Press Releases

NEW YORK (August 15, 2018) – Extreme violence, poverty and lack of opportunity are not only powerful drivers of irregular child migration from northern Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and...

KABUL/NEW YORK (August 15, 2018) – “UNICEF is gravely concerned about the growing violence across Afghanistan, especially over the past week, where children continue to be the hardest hit. “Today's...

KINSHASA (August 10, 2018) – Following the launch of the vaccination campaign against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on August 8 th...

AMMAN (August 10, 2018) – “I can’t describe to you what’s happening here. We don’t have enough water or food and we live in fear,” says 12-year-old Rand in Idlib as she breaks into tears. Like Rand...

NEW YORK (August 9, 2018) – “The horrific attack on a bus in Sa’ada, Yemen, reportedly killing and maiming scores of children, marks a low point in the country’s brutal war. The question now is...

Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa NEW YORK (August 9, 2018) – "NO Excuses anymore! "Again, many children were reportedly killed and injured...

YAMBIO, South Sudan (August 7, 2018) – More than 100 children were released by two armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday, bringing the total number released this year to over 900. This was the fourth...

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore SANA’A/NEW YORK (August 1, 2018) – “Attacks against civilian facilities and services are unacceptable, inhumane and in breach of the basic laws...

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR (July 25, 2018) – UNICEF is working with the Government of Lao PDR and development partners to provide essential support and services to around 6,331 people, including children...

RAMALLAH (July 26, 2018) – Almost all Palestinian children, between the ages of six and nine, are in school, but by age 15, nearly 25 percent of boys and 7 percent of girls have dropped out, according...