Press Releases
UNICEF Advocate Ishmael Beah Calls for the End of Recruitment of Children into Armed Groups in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (August 27, 2012) — At the end of his five-day mission to the Central African Republic (CAR), activist and author Ishmael Beah said there were still armed groups using children as combatants...
Pau Gasol: One Million Children Are Still At Risk Of Severe Acute Malnutrition In The Sahel
NEW YORK (August 24, 2012) — Pau Gasol, Silver Medalist at the 2012 Olympics, the two-time NBA champion and UNICEF Spain Ambassador since 2003, is in Chad visiting communities affected by the...
Safe and Unimpeded Access Critical for Humanitarian Workers, Says UNICEF on World Humanitarian Day
NEW YORK (August 19, 2012) — On World Humanitarian Day, UNICEF calls on all parties in conflicts around the world to allow humanitarian workers safe, unimpeded access to reach children and women in...
UNICEF Alarmed Over Recruitment of Children into Armed Groups in Mali
NEW YORK (August 17, 2012) — UNICEF has received credible reports that armed groups in the north of Mali are increasingly recruiting and using children for military purposes. While it is difficult to...
UNICEF requests funding to respond to urgent needs of children in Colombia
NEW YORK (August 13, 2012) — Heavy rains and flooding have aggravated existing vulnerabilities caused by armed conflict in the department of Putumayo, southwestern Colombia, resulting in a...
Frida Giannini designs Flag Collection coinciding with expansion of support for UNICEF education programs
NEW YORK (August 6, 2012) — Gucci is pleased to introduce the Flag Collection to benefit UNICEF, an exclusive line of t-shirts and accessories, designed by Creative Director Frida Giannini, to...
UNICEF: Children bear the brunt of the conflict in Syria
NEW YORK (August 6, 2012) — As violence engulfs many parts of Syria, UNICEF is alarmed that children continue to bear the greatest brunt of the tragedy. UNICEF is working with its partners to deliver...
Improving early childhood nutrition can save the lives of one million children a year
NEW YORK (August 1, 2012) — On the 20th anniversary of World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF says strong national policies supporting breastfeeding could prevent the deaths of about one million children...
UNICEF scales up emergency response in Jordan to assist Syrian refugee children and families
NEW YORK (July 30, 2012) — With the conflict in Syria causing a dramatic increase in the number of Syrian children and families fleeing to Jordan, UNICEF is rapidly scaling up its emergency assistance...
One year after famine declaration: Countless lives saved, but situation for children still grave in the Horn of Africa
NEW YORK (July 20, 2012) — A year ago today, the crisis in the Horn of Africa reached a boiling point when the United Nations declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia. Extraordinary...