Press Releases

NEW YORK (October 28, 2020) – Storm Molave, which today battered Viet Nam’s central coastal region, is one of the strongest storms to hit the country in 20 years, according to the country’s...

NEW YORK (October 27, 2020) – Acute malnutrition rates among children under five are the highest ever recorded in parts of Yemen, with more than half a million cases in southern districts, according...

NEW YORK (October 24, 2020) – “This has been a deadly weekend for schoolchildren in Afghanistan and Cameroon. “Earlier today, an attack outside an educational center in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area...

NEW YORK (October 23, 2020) – UNICEF USA has appointed actor, singer and activist Sofia Carson as the newest UNICEF Ambassador. The announcement comes at a time where listening to and amplifying the...

NEW YORK (October 22, 2020) – Widespread flooding and landslides in five provinces in central Viet Nam have left more than 1.5 million children at risk of disease, losing out on education and poor...

NEW YORK (October 22, 2020) – “On behalf of UNICEF, we thank the organizers and donors who are shining a light on the challenges faced by Rohingya children and women. Inside and outside Myanmar....

NEW YORK (October 20, 2020) – " On behalf of everyone at UNICEF and our cluster partners, we welcome the chance to shine a light on this silent crisis unfolding before our eyes. "As we speak, 7.2...

NEW YORK (October 20, 2020) – An estimated 1 in 6 children – or 356 million globally – lived in extreme poverty before the pandemic, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World...

NEW YORK (October 19, 2020) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre...

NEW YORK (October 8, 2020) – Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health...