Press Releases
Statement by Daniel Toole, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific, on the Situation of Children Stranded in Boats in South East Asia
NEW YORK (May 15, 2015) – “UNICEF is very worried about the situation of children and their families stranded on boats in the seas of South East Asia. These children need, and they have a right to...
UNICEF: 12 Babies Born Every Hour without Basic Healthcare in Worst Hit Areas of Nepal
NEW YORK (May 15, 2015) – Some twelve babies are being born every hour without access to basic healthcare in the areas of Nepal worst hit by two powerful earthquakes, according to UNICEF. With the...
U.S. Fund for UNICEF Announces New Appointments on Board of Directors: Vince Hemmer, Gary Cohen and David Sable
NEW YORK (May 14, 2015) — The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced the appointment of Vince Hemmer as Chairman of the Board, Gary Cohen as Vice Chair of the Board, and David Sable as a Board Director...
UNICEF Warns of Looming Crisis for Children’s Emotional Health in Nepal
NEW YORK (May 14, 2015) – Children in Nepal are facing an unprecedented emotional toll as they deal with the devastating consequences of two major earthquakes in two and a half weeks, warned UNICEF...
Put Migrant Children’s Rights on EU Agenda, Urges UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 12, 2015) – On the eve of the adoption of the EU Migration Agenda, UNICEF is calling for the rights and wellbeing of migrant children to be at the heart of Europe’s immigration policy...
Nepal Earthquake: Education for Nearly 1 million Children in Jeopardy - UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 7, 2015) – At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school, unless urgent action is taken to provide temporary learning spaces and repair damaged school buildings...
Armed Groups in Central African Republic Agree to Release Thousands of Children
NEW YORK (May 5, 2015) – Leaders of armed groups in the Central African Republic agreed today to release all children associated with their forces and to immediately end any new child recruitment. An...
#NepalEarthquake: UNICEF-EU Partnership Provides Emergency Supplies to Nepal
NEW YORK (May 4, 2015) – Two cargo planes delivering each 40 metric tons of life-saving supplies to the regions in Nepal affected by the earthquake on April 25 th will take off from Dubai to Kathmandu...
Nepal Earthquake: Emergency Immunization Campaign for Hundreds of Thousands of Children at Risk
NEW YORK (May 4, 2015) – More than half a million children are being targeted in an emergency vaccination drive in Nepal – as fears grow of measles outbreaks in the informal camps that have sprung up...
STAR WARS: FORCE FOR CHANGE ANNOUNCES ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF UNICEF KID POWER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, MAY 4, 2015 — Star Wars: Force For Change, a charitable initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm, today announced its latest campaign, teaming with eBay Giving Works to auction off a...