Press Releases
Amidst Insecurity In Haiti, New Cholera Upsurge Puts 1.2 Million Children At Risk
10/04/2022
NEW YORK (October 4, 2022) – The resurgence of cholera in violence-stricken Haiti after three years without a single reported case threatens the well-being and health of 1.2 million children living in...
Dell Technologies Partners with UNICEF USA to Support Giga, the Global Initiative to Connect Every School to the Internet by 2030
10/03/2022
NEW YORK (October 3, 2022) — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is partnering with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) USA to support Giga , a UNICEF-ITU global initiative to connect every school...
UNICEF Concerned For Children In The Philippines As Super Typhoon Noru/Karding Strikes
09/25/2022
NEW YORK (September 25, 2022) – Super Typhoon Noru (local name Karding) is expected to make landfall today in Luzon, including the capital Metro Manila. Noru is the 11th tropical cyclone to hit the...
Children In Sudan Are In The Middle Of A Perfect Storm Of Crises - UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing
09/23/2022
NEW YORK (September 23, 2022) – “In this briefing, my aim is to underscore the enormity of challenges the children of Sudan face. And to share some sense of what action is urgently required. Children...
Over Half a Billion Dollars Pledged to Tackle Severe Wasting Since July in Unprecedented International Response to Deepening Child Malnutrition Crisis
09/22/2022
NEW YORK, (September 21, 2022) — Governments, philanthropies, and private donors have pledged approximately US$577 million since July in response to the deepening child malnutrition crisis – with at...
SAP, UNICEF and GenU Extend and Expand Partnership to Help Young People Gain Skills for Employment
09/21/2022
NEW YORK (SEPTEMBER 21, 2022) – Multinational software corporation SAP SE (SAP) has today committed to continuing its partnership with UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited (GenU) for an...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Harrowing Situation Children Face As Floods Continue To Devastate Pakistan
09/20/2022
NEW YORK (September 20, 2022) – “Next week marks a month since catastrophic floods uprooted more than 3.4 million children from their homes. The violent rapids have already claimed the lives of more...
Devastating Floods In Pakistan Claim Lives Of More Than 500 Children – UNICEF
09/15/2022
NEW YORK (September 15, 2022) – “The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have now claimed the lives of at least 528 children, according to the latest Government figures. Each and every one of these deaths...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On Rising Severe Acute Malnutrition For Children In Somalia
09/13/2022
NEW YORK (September 13, 2022) – “The number of Somalia’s youngest children (those aged 6-59 months) who are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has now increased from 386,000 to 513,550...
UNICEF Announces New Global Education Mascot, Uni
09/12/2022
NEW YORK (September 13, 2022) – UNICEF today announced a new global education mascot. Uni will serve as an ambassador for learning and symbolize every child’s right to access quality education. Uni...