Press Releases
One Year After Hurricane Matthew, Haiti’s Children Still Vulnerable to Natural Disasters
10/04/2017
NEW YORK (October 4, 2017) – One year after Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 hurricane, devastated the Southwest of Haiti, causing loss of life and considerable damage, children and adolescents in the...
Joint Statement by Emergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock and UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake
10/04/2017
NEW YORK (October 4, 2017) – We leave Bangladesh moved by the stories of suffering that we heard from refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar – and all the more determined that the United Nations do...
UNICEF USA & UPS Partner with Governor Cuomo’s Empire State Relief and Recovery Effort to Support Puerto Rico
10/03/2017
NEW YORK (October 3, 2017) – Today, UNICEF USA and UPS announced an impactful partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Empire State Relief and Recovery Effort to support the people of Puerto Rico in...
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Celebrates the Power of Kids Helping Kids®
10/02/2017
NEW YORK (October 2, 2017) – This October, UNICEF USA is calling on children, families and schools to join in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, a month-long celebration of the power of Kids Helping Kids®...
UNICEF Appeals for $76.1 million to Assist Children in Bangladesh Affected by the Rohingya Crisis
10/02/2017
NEW YORK (October 2, 2017) – UNICEF is launching a $76.1 million appeal for its emergency humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh. The appeal will cover the...
Investment in Children Should Be at the Core of Mexico’s Reconstruction Efforts After Devastating Earthquakes – UNICEF
09/29/2017
NEW YORK (September 29, 2017) – UNICEF called today for children to be at the heart of public and private investment in reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquakes of September 7 and...
More than Half of All Schools Remain Closed in Borno State, Epicenter of the Boko Haram Crisis in Northeast Nigeria
09/28/2017
NEW YORK (September 29, 2017) – The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria means that over 57 percent of schools in Borno, the worst-hit state, are closed, even as the new...
UNICEF Expands Relief Efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to Reach More Children and Families Following 'Relentless' Month
09/27/2017
NEW YORK (September 27, 2017) – UNICEF has scaled up its humanitarian response in Latin America and the Caribbean to help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have...
Norwegian’s Fourth Humanitarian Aid Flight with UNICEF Now on its Way for Yemen with Emergency Aid
09/25/2017
COPENHAGEN (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) – Norwegian and its decade-long corporate social responsibility partner, UNICEF, departed with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft filled with emergency aid for children in need in...
Region of the Americas Eliminates Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus - PAHO/UNICEF
09/21/2017
NEW YORK (September 21, 2017) – The Region of the Americas has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that used to be responsible for the deaths of more than 10,000 newborns every...