Press Releases
UNICEF USA Applauds Massachusetts on Becoming 7th State to End Child Marriage
09/07/2022
NEW YORK (September 7, 2022) - UNICEF USA welcomes the news that Massachusetts is the seventh state in the U.S. to officially ban child marriage with no exceptions after Governor Charlie Baker signed...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On Threat Of Famine For Children In Somalia
09/06/2022
NEW YORK (September 6, 2022) "You heard the warnings yesterday about a looming famine in areas of the Bay Region of Somalia between October-December this year. It underlines the scale of the crisis...
Deprived Of The Basics, Robbed Of Their Dreams, Children In Lebanon Lose Trust In Their Parents: UNICEF Report
08/25/2022
NEW YORK (August 25, 2022) – Three years of devastating crisis in Lebanon have plunged children into poverty, affecting their health, welfare and education, shattering their hopes and breaking down...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas Meets Refugee Families in Poland who Fled War in Ukraine, Calls for More Support for Refugee Children
08/03/2022
NEW YORK / WARSAW (August 3, 2022) - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas traveled to Poland this week to meet refugee children and families who fled the war in Ukraine. Chopra Jonas...
UNICEF Delivers Life-Saving Supplies To Odesa In Southern Ukraine To Help Over 50,000 Children Affected By War
07/26/2022
NEW YORK (July 26, 2022) – Using a total of 27 cargo trucks, UNICEF has delivered life-saving supplies to Odesa to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of southern Ukraine...
The Use Of Explosive Weapons In Populated Areas Must Stop - UNICEF Strongly Condemns The Killing Of Three Children In Iraq
07/20/2022
NEW YORK (July 20, 2022) – "At least three children were killed and several wounded in Zakho, northern Iraq, today. This is devastating proof of the need to stop the use of explosive weapons in...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children And Families Affected By Floods In Bangladesh
06/27/2022
NEW YORK (June 24, 2022) – "The situation caused by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh has deteriorated rapidly over the last week. At this very moment, 3.5 million children are in urgent need...
Global Hunger Crisis Pushing One Child Into Severe Malnutrition Every Minute In 15 Crisis-Hit Countries
06/23/2022
NEW YORK (June 23, 2022) - Almost 8 million children under 5, in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the...
UNICEF Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children In Ukraine
06/14/2022
NEW YORK (June 14, 2022) – “I spent last week in Ukraine, meeting with children and families affected by the war, seeing UNICEF’s critical humanitarian response and meeting with authorities, UN...
UNICEF USA Announces Actor Justin H. Min as Newest Ambassador
06/09/2022
NEW YORK (June 9, 2022) - UNICEF USA has appointed actor Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy, After Yang), as the newest UNICEF Ambassador. The announcement, in advance of World Refugee Day, comes...