Press Releases
Malala Visits Nigeria to Draw Attention to Education Crisis
07/18/2017
NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – During her visit to Nigeria, education activist Malala Yousafzai met today with girls displaced by the Boko Haram crisis. While in Maiduguri, the epicenter of the crisis in...
Children Increasingly Targeted in Central African Republic Violence
07/18/2017
NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – Months of renewed fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) have led to an increasing number of violent acts committed against children, including murders, abductions...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo Meets Syrian and Lebanese Youth in Refugee Settlements
07/18/2017
NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and three time Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, met with Syrian and Lebanese youth in refugee settlements in Lebanon to mark World Youth...
Radio Programs Help Keep Children Learning in Lake Chad Crisis
07/18/2017
NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – An innovative radio education program has begun in the Lake Chad basin as part of a comprehensive effort to support the 1.3 million children who have been displaced by the...
Mediterranean Rescue Vessels Must Not Be Prevented From Saving Refugee and Migrant Children at Sea – UNICEF
07/17/2017
NEW YORK (July 17, 2017) – With thousands of refugees and migrants being pulled from the Mediterranean Sea each week, UNICEF is warning that a proposed code of conduct for NGOs carrying out search and...
Lilly Singh Appointed UNICEF’s Newest Goodwill Ambassador
07/15/2017
NEW YORK (July 15, 2017) – Actress, comedian, and author, Lilly Singh was appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador at a special event today in New Delhi. Lilly, who is known by her digital alias...
Mosul’s Children, Sick, Alone, Wounded and Scarred, are in Urgent Need of Assistance and Protection
07/13/2017
NEW YORK (July 13, 2017) – “Although the battle for Mosul is coming to an end, children’s deep physical and mental scars will take time to heal. Some 650,000 boys and girls, who have lived through the...
2.1 Billion People Lack Safe Drinking Water at Home, More than Twice as Many Lack Safe Sanitation
07/12/2017
NEW YORK | GENEVA (July 12, 2017) – Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.4 billion, lack safely managed sanitation...
Six Years After Independence: South Sudan’s Children Wait for Peace & Prosperity
07/08/2017
NEW YORK (July 8, 2017) – Ahead of the sixth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, the hopes and dreams for the children of this fledgling nation have not materialized, UNICEF said today. Calling...
Funding Shortfalls Threaten Education for Children Living in Conflict and Disaster Zones
07/07/2017
NEW YORK (July 7, 2017) – Funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters, UNICEF said today ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg. Of the $932...