Press Releases

NEW YORK (June 24, 2022) – "The situation caused by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh has deteriorated rapidly over the last week. At this very moment, 3.5 million children are in urgent need...

NEW YORK (June 23, 2022) - Almost 8 million children under 5, in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the...

NEW YORK (June 14, 2022) – “I spent last week in Ukraine, meeting with children and families affected by the war, seeing UNICEF’s critical humanitarian response and meeting with authorities, UN...

NEW YORK (June 9, 2022) - UNICEF USA has appointed actor Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy, After Yang), as the newest UNICEF Ambassador. The announcement, in advance of World Refugee Day, comes...

NEW YORK/ SANA'A (June 2, 2022) – "UNICEF welcomes the announcement that the parties to the conflict in Yemen have agreed to the United Nations’ proposal to renew the current truce for an additional...

NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV (June 1, 2022) – Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have wrought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF said today. Three...

NEW YORK/DAKAR (May 26, 2022) – “"UNICEF is deeply saddened by the death of at least 11 newborn babies following a terrible fire at the neonatal unit of the hospital of Tivaouane. “We express our...

NEW YORK/EQUATORIAL GUINEA (May 25, 2022) – “An increasing number of children across Africa’s protracted crisis areas – from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa - will be exposed to severe wasting as the...

NEW YORK (May 25, 2022) – “Once again, children have been attacked and killed while attending school – the one place outside of their homes where they should be safest. This time it happened in Uvalde...

NEW YORK/ INDONESIA (May 23, 2022) – "The Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction comes at a critical time for children and young people as they face the immediate and long-lasting impact of the...