Press Releases

NEW YORK (May 12, 2021) – “At least 14 children in the State of Palestine and 1 child in Israel have been reported killed since Monday. “Another 95 children in Gaza and the West Bank – including East...

NEW YORK (May 11, 2021) – “ Escalation in the Gaza Strip last night, following weeks of violence in Jerusalem, resulted in at least 20 people killed, including nine Palestinian children confirmed...

NEW YORK (May 9, 2021) – “Over the past two days, 29 Palestinian children were injured in East Jerusalem including in the Old City and the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Eight Palestinian children were...

NEW YORK (May 8, 2021) – “UNICEF strongly condemns the horrific attack earlier today near the Sayed Ul-Shuhada high school, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack claimed the lives of dozens of...

NEW YORK (May 6, 2021) – " Distinguished guests, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. "On behalf of UNICEF, I extend thanks to the Global Network on Food Crisis for bringing us together to launch the...

NEW YORK (May 6, 2021) -The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced the renewal of their longstanding partnership with UNICEF to improve the health and well-being of...

DURHAM / NEW YORK (May 6, 2021) – Duke University and UNICEF today announced the selection of the second cohort of social entrepreneurs participating in the Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator...

NEW YORK (May 5, 2021) – UNICEF has sent additional critical lifesaving supplies to India, including 2 million face shields and 200,000 surgical masks. Thanks to end-to-end logistics support from DP...

NEW YORK (May 4, 2021) – “The scenes we are witnessing in South Asia are unlike anything our region has seen before. Family members of patients are pleading for help as the region reels under an acute...

NEW YORK (April 30, 2021) – “This week, 125 children, including 114 unaccompanied children, were rescued at sea, off the coast of Libya. “The Central Mediterranean continues to be one of the deadliest...