Press Releases
UNICEF Announces Dramatic Milestone in Newborn Survival
Maternal neonatal tetanus, which kills a baby every 9 minutes, eliminated in half of high-risk countries NEW YORK (May 15, 2013) – Tetanus, one of the most deadly diseases a mother and her newborn can...
UNICEF Prepares to Support Myanmar as Cyclone Approaches
SITTWE, Myanmar (May 15, 2013) - As Cyclone Mahasen threatens to hit the communities in Rakhine State, home to thousands of displaced people, UNICEF stands ready to support the government of Myanmar...
Western Union and Western Union Foundation Partner with UNICEF on PASS Initiative to Provide Young People with Access to Quality Education
AMSTERDAM (May, 14, 2013) – The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services and Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League, and the Western Union Foundation today announced they...
UNICEF Condemns the Recruitment and Killing of a Child in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (May 10, 2013) – UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the recruitment into armed groups and killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic. On April 24, a 17-year-old...
IKEA Foundation provides 110,000 blankets to UNICEF for children in Syria, Jordan and Uganda
NEW YORK (May 7, 2013) – Responding to UNICEF’s urgent call for supplies, longstanding partner IKEA Foundation has donated 110,000 baby blankets to some of the world’s most vulnerable children...
Statement on Syria by Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
AMMAN, JORDAN (May 6, 2013) – “UNICEF is appalled and outraged by the latest reported killings in Al Bayda and Baniyas. “Reports say that on May 2 and 3, dozens of people, including women and children...
Lenny Kravitz Films UNICEF PSA to End Preventable Child Deaths
NEW YORK (May 6, 2013) – Lenny Kravitz—GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter, record producer and actor—has recorded a public service announcement urging people to join UNICEF to bring about an end...
UNICEF Supports Mass Vaccination Campaigns in Syria and Surrounding Countries amid Measles Outbreaks
NEW YORK (April 30, 2013) – UNICEF and partners have stepped up vaccination campaigns in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey amid a number of measles outbreaks in a region where millions of people...
Despite Progress, 1,500 African Children Die Daily from Malaria
NEW YORK (April 25, 2013) – Malaria still kills 660,000 people every year, most of them African children. Insecticide-treated bed nets are critical to eliminating deaths from malaria —one of the...
Children in Somalia to Receive New Vaccination against Deadly Diseases
NEW YORK (April 24, 2013) – The Somali authorities have launched today a new five-in-one-vaccine against several potentially fatal childhood diseases which could save thousands of young lives. From...