Children across the Middle East and North Africa Needs Humanitarian Aid
09/11/2017
NEW YORK (September 11, 2017) – Nearly one in five children across the Middle East and North Africa need immediate humanitarian assistance, according to latest data and analysis. Over 90 percent of...
Return to School and Psychosocial Support: Priority Actions to Help the Children Affected by the Mexico Earthquake, Says UNICEF
09/09/2017
NEW YORK ( September 9 , 201 7 ) – The team of specialists that visited today the areas worst affected by the earthquake that hit the county this past Thursday has determined that it is a matter of...
UNICEF Beefs Up Response to Survivors of Hurricane Irma as Yet Another Deadly Storm Looms in the Caribbean
09/09/2017
NEW YORK ( September 9 , 201 7 ) – As the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma becomes clearer, UNICEF is mobilizing an urgent response to meet the needs of children affected while also preparing for...
UNICEF Rapid Assessment Teams Heading for Chiapas and Oaxaca Following Mexico Earthquake
09/08/2017
NEW YORK ( September 8 , 201 7 ) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is sending three Rapid Assessment Teams to the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca to assess the situation of children...
Children Caught Up in the Aftermath of Violence in Syria and Iraq Need Immediate Protection and Assistance
09/08/2017
NEW YORK (September 8, 2017) – “Heavy fighting has intensified over the past months especially in Syria and Iraq. While we are seeing a lull in fighting and encouraging signs of recovery in some areas...
Growing Concern for Nearly 1.4 million Internally Displaced People Living in Cholera ‘Hotspots’ as Outbreak Spreads in Northeast Nigeria
09/07/2017
NEW YORK (September 7, 2017) – There is growing concern for the health and well-being of 1.4 million displaced people, including 350,000 children under the age of five, living in cholera ‘hotspots’ in...
Nearly Zero Progress in Reducing the Global Out-of-School Rate over the Past Decade - UNICEF
09/06/2017
NEW YORK (September 6, 2017) – With 11.5 percent of school-age children – or 123 million – missing out on learning today, compared to 12.8 percent – or 135 million – in 2007, the percentage of 6-15...
More than 180 Million People Lack Basic Drinking Water in Countries Ravaged by Conflict or Unrest – UNICEF
08/29/2017
NEW YORK (August 29, 2017) – More than 180 million people do not have access to basic drinking water in countries affected by conflict, violence and instability* around the world, UNICEF warned today...
Use of Children as ‘Human Bombs’ Rising in Northeast Nigeria
08/22/2017
NEW YORK (August 22, 2017) – UNICEF is extremely concerned about an appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as ‘human bombs’ in northeast Nigeria. Children...