Press Releases
More Violence in Yemen’s Hodeida Will Push Children Further into the Abyss
09/25/2018
NEW YORK (September 21, 2018) – “Renewed violence in Hodeida is yet another blow to peace efforts in Yemen, a country sliding further into chaos and misery. “Escalating hostilities are putting...
UNICEF USA and Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Celebrate Impact of Post-Maria Partnership
09/14/2018
NEW YORK (September 14, 2018) – In advance of the one-year anniversary of hurricanes Irma and Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico, UNICEF USA and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) are...
UNICEF to Scale up Ebola Response Following New Cases in Major Commercial Center of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo
09/14/2018
KINSHASA / DAKAR / NEW YORK / GENEVA (September 14, 2018) – UNICEF is opening a new Ebola-response front in the Democratic Republic of Congo to provide support to thousands of people, including...
UNICEF Concerned for Children at Risk, Stands Ready to Support Government Response to Super Typhoon Mangkhut/Ompong
09/14/2018
MANILA, (September 14, 2018) – With Super-Typhoon Mangkhut (local name Ompong) expected to make landfall in Northern Luzon on Saturday, at least 5 million Filipinos are facing threats strong winds...
In the Caribbean, UNICEF Works on Developing Resilience in Children and Communities on Islands Affected by Hurricanes
09/12/2018
PANAMA CITY (September 12, 2018) – A year after two category 5 hurricanes caused destruction across parts of the Caribbean, most children in the affected countries are now back in school and have...
A Year After the Mexico Earthquakes, There are Actions Pending to Guarantee the Rights of Affected Children and Adolescents
09/12/2018
MEXICO CITY, (September 12, 2018) – UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, today launched its Report on the Humanitarian Situation of Children and Adolescents a Year After the Mexico Earthquakes...
Global Hunger Continues to Rise, New UN Report Says
09/11/2018
ROME (September 11, 2018) – New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to The State...
Half of World’s Teens Experience Peer Violence in and Around School – UNICEF
09/10/2018
Report, photos and b-roll, including of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lilly Singh in South Africa, available for download here . NEW YORK ( September 6, 2018) – Half of students aged 13 to 15 worldwide –...
Escalation of Violence in Idlib could be Deadly for Children, UNICEF Warns
09/07/2018
NEW YORK (September 7, 2018) – A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said today. “Thousands of...
Statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on the Eve of Yemen Peace Talks
09/05/2018
NEW YORK (September 5, 2018) – “Twenty-one children were killed in the Yemen conflict in July, according to United Nations teams on the ground. Another 55 were reportedly killed in two weeks in August...