Press Releases
Child Refugee Crisis in Europe Will Only Grow if Humanitarian Needs in Syria and the Region are Not Met, Warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 10, 2015) – The refugee and migrant crisis in Europe will only worsen if greater efforts are not made to end the protracted conflict in Syria and address the humanitarian needs of...
Joint News Release: UNICEF and WFP Resolve to Defeat Malnutrition in South Sudan
NEW YORK (September 9, 2015) – The World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF are intensifying their efforts to reverse the dire malnutrition situation in South Sudan, where a brutal conflict has displaced...
Nearly 50 Million Lives Saved Since 2000; Millions More can be Saved by 2030: UNICEF Report
NEW YORK (September 9, 2015) – The rate of decline in mortality among the world’s youngest children has more than doubled over a generation, and an additional 38 million lives could be saved by 2030...
Rising Numbers of Women and Children Pass through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia to Seek Refuge in Europe - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 8, 2015) – Women and children seeking refuge in Europe continue to pass through the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia in growing numbers. Nearly 10,000 people...
Neymar, Serena Williams and Kolo Touré join UNICEF and the Global Goals campaign to launch the World’s Largest Lesson
Media assets available at: http://www.globalgoals.org/media-centre/ Animation, lesson plans and photos available for download here: http://globalgoals.org/worldslargestlesson NEW YORK, 4 September...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Child Migrant and Refugee Crisis in Europe
NEW YORK (September 3, 2015) – “Heart-breaking images of children’s bodies washing up on the shores of Europe … lying suffocated in the backs of trucks crossing borders … being passed over barbed wire...
As Liberia Marks End of Ebola Transmission, UNICEF Highlights Need for Better Services for Children
NEW YORK (September 3, 2015) – UNICEF today welcomed the announcement that Liberia has once again achieved zero Ebola transmission, and expressed hope that the country will now be able to focus on...
Conflict Drives 13 Million Children Out of School in the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (September 3, 2015) – Surging conflict and political upheaval across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from going to school, according to a UNICEF...
Number of Women and Children Passing through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to Seek Refuge in Europe Triples in Three Months
NEW YORK (September 1, 2015) – The number of women and children fleeing violence in their countries of origin and passing through the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia seeking refuge in Europe has...
New Release of Children by Armed Group in Central African Republic Brings Total to More than 600 since May
NEW YORK (August 28, 2015) – An additional 163 children – including 5 girls – have been released by an armed group in the Central African Republic. The children were released by the anti-Balaka...