Press Releases
UNICEF Prepares for Typhoon Maysak
NEW YORK (April 1, 2015) – The Philippines is bracing for Super Typhoon Maysak (local name Chedeng) as it enters the country’s area of responsibility this Lenten week. According to latest reports...
UNICEF Appeals: Protect Children from Escalating Violence in Yemen
NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) – At least 62 children have been killed and 30 injured during fighting in Yemen over the past week, according to UNICEF. The fighting is severely damaging basic health...
UNICEF Education Assistance to Reach 30,000 School-aged Children in Vanuatu
NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) – As Vanuatu’s schools officially reopen UNICEF and its partners are supporting the Government of Vanuatu to provide assistance to 30,000 school-aged children from early...
UNICEF: Children Killed and Injured by Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Eastern Ukraine
NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) – At least 109 children are reported to have been injured and 42 killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine since March...
UNICEF - Cyclone Pam: New Appeal for Children Amid Critical Funding Shortfall
NEW YORK (March 24, 2015) – UNICEF has only around fifteen percent of the money it needs to get life-saving aid to thousands of children and their families, after Cyclone Pam wreaked havoc in Vanuatu...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Concludes Four-Day Visit to Liberia
NEW YORK (March 23, 2015) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom concluded a four-day visit to Liberia where he praised the efforts of Ebola-affected communities in combatting the deadly virus....
UNICEF Reaching Children Affected by Cyclone Pam On Remote Pacific islands
NEW YORK (March 23, 2015) – Despite logistical challenges posed by the impact of Tropical Cyclone Pam on small island countries in the Pacific, UN children’s agency, UNICEF, is delivering essential...
Nine Year Old Girl Soldier Freed in Large Release of Child Soldiers in South Sudan
NEW YORK (March 23, 2015) – Up to 250 child soldiers including four girls, one as young as nine, were released today in South Sudan from an armed group, the Cobra Faction. Another 400 are being...
UNICEF to Send Emergency Supplies for Cyclone-affected Children and Families in Tuvalu
NEW YORK (March 18, 2015) – UNICEF is dispatching emergency life-saving supplies to communities in cyclone-affected Tuvalu. The archipelago nation comprised of nine islands with a population of about...
UNICEF: Measles Prevention Campaign Underway in Vanuatu Amid Fears of Disease Outbreak
NEW YORK (March 17, 2015) – An emergency vaccination drive is under way in Vanuatu to protect children hit by Cyclone Pam, as fears grow of a serious measles outbreak. UNICEF and the World Health...