Press Releases
More than 175,000 Children Go Online for the First Time Every Day, Tapping into Great Opportunities, but Facing Grave Risks
02/06/2018
NEW YORK (February 6, 2018) – More than 175,000 children go online for the first time every day – a new child every half second – UNICEF said today. Digital access exposes these children to a wealth...
Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa Take a Brutal Toll on Children in a Grim Month of January
02/05/2018
NEW YORK (February 5, 2018) – In this dark month of January, conflicts and violence in the Middle East and North Africa have once again taken a devastating toll on children. They were killed in...
3 in 10 Young People in Conflict or Disaster-Stricken Countries are Illiterate - UNICEF
01/31/2018
NEW YORK (January 31, 2018) – Nearly 3 in 10 young people aged between 15 and 24 years old – 59 million – living in countries affected by conflict or disaster are illiterate, triple the global rate...
UNICEF Seeks $3.6 Billion in Emergency Assistance for 48 Million Children Caught Up in Catastrophic Humanitarian Crises
01/30/2018
NEW YORK (January 30, 2018) – UNICEF appealed today for $3.6 billion to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to 48 million children living through conflict, natural disasters and other...
Is the World Becoming Numb to the Killing of Children?
01/26/2018
NEW YORK (January 26, 2018) – “The grim tally of children killed in Syria in the past two weeks has increased daily as violence escalates in several areas across the country. “UNICEF received alarming...
In Venezuela, Prevalence of Malnutrition among Children Grows as Economic Crisis Deepens
01/26/2018
NEW YORK (January 26, 2018) – A growing number of children in Venezuela are suffering from malnutrition as a consequence of the protracted economic crisis affecting the country, UNICEF warned today...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence in Tanganyika and South Kivu Fuels One of the World’s Worst Displacement Crises for Children – UNICEF
01/25/2018
NEW YORK (January 25, 2018) – At least 1.3 million people, including more than 800,000 children, have been displaced by inter-ethnic violence and clashes between the regular army, militia and armed...
More Action Needed to Improve Security and Humanitarian Access in Myanmar if Rohingya Children are to Return Safely - UNICEF
01/24/2018
NEW YORK (January 24, 2018) – Improved security and unimpeded humanitarian access in Myanmar are essential before Rohingya children can be returned from Bangladesh, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore Following Two-Day Visit to Conflict-Ravaged South Sudan
01/19/2018
NEW YORK (January 19, 2018) – “I have just spent two days in South Sudan where I saw firsthand how four years of a man-made conflict have left children sick, hungry and on the brink of death. “The...
At Least One in Four Children in Iraq Impacted by Conflict and Poverty
01/19/2018
NEW YORK (January 19, 2018) – “Iraq today hosts one of UNICEF’s largest operations in the world, responding with humanitarian and development assistance to the needs of the most vulnerable girls and...