Press Releases

NEW YORK (January 24, 2022) – “Intensifying violence in the city of Al Hasakah, related to the “Ghwayran ” prison break attempt last Thursday, has put at serious risk the safety of nearly 850 children...

NEW YORK (January 24, 2022) – More than 616 million students remain affected by full or partial school closures. On the International Day of Education and as the COVID-19 pandemic nears its two-year...

NEW YORK (January 18, 2022) – UNICEF has signed several long-term agreements (LTA) with suppliers for the procurement of the new antiviral medicine Molnupiravir. UNICEF procurement of Molnupiravir is...

NEW YORK (January 18, 2022) – UNICEF Pacific is ready to work together with the government of Tonga and its partners to ensure urgent life-saving support is provided to families and children in the...

NEW YORK (January 12, 2022) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by the killing of eight children in the Lal Pur District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, yesterday, when an explosive remnant of war...

NEW YORK (January 9, 2022) – “UNICEF is outraged by the recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. “The January 5 and 7 attacks have...

NEW YORK (December 26, 2021) – On Christmas Eve, more than a week after Super Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) battered the Philippines, UNICEF together with the UN and humanitarian community...

NEW YORK (December 21, 2021) – After Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) brought widespread destruction to the Philippines on December 16, the needs of children and families in affected areas are...

NEW YORK (December 10, 2021) – UNICEF welcomes United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ announcement today that Catherine M. Russell will succeed Henrietta H. Fore as UNICEF Executive...

NEW YORK (December 9, 2021) – COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history, the United Nations Children’s...