Press Releases
Venezuela: UNICEF Seeks US $70 Million To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To 900,000 Children
08/20/2019
NEW YORK (August 20, 2019) – UNICEF appealed for more than US $70 million to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to 900,000 children across Venezuela through the end of the year. New funding...
Shortfall In Education Opportunities Deepens Despair Of Refugee Rohingya Youth
08/16/2019
NEW YORK (August 16, 2019) – Frustration and despair are overwhelming young Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh, UNICEF said today. The UN children’s agency has issued a new report calling...
Number Of Children Orphaned Or Left Unaccompanied By Ebola In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo Rising Fast
08/13/2019
NEW YORK (August 13, 2019) – The number of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have been orphaned or left unaccompanied due to the Ebola epidemic has more than doubled since...
July Ends With Brutal Acts Of Violence Perpetrated Against Children Across The Middle East And North Africa
08/02/2019
NEW YORK (August 2, 2019) – “This was another devastating week for children living through conflict and instability in the Middle East and North Africa, with killings and other violent acts committed...
Democratic Republic Of The Congo Ebola Outbreak: One Year On - Joint Interagency Statement
07/31/2019
NEW YORK (July 31, 2019) – “Tomorrow, August 1, marks one year since the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in North Kivu province...
UNICEF Ramps Up Ebola Prevention Efforts As South Sudan Assessed As ‘High-Risk’ Country
07/29/2019
NEW YORK / JUBA (July 29, 2019) — Crucial information on how to protect oneself from contracting Ebola saves lives. Since January 2019, UNICEF and its partners have engaged more than 3 million people...
Nearly 9 Million Of The Most Vulnerable In Yemen Benefit From Unconditional Cash Assistance
07/24/2019
NEW YORK (July 24, 2019) – Nearly 9 million people across Yemen have been reached with emergency cash assistance in the fifth payment cycle by UNICEF to help meet their urgent needs as the conflict in...
Partnerships and Innovation Help UNICEF Deliver Results for Children in 150 Countries
07/24/2019
COPHENHAGEN / NEW YORK (July 24, 2019) – In 2018, UNICEF procured $3.486 billion worth of goods and services to help children in 150 countries live better lives around the world. Vaccines, clothes...
Eight Water Facilities Come Under Attack In Idlib, Northwest Of Syria, Affecting Water Supply For Nearly 250,000 People
07/20/2019
AMMAN / NEW YORK (July 20, 2019) – “Public services, critical for children, have come under attack in the past weeks as a result of fighting in northwest Syria. Part of that sad reality are repeated...
UNICEF USA Announces Planned Departure of President and CEO Caryl Stern
07/17/2019
NEW YORK (July 17, 2019) – Today, UNICEF USA’s Chairman of the Board Peter Lamm and President and CEO Caryl Stern jointly announced Stern’s decision not to serve an additional term as President and...