Press Releases
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Children in Sudan at Risk of Famine
NEW YORK (March 8, 2024) – “The brutal war in Sudan is pushing the country toward famine and a catastrophic loss of life, especially among children. In what is now the world’s largest child...
Statement by UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, on the Abduction of Students in Kaduna State
NEW YORK / NIGERIA (March 7, 2024) – "I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (March 6, 2024) – “As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the...
Ukraine Two Years: Children in Frontline Areas Forced to Spend up to 5,000 Hours – Equivalent to Nearly 7 Months - Sheltering Underground
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four and almost seven months – sheltering...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Rafah, Gaza
NEW YORK (February 9, 2024) – “UNICEF is urgently calling on the parties to refrain from military escalation in Rafah Governorate in Gaza where over 600,000 children and their families have been...
Three Hundred days of Atrocities Against the Children of Sudan
NEW YORK (February 9, 2024) –“Three hundred days ago a wave of atrocities were unleashed upon the children of Sudan. “Here is some of what happened in those 300 days: “First: the world’s largest...
UNICEF Urges all Parties to Safeguard Children Amid Latest Unrest in Haiti
NEW YORK (February 8, 2024) – UNICEF is deeply concerned by recent reports highlighting the violence faced and witnessed by children during the current socio-political events in Haiti. We urge all...
UNICEF Strengthens Response to DRC's Worst Floods in 60 Years and Growing Cholera Outbreak
NEW YORK (February 7, 2024) – UNICEF and partners are responding to devastating flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the Congo River rising to levels not seen in more than 60...
At Least 170,000 Children Displaced Amid Escalating Violence in Haiti
NEW YORK (January 30, 2024) – The surge in armed violence across Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, with the number of internally displaced children soaring to 170,000. This alarming...
Nearly Half a Million Children in Europe and Central Asia Live in Residential Care Facilities
NEW YORK (January 18, 2024) – Nearly half a million children – or 456,000 – across Europe and Central Asia live in residential care facilities, including large-scale institutions, according to a new...