Press Releases
UNICEF Rapid Assessment Teams Heading for Chiapas and Oaxaca Following Mexico Earthquake
09/08/2017
NEW YORK ( September 8 , 201 7 ) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is sending three Rapid Assessment Teams to the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca to assess the situation of children...
Children Caught Up in the Aftermath of Violence in Syria and Iraq Need Immediate Protection and Assistance
09/08/2017
NEW YORK (September 8, 2017) – “Heavy fighting has intensified over the past months especially in Syria and Iraq. While we are seeing a lull in fighting and encouraging signs of recovery in some areas...
Growing Concern for Nearly 1.4 million Internally Displaced People Living in Cholera ‘Hotspots’ as Outbreak Spreads in Northeast Nigeria
09/07/2017
NEW YORK (September 7, 2017) – There is growing concern for the health and well-being of 1.4 million displaced people, including 350,000 children under the age of five, living in cholera ‘hotspots’ in...
Nearly Zero Progress in Reducing the Global Out-of-School Rate over the Past Decade - UNICEF
09/06/2017
NEW YORK (September 6, 2017) – With 11.5 percent of school-age children – or 123 million – missing out on learning today, compared to 12.8 percent – or 135 million – in 2007, the percentage of 6-15...
More than 180 Million People Lack Basic Drinking Water in Countries Ravaged by Conflict or Unrest – UNICEF
08/29/2017
NEW YORK (August 29, 2017) – More than 180 million people do not have access to basic drinking water in countries affected by conflict, violence and instability* around the world, UNICEF warned today...
Use of Children as ‘Human Bombs’ Rising in Northeast Nigeria
08/22/2017
NEW YORK (August 22, 2017) – UNICEF is extremely concerned about an appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as ‘human bombs’ in northeast Nigeria. Children...
UNICEF Responds to Sierra Leone Mudslide as More than 100 Children Reported Dead
08/17/2017
NEW YORK (August 17, 2017) – UNICEF is on the ground urgently responding to the needs of displaced families affected by the flooding and landslides in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown which have killed...
Anucha Browne to Join UNICEF USA Senior Management Team as New Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer
08/17/2017
NEW YORK (August 17, 2017) – UNICEF USA is pleased to announce that Anucha Browne will be joining their Senior Management Team as Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer on November 1, 2017. In this...
More than Half a Million Children in Libya Need Humanitarian Assistance
08/10/2017
NEW YORK (August 10, 2017) – “Six years since the crisis began in Libya, over 550,000 children need assistance because of political instability, ongoing conflict, displacement, and economic collapse...
Babies and Mothers Worldwide Failed by Lack of Investment in Breastfeeding
08/01/2017
NEW YORK (August 1, 2017) – No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration...