Press Releases
“I Can’t Describe to You What’s Happening Here” An Appeal from the Children of Syria
08/10/2018
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...
Unconscionable Attack on Children Should be Turning Point in Yemen’s Brutal War – Enough is Enough
08/10/2018
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...
STOP CRUELTY AGAINST CHILDREN
08/09/2018
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...
More Children Released from South Sudanese Armed Groups – UNICEF
08/07/2018
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...
Drinking Water Systems Under Repeated Continuous Attack in Yemen
08/02/2018
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...
Children Affected by Floods in Laos Need Urgent Support
07/30/2018
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...
Nearly 25 Percent of Boys Aged 15 Out of School in the State of Palestine
07/27/2018
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...
Access to water continues to be jeopardized for millions of children in war-torn Yemen
07/24/2018
Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa AMMAN (July 24, 2018) – “UNICEF deplores, in the strongest terms, yet another attack on vital and...
Access to children in need in Syria continues to be severely restricted
07/19/2018
Attributable to Geert Cappelaere , UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa AMMAN, ( July 19, 2018) - “Up to 180,000 people are estimated to have fled the recent wave of violence...
UNICEF Nigeria welcomes release of over 180 children suspected of Boko Haram ties from administrative custody
07/10/2018
ABUJA, (July 9, 2018) – UNICEF welcomes today the release of 183 children from Nigerian Armed Forces, in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The release comes after the children, aged 7-18...