Press Releases
1.3 Million Children Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance After Storms Batter Bay of Bengal
06/01/2017
NEW YORK (June 1, 2017) – At least 1.3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance across the Bay of Bengal region following severe weather over the past six days, UNICEF has warned...
Over 1,000 Children Seek Treatment for Watery Diarrhea Daily as Number of Suspected Cholera Cases in Yemen Soars
05/31/2017
NEW YORK (May 31, 2017) – In the past 72 hours, the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has risen by 10,000 to a total of 65,300. Over 1,000 children suffering from acute watery diarrhea have...
Statement Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, on the Spread of Cholera in Yemen
05/30/2017
NEW YORK (May 30, 2017) – “ As the UN Security Council yet again holds consultations on the situation in Yemen, UNICEF is reporting an unprecedented increase in the number of suspected cholera cases...
At Least 200 Children Lost at Sea Trying to Reach Italian Shores So Far This Year
05/25/2017
NEW YORK (May 25, 2017) – At least 200 children have died along the dangerous Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy so far this year – a rate of more than one child per day...
Nearly 400,000 Children at Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the Greater Kasai Due to Violence – UNICEF
05/24/2017
NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) – The crisis in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has severely disrupted lifesaving interventions for children in recent months, putting an estimated...
From Cholera in Yemen to Attacks on Hospitals in Syria, Conflict Threatens Lives of Over 24 Million Children in the Middle East and North Africa
05/24/2017
NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) – Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa have put in jeopardy the health of 24 million children in Yemen, Syria, the Gaza Strip, Iraq, Libya and Sudan...
H&M Foundation and UNICEF renew partnership to make children’s early moments matter
05/23/2017
STOCKHOLM, 23 May 2017 – The non-profit H&M Foundation and UNICEF today renewed their mutual commitment to improving children’s early development. The three-year partnership will continue to build on...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Life of Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore
05/23/2017
NEW YORK (May 23, 2017) – "With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend. In his most famous...
Five-Fold Increase in Number of Refugee and Migrant Children Traveling Alone Since 2010 – UNICEF
05/17/2017
NEW YORK (May 17, 2017) – The global number of refugee and migrant children moving alone has reached a record high, increasing nearly five-fold since 2010, UNICEF said today in a new report. At least...
UNHCR/UNICEF: More than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence in South Sudan
05/08/2017
NEW YORK (May 8, 2017) – More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today. “The...