Press Releases
Xylem, UNICEF Deepen Partnership to Deliver Vital Water Solutions in Horn of Africa
NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) – The Horn of Africa is experiencing extreme weather conditions worsened by climate change, including most recently, heavy flooding and a devastating drought that impacted...
Rising Heat, Drought and Disease: Climate Crisis Poses Grave Risks to Children in Eastern and Southern Africa
NEW YORK (March 25, 2024) – As a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF is sounding the alarm on the dire situation faced by vulnerable...
UNICEF and UNFPA Alarmed by Proposed Repeal of Law Banning FGM in The Gambia
NEW YORK (March 22, 2024) – “As the debate over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) intensifies, we are deeply concerned by the potential reversal of decades of work...
Explosion Injures Four Children in Minova, UNICEF Fears Massive Rise in Displacement in Eastern DR Congo will Expose Children to Increased Violence
NEW YORK (March 22, 2024) – A major upsurge in violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has seen at least 400,000 people displaced in North Kivu since the beginning of the...
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine
NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine...
UNICEF USA to Unveil ‘Heart Strings: Creating Connection to the World’s Children’ Interactive Experience in Major Cities Across the United States
NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – UNICEF USA and award-winning multimedia entertainment studio Moment Factory have collaborated to premiere, ‘Heart Strings: Creating Connection to the World’s Children,’ an...
Acute Malnutrition has Doubled in One Month in the North of Gaza Strip: UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 15, 2024) – 31 percent - or one in three children under two years of age – in the Northern Gaza Strip suffer from acute malnutrition, a staggering escalation from 15.6 percent in...
After 13 Years of Conflict in Syria, More Children Than Ever in Need of Humanitarian Assistance and a Chance– UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 15, 2024) – After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, almost 7.5 million children in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance – more than at any other time during the...
Global Child Deaths Reach Historic Low in 2022 – UN Report
NEW YORK (March 13, 2024) – The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Children in Sudan at Risk of Famine
NEW YORK (March 8, 2024) – “The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country toward famine and a catastrophic loss of life, especially among children. In what is now the world’s largest child...