Press Releases

UNICEF Statement on Attack on School in Mosul, Iraq

06/09/2014

Any attack that targets children or schools is a grave violation against the rights of the child as outlined in Security Council Resolutions 1612 and 1882. Schools are zones of peace where children...

Joint Press Release: U.S. Fund for UNICEF & Special Olympics

05/29/2014

NEW YORK (June 6, 2014) – Lucy Meyer, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s Spokesperson for Children with Disabilities, is expanding her role as an advocate for some of the world’s most vulnerable children...

UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez Visits Nepal

05/29/2014

NEW YORK (May 29, 2014) – Actress, multi-platinum recording artist and UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez just returned from a visit to Nepal, where she traveled to bring attention to children in need...

FANS HAVE A CHANCE TO BE IN STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

05/21/2014

Beginning Today, Visit Omaze.com/StarWars to Enter for a Chance to Win LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 21, 2014 — Today in a special video message from the set of Star Wars : Episode VII, director J.J. Abrams...

Hundreds of Thousands of Children in Grave Danger in South Sudan, says UNICEF

05/19/2014

NEW YORK (May 19, 2014) – On the eve of the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference, UNICEF warned that hundreds of thousands of children in South Sudan’s three most conflict-affected states are at...

UNICEF: Cholera Cases Rapidly Multiplying in South Sudan

05/19/2014

Since the outbreak of cholera in the capital, Juba, late last week, the reported cholera caseload has doubled every day. Now, there are newly reported cases in two additional states—Jonglei and Upper...

Western Union teams up with Patrick Vieira to announce support for UNICEF education project in Senegal

05/16/2014

DAKAR, SENEGAL , May 16, 2014 – Patrick Vieira today visited a UNICEF-supported school, PAH-U7, in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, during a visit to the country to lend his support to the Western Union...

Children Swept Up in Violence in Ukraine, Says UNICEF

05/15/2014

NEW YORK (May 15, 2014) - UNICEF is deeply concerned about the unrest in Ukraine and its damaging impact on the lives of children. We know that children have been involved in violent demonstrations...

Teachers from Georgia, Oregon, Alabama, Texas and Michigan Travel to Tanzania to see UNICEF's Lifesaving Work for Children

05/15/2014

New York (May 15, 2014) – Five elementary school teachers from across the U.S. have been named Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF School Challenge winners and will travel to Tanzania in July to see UNICEF’s...

Most Schools Remain Closed in Central African Republic More than Six Months into School Year

05/09/2014

Since late 2012, the crisis in Central African Republic has disrupted two school years, and many families are still too scared to send their children back to class. The survey’s findings paint a grim...