Press Releases
At Least 200 Children Lost at Sea Trying to Reach Italian Shores So Far This Year
05/25/2017
NEW YORK (May 25, 2017) – At least 200 children have died along the dangerous Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy so far this year – a rate of more than one child per day...
Nearly 400,000 Children at Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in the Greater Kasai Due to Violence – UNICEF
05/24/2017
NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) – The crisis in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has severely disrupted lifesaving interventions for children in recent months, putting an estimated...
From Cholera in Yemen to Attacks on Hospitals in Syria, Conflict Threatens Lives of Over 24 Million Children in the Middle East and North Africa
05/24/2017
NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) – Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa have put in jeopardy the health of 24 million children in Yemen, Syria, the Gaza Strip, Iraq, Libya and Sudan...
H&M Foundation and UNICEF renew partnership to make children’s early moments matter
05/23/2017
STOCKHOLM, 23 May 2017 – The non-profit H&M Foundation and UNICEF today renewed their mutual commitment to improving children’s early development. The three-year partnership will continue to build on...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Life of Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore
05/23/2017
NEW YORK (May 23, 2017) – "With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend. In his most famous...
Five-Fold Increase in Number of Refugee and Migrant Children Traveling Alone Since 2010 – UNICEF
05/17/2017
NEW YORK (May 17, 2017) – The global number of refugee and migrant children moving alone has reached a record high, increasing nearly five-fold since 2010, UNICEF said today in a new report. At least...
UNHCR/UNICEF: More than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence in South Sudan
05/08/2017
NEW YORK (May 8, 2017) – More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today. “The...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Meets Child Survivors of Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe
05/07/2017
NEW YORK (May 7, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has called for increased awareness and support for child victims of sexual violence. The actress made an emotional visit to Zimbabwe...
UNICEF Statement on Release of Chibok School Girls Abducted by Boko Haram
05/07/2017
NEW YORK (May 7, 2017) – “UNICEF welcomes Saturday’s release of over 80 of the girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at their school in Chibok over three years ago. “It is heartening to know that...
Refugee and Migrant Children Stranded in European Transit Countries Suffer Psychologically in the Face of Uncertain Future - UNICEF
05/04/2017
NEW YORK (May 4, 2017) – Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of...