Press Releases
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Crocs to Donate 50,000 Pairs of Classic Clogs to UNICEF
12/12/2019
NIWOT, Colo. (Dec. 12, 2019) - Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX), in partnership with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas, today announced that 50,000 pairs of Crocs Classic clogs will be...
PIX11 announces partnership with UNICEF USA to support and empower children
12/11/2019
NEW YORK (December 11, 2019) – As UNICEF – the global children’s humanitarian organization – celebrates its 73rd anniversary today, PIX11 is pleased to announce a media partnership with UNICEF USA to...
As Impact Of Climate Crisis Worsens, Caribbean Islands See Six-Fold Increase In Estimated Number Of Children Displaced By Storms, New UNICEF Report Shows
12/06/2019
NEW YORK (December 6, 2019) – The estimated number of children displaced by storms and flooding in the Caribbean islands* saw a six-fold increase in the past five years, a new UNICEF report said today...
More Than 6,100 Unaccompanied Refugee And Migrant Children In Italy In Need Of Community And Family-Based Care
12/05/2019
NEW YORK (December 5, 2019) – “Approximately 94 percent of all unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children currently in Italy, 6,172 children under 18, are living in reception centers...
Eight Children Reportedly Killed In Attacks On Tal Rifaat In Rural Aleppo North Of Syria
12/03/2019
NEW YORK (December 3, 2019) – “We are shocked and saddened by reports that eight children were killed and another eight were injured in attacks on Tal Rifaat town, northern Aleppo. All of them were...
4,500 Children Under The Age Of Five Died From Measles In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo So Far This Year
11/27/2019
NEW YORK (November 27, 2019) – “Since the beginning of the year, more than 5,000 people have died due to measles, over 90 per cent of them children under the age of five. “While the Ebola outbreak...
New policies in northern Central America, Mexico and the U.S. put asylum and safety beyond reach for migrant children – UNICEF
11/25/2019
NEW YORK, 25 November 2019 – “Migrant children in northern Central America, Mexico and the United States are facing significantly reduced access to safety and international protection, due in large...
Iconic landmarks around the world turn blue in symbolic stand for child rights on World Children’s Day
11/20/2019
NEW YORK (November 20, 2019) – Iconic landmarks around the world turned blue to mark World Children’s Day today, as UNICEF celebrated the 30 th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the...
David Beckham and Millie Bobby Brown headline UN summit to demand rights for every child
11/19/2019
© UNICEF/UNI212395/Frank Dejongh Children in Sakassou, Côte d'Ivoire, paint their new school, made out of recycled plastic bricks, blue to celebrate World Children's Day. NEW YORK (November 19, 2019)...
$10 Million Needed For Flood Affected Children In South Sudan
11/05/2019
NEW YORK (November 5, 2019) – While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Sudan launched a flash appeal asking for $10 million to respond to the most immediate needs of children...