Press Releases
Millie Bobby Brown Named UNICEF’s Youngest-Ever Goodwill Ambassador
11/20/2018
NEW YORK (November 20, 2018) – Emmy-nominated actress Millie Bobby Brown has been announced as UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment – marked on World Children’s Day at United Nations...
Number of Children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition Across the Sahel Reaches 10-Year High
11/16/2018
DAKAR / NEW YORK (November 16, 2018 ) – More than 1.3 million children under five years of age in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition across six Africa’s Sahel countries are expected to...
Growing Calls for Ceasefire in Yemen a Welcome Sign, but Country’s Children Need an End to War
11/16/2018
NEW YORK (November 16, 2018) – “The increasing number of appeals for a ceasefire in Yemen and resumption of political talks, offer a glimmer of hope to Yemeni children that peace might one day return...
Millie Bobby ‘Blue’ Leads Cast of Stars in New UNICEF Video for World Children’s Day
11/15/2018
NEW YORK (November 15, 2018) – Actor Millie Bobby Brown has teamed up with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Orlando Bloom , Liam Neeson and Lilly Singh ; singer-songwriter Dua Lipa and performance artists...
Yemen: Children in Hudaydah Hospital at Imminent Risk of Death
11/06/2018
NEW YORK (November 6, 2018) – “Intense fighting in the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah is now dangerously close to Al Thawra hospital – putting the lives of 59 children, including 25 in the intensive...
In Mexico, Children Traveling with Migrant Caravan Still in Need of Protection and Support – UNICEF
11/01/2018
NEW YORK (November 1, 2018) – An estimated 2,300 children who arrived in Mexico between October 19 and 22 as part of the migrant caravan are still in need of humanitarian support – including...
An Estimated 2,300 Children Traveling with Migrant Caravan in Mexico Need Protection and Essential Services – UNICEF
10/26/2018
GENEVA / NEW YORK / MEXICO CITY (October 26, 2018) – An estimated 2,300 children traveling with the migrant caravan now in southern Mexico need protection and access to essential services like...
In Yemen, Millions of Children Could Soon be Without Food or Water as Economic Crisis Deepens and Hudaydah Violence Drags On
10/18/2018
NEW YORK, 18 October 2018 – “Millions of desperate children and families across Yemen could soon be without food, clean water or sanitation services because of the deepening economic crisis and...
UNICEF Announces Arrival of Education Material for Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami Affected Communities
10/16/2018
JAKARTA / GENEVA (October 16, 2018) – Today UNICEF announced the arrival of 30 tons of emergency education materials including 65 tents (for temporary classrooms) from its supply base in Dubai in...
Indonesia: UNICEF Appeals for $26.6 Million to Support Emergency Response and Early Recovery for Children in Sulawesi and Lombok
10/11/2018
JAKARTA/GENEVA (October 11, 2018) – UNICEF launched today a combined emergency and recovery appeal to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of children in the aftermath of the Sulawesi and Lombok...