Press Releases
Statement By Alice Akunga, UNICEF Afghanistan Representative A.I., On The Death Of Eight Children Due To Detonation Of Explosive Remnant
01/12/2022
NEW YORK (January 12, 2022) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by the killing of eight children in the Lal Pur District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, yesterday, when an explosive remnant of war...
Children Feared Dead and Injured in Recent Attacks on Refugee and Internal Displacement Camps in Northern Ethiopia
01/09/2022
NEW YORK (January 9, 2022) – “UNICEF is outraged by the recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. “The January 5 and 7 attacks have...
UNICEF Calls For $11M To Respond To Children’s Needs Affected By Typhoon Odette
12/26/2021
NEW YORK (December 26, 2021) – On Christmas Eve, more than a week after Super Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) battered the Philippines, UNICEF together with the UN and humanitarian community...
UNICEF Sends Supplies To Areas Impacted By Typhoon Odette; Advocates Needs Of Children
12/21/2021
NEW YORK (December 21, 2021) – After Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) brought widespread destruction to the Philippines on December 16, the needs of children and families in affected areas are...
UNICEF Welcomes Announcement of Next Executive Director
12/10/2021
NEW YORK (December 10, 2021) – UNICEF welcomes United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ announcement today that Catherine M. Russell will succeed Henrietta H. Fore as UNICEF Executive...
COVID-19 ‘Biggest Global Crisis For Children In Our 75-Year History’ – UNICEF
12/09/2021
NEW YORK (December 9, 2021) – COVID-19 has affected children at an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history, the United Nations Children’s...
Up To 75,000 People Living In A Remote Camp In Eastern DRC Facing ‘Hellish Conditions’
12/08/2021
NEW YORK (December 8, 2021) – Up to 75,000 displaced people – including 35,000 children - living in a remote and inaccessible hilltop camp for displaced people in the province of Ituri in the...
UNICEF Launches $9.4 Billion Emergency Funding Appeal For Children Affected By Conflict, The Climate Crisis And COVID-19
12/07/2021
NEW YORK (December 7, 2021) – UNICEF launched today a record $9.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 327 million people – including 177 million children – affected by humanitarian...
UNICEF And WHO, In Partnership With Gavi, Ask Ted Chaiban To Serve As Global Lead Coordinator For COVID Vaccine Country Readiness And Delivery
12/06/2021
NEW YORK (December 6, 2021) – “I am pleased to announce that UNICEF and WHO, in partnership with Gavi, have asked Ted Chaiban, currently UNICEF Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, to...
Learning Losses from COVID-19 Could Cost this Generation of Students Close to $17 Trillion in Lifetime Earnings
12/06/2021
NEW YORK (December 6, 2021) - This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19...