Press Releases
Fans of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Urged to Help Protect Children
08/03/2016
NEW YORK (August 3, 2016) – UNICEF today launches a global sports initiative to engage people in its work for children. Sports enthusiasts worldwide can get involved in the Olympic and Paralympic...
UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor Visits Refugee and Displaced Children on Iraq Frontline
08/02/2016
NEW YORK (August 2, 2016) – UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor traveled to northern Iraq last week to see how the conflicts sweeping across Iraq and Syria are devastating children’s lives. Tens of...
Situation Analysis of Children – A Call for Action to Realize the Rights of All Somali Children
08/01/2016
NEW YORK (August 1, 2016) – UNICEF, together with the Federal Government of Somalia, donors and partners, today launched the Situation Analysis of Children in Somalia 2016 . The report consists of...
77 Million Newborns Globally Not Breastfed Within First Hour of Life – UNICEF
07/29/2016
NEW YORK (July 29, 2016) – Some 77 million newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not put to the breast within an hour of birth, depriving them of the essential nutrients, antibodies and skin-to-skin contact with...
UNICEF Statement on Attack on Humanitarian Convoy in Northeastern Nigeria
07/28/2016
NEW YORK (July 28, 2016) – Today unknown assailants attacked a humanitarian convoy that included staff from UNICEF, UNFPA and IOM. The convoy was traveling from Bama to Maiduguri in Borno State...
UNICEF Statement on Recent Case of Sexual Violence in India
07/20/2016
NEW YORK (July 20, 2016) – “The reported gang rape of a young Dalit woman in India by the same five men who had raped her three years ago underlines the heinous culture of impunity that surrounds...
Almost a Quarter of a Million Children Severely Malnourished in Borno State, Nigeria - UNICEF
07/19/2016
NEW YORK (July 19, 2016) – Nearly a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, and face a high risk of death, UNICEF said today, as the scale of the...
Twelvefold Increase in Zika Cases Since Ecuador Earthquake
07/18/2016
NEW YORK (July 18, 2016) – Three months after the Ecuador earthquake, the number of Zika Virus cases increased from 92 to 1,106 country-wide, with the sharpest increase in the quake-hit areas...
Majority of Men and Women Oppose Female Genital Mutilation in Countries Where Practice Persists – UNICEF Figures
07/14/2016
NEW YORK (July 14, 2016) – Approximately two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation is common say they want the practice to end – according to UNICEF data...
UNICEF Encourages Holiday Shoppers to Put Children First
07/11/2016
NEW YORK (July 11, 2016) – This holiday season, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF is encouraging shoppers to put children first by purchasing gifts that support UNICEF’s work to save and improve the lives of...