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Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation — UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 8, 2024) – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. The updated global estimates show a...
Amid escalating violence in Mozambique, 60,000 children displaced within a month
NEW YORK / MOZAMBIQUE (March 8, 2024) – “ In the past month, attacks and fear of attacks in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have triggered the displacement of almost 100,000 people, including more...
Statement by UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, on the Abduction of Students in Kaduna State
NEW YORK / NIGERIA (March 7, 2024) – "I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (March 6, 2024) – “As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the...
Statement by UNICEF in Zambia on the Situation of Children Following the Recent Emergency Declaration
NEW YORK / LUSAKA (March 4, 2024) – Children in Zambia have been facing multiple challenges over the past few months. The country has been trying to curb a devastating cholera outbreak since October...
Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (March 3, 2024) – “The child deaths we feared are here, as malnutrition ravages the Gaza Strip. “At least ten children have reportedly died because of dehydration and malnutrition in Kamal...
UNICEF USA Announces Transition of Chief Philanthropy Officer V. Renée Cutting
NEW YORK (March 1, 2024) – V. Renée Cutting is transitioning out of her role as Chief Philanthropy Officer at UNICEF USA, effective March 1, 2024. Renée will serve as Special Advisor to the CEO to...
El Niño-driven drought, floods, disease outbreaks and internal conflicts threatening the lives of children in Ethiopia
NEW YORK / ADDIS ABABA (March 1, 2024) – During a five-day visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Ted Chaiban, urged the international community to immediately scale up their support for...
Ukraine Two Years: Children in Frontline Areas Forced to Spend up to 5,000 Hours – Equivalent to Nearly 7 Months - Sheltering Underground
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four and almost seven months – sheltering...
UNICEF and WFP Demand Action to Protect Children and Unfettered Humanitarian Access in Eastern DRC
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to protect children and families caught in the escalating...