Press Releases

NEW YORK (March 10, 2020) – The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidance to help protect...

NEW YORK (March 6, 2020) – “All around the world, people are taking necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families from coronavirus. Sound preparation, based on scientific evidence, is...

NEW YORK (March 5, 2020) – As part of the three-year global partnership focused on gender equality, Chloé will contribute to UNICEF’s global ambition to reach 6.5 million young women with the...

WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 3, 2020) – UNICEF USA applauds the House of Representatives decision to pass H.Res.230, a bipartisan resolution to end violence against children globally. Half of all children...

NEW YORK (February 27, 2020) – “Once again we are shocked at a wave of unrelenting violence that saw at least nine children and three teachers killed as 10 schools and kindergartens came under attack...

SAN JUAN / NEW YORK / NEW PALTZ (February 26, 2020) – In response to the earthquakes that struck Puerto Rico in January, as well as the effects of Hurricane Maria, UNICEF USA is partnering with SUNY...

NEW YORK (February 20, 2020) – Nearly 3 million people, more than half children in Niger are in need of humanitarian assistance, amid the risks posed by insecurity, malnutrition, recurrent disease...

NEW YORK (February 18, 2020) – More than 500,000 children have been displaced by intense violence in northwest Syria since December 1, 2019, with tens of thousands of children and their families now...

NEW YORK (February 17, 2020) – UNICEF urgently needs $42.3 million to scale up its response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak and support global efforts to contain it. “This is a race against time,” said...

DURHAM / NEW YORK (February 13, 2020) – UNICEF and Duke University today announced the selection of the first cohort of social entrepreneurs participating in the Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator...