Press Releases
UNICEF Welcomes Two-Month Extension of Truce in Yemen
06/03/2022
NEW YORK/ SANA'A (June 2, 2022) – "UNICEF welcomes the announcement that the parties to the conflict in Yemen have agreed to the United Nations’ proposal to renew the current truce for an additional...
One Hundred Days of War in Ukraine Have Left 5.2 Million Children in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
05/31/2022
NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV (June 1, 2022) – Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have wrought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF said today. Three...
UNICEF Profoundly Saddened by The Death Of At Least 11 Newborn Babies Following A Horrific Fire at A Hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal
05/26/2022
NEW YORK/DAKAR (May 26, 2022) – “"UNICEF is deeply saddened by the death of at least 11 newborn babies following a terrible fire at the neonatal unit of the hospital of Tivaouane. “We express our...
African Leaders and Development Partners Called to Combine Scaled-Up Humanitarian Response with Prevention, As the Situation Worsens for Millions of Children Facing Severe Wasting
05/25/2022
NEW YORK/EQUATORIAL GUINEA (May 25, 2022) – “An increasing number of children across Africa’s protracted crisis areas – from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa - will be exposed to severe wasting as the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell On School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
05/25/2022
NEW YORK (May 25, 2022) – “Once again, children have been attacked and killed while attending school – the one place outside of their homes where they should be safest. This time it happened in Uvalde...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at 2022 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
05/24/2022
NEW YORK/ INDONESIA (May 23, 2022) – "The Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction comes at a critical time for children and young people as they face the immediate and long-lasting impact of the...
Over 1.5 Million Children at Risk as Devastating Floods Hit Bangladesh
05/23/2022
NEW YORK/DHAKA (May 23, 2022) – Over 1.5 million children are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to extensive flooding in north-eastern Bangladesh. UNICEF is on...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi's Remarks at The UN Security Council Meeting on The Maintenance of Peace and Security in Ukraine
05/12/2022
NEW YORK (May 12, 2022) – “Mr. President, Excellencies and colleagues, I would like to express my appreciation to Ambassadors De La Fuente and Riviere for convening today’s meeting. I would also like...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Remarks at The Brussels VI Conference: "Supporting the Future of Syria And the Region"
05/10/2022
NEW YORK/BRUSSELS (May 10, 2022) – “Excellencies, colleagues, and friends, thank you very much for inviting me here today. "Syria today is one of the most dangerous places on earth to be a child. "An...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell On Latest School Attack in Luhansk, Ukraine
05/09/2022
NEW YORK (May 8, 2022) – “UNICEF strongly condemns yet another attack on a school in Ukraine amid reports that civilians, including children, had sought shelter in the school’s bunker. “We do not yet...