Press Releases
Selena Gomez Announces Exclusive Concert Benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on January 19 in New York City
NEW YORK (December 18, 2012) — Actress, multiplatinum recording artist, and fashion designer Selena Gomez will host an exclusive one-night-only concert benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on the...
Largest Relief Effort Ever to Save Lives in Sahel Region of Africa Averted Major Catastrophe
NEW YORK (December 12, 2012) — More than 850,000 children received lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition across nine countries in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa in 2012, says...
UNICEF Calls for End to Violence against Children in South of Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 12, 2012) — A UNICEF official today urged an immediate halt to violence against children in Thailand’s restive southern provinces, where an 11-month-old girl was among five...
More Than 600 Schools Looted or Damaged by Conflict in D.R. Congo
NEW YORK (December 11, 2012) — In the aftermath of the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that led to the displacement of more than 130,000 people, some 250 schools in North and...
UNICEF Regional Director Maria Calivis on School Shelling near Damascus, Syria
AMMAN, Jordan (December 5, 2012) — “UNICEF condemns yesterday’s shelling of a school near Damascus that killed a number of students and a teacher. Since the violence in Syria began, schools have been...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Spends a Day with South African Children
NEW YORK (December 3, 2012) — UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom met with children and young people near Cape Town, South Africa yesterday to learn more about their lives and to spread the word...
100 Millionth Person Receives Lifesaving Meningitis Vaccine
NEW YORK (December 3, 2012) — A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century...
UNICEF Renews Call for Children to be Protected in Syrian Conflict
NEW YORK (November 29, 2012) — Following reports by Human Rights Watch and others this week that Syrian children are being killed and maimed by cluster bombs and used as fighters and guards, UNICEF...
More than $2.5 Million Raised at Eighth Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball
NEW YORK (November 28, 2012) — The 2012 UNICEF Snowflake Ball , held on Tuesday, November 27 at Cipriani 42nd Street, honored UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte and U.S. Fund for UNICEF...
On World AIDS Day, More Pregnant Women and Children Must Get Treatment
NEW YORK (November 28, 2012) — New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires treating more pregnant women and children living with HIV, UNICEF said...