Press Releases
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits children displaced by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
05/30/2019
BEIRA / NEW YORK, (MAY 30, 2019) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited Mozambique this week, where 1.1 million children remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in the aftermath...
Tens Of Thousands Of Children In Grave Danger As Violence Escalates In Northwest Syria
05/30/2019
NEW YORK (May 30, 2019) – “Tens of thousands of children in northwest Syria are at imminent risk of injury, death and displacement because of a significant escalation in fighting. Violence has...
Attack in Taiz Leaves 7 Children Dead, Brings Total Child Casualties in Yemen to 27 in Just Over 10 Days
05/26/2019
NEW YORK (May 26, 2019) – “Seven children between the ages of 4 and 14 were killed on Friday in an attack on the Mawiyah district, in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz. “This attack brings to 27 the...
UNICEF USA Statement on Recent Deaths of Migrant Children
05/24/2019
NEW YORK (May 24, 2019) – Recent reports about the deaths of migrant and refugee children during the immigration and asylum process are deeply upsetting. Every child, no matter where they come from...
Statement on the Attacks in the Central African Republic
05/24/2019
“UNICEF condemns the brutal killings of civilians during recent attacks by armed groups on villages in the northwest of the Central African Republic. The attacks left at least 54 people dead. “This...
Palais Briefing Note on the Nutritional Situation of Children in Afghanistan
05/24/2019
In Afghanistan, the nutritional situation of children is alarming. Among the 2 million children under the age of five years who are suffering from acute malnutrition, 600,000 children are currently...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas Visits Ethiopia to Meet Refugee Children Fleeing Conflict and Humanitarian Crises
05/24/2019
ADDIS ABABA / NEW YORK (May 24, 2019) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas travelled to Ethiopia this week to meet refugee children who have fled their countries due to conflict and...
Protect The Rights Of Children Of Foreign Fighters Stranded In Syria And Iraq
05/21/2019
NEW YORK (May 21, 2019) – “The thousands of children of foreign fighters languishing in camps, detention centers or orphanages in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere are among the world’s most vulnerable...
UNICEF And Partners Vaccinate Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children Affected By Cyclone Idai; Stepping Up Life-Saving Cholera Prevention Work In Northern Areas Affected By Cyclone Kenneth
05/16/2019
NEW YORK (May 16, 2019) – Hundreds of thousands of children affected by deadly Cyclone Idai in Mozambique have been vaccinated and received vitamin A supplements in the past week, with UNICEF and...
1 In 7 Babies Worldwide Born With A Low Birthweight – The Lancet Global Health, UNICEF, WHO
05/15/2019
NEW YORK / LONDON / GENEVA (May 15, 2019) – More than 20 million babies were born with a low birthweight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015—around one in seven of all births worldwide. Almost three...