Press Releases
16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
09/23/2019
NEW YORK (September 23, 2019) – Sixteen child petitioners – including Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor – from 12 countries around the world today presented a landmark official complaint to the...
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas Government and UNICEF to bring 10,000 displaced children back to school
09/12/2019
NASSAU/PANAMA/NEW YORK, 12 September 2019 – With the support of UNICEF, the Government of the Bahamas today begins registering approximately 10,000 students displaced by Hurricane Dorian to enroll...
3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018
09/08/2019
NEW YORK (September 8, 2019) – A UNICEF installation to show the devastating scale of child deaths in conflict zones in 2018 was unveiled today at the United Nations in New York. The haunting display...
Humanitarian Plane With 1.5 Tons Of UNICEF Supplies Lands In Hurricane-Hit Bahamas
09/07/2019
NASSAU / NEW YORK (September 7, 2019) – Today UNICEF announced the arrival to Nassau of a plane carrying nearly 1.5 tons of lifesaving supplies that will help provide access to safe water for over 9...
Eye-Witness Account Detailing The UNICEF Assessment Team’s First Mission To Abaco, The Most Affected Island In The Bahamas On Friday, September 6
09/06/2019
NASSAU / PANAMA / NEW YORK (September 6, 2019) – Earlier today, UNICEF was able to access Abaco, the area of the Bahamas most affected by Hurricane Dorian three days ago. In and around Marsh Harbour...
Protecting Children And Engaging Communities Key To Ending Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo As Deaths Pass 2,000
08/30/2019
NEW YORK (August 30, 2019) – “Almost 600 children have now lost their lives to the Ebola outbreak in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) out of almost 850 who have caught the...
UNICEF USA Joins Amicus on Flores
08/29/2019
NEW YORK (August 29, 2019) – UNICEF USA stands strongly opposed to child immigration detention anywhere in the world, and the recently proposed U.S. Government rule to remove protections for detained...
G7 Leaders Must Prioritize Children In Syria As Violence Mounts In The Northwest
08/26/2019
NEW YORK (August 23, 2019) – “It is my sincere hope that the protection and wellbeing of children in Syria will be front and center during talks held by world leaders this weekend at the G7 Summit....
School Closures In West And Central Africa Triple Since 2017, As Education Comes Under Fire Across The Region
08/23/2019
NEW YORK (August 23, 2019) – More than 1.9 million children have been forced out of school in West and Central Africa due to an upsurge in attacks and threats of violence against education across the...
“The simple fact of detention puts children at risk”
08/23/2019
NEW YORK (August 23, 2019) – Detention for any length of time, with or without their families, is bad for children. The proof is there. Detained children experience long-lasting harm on their well...