Press Releases
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Remarks at The Brussels VI Conference: "Supporting the Future of Syria And the Region"
05/10/2022
NEW YORK/BRUSSELS (May 10, 2022) – “Excellencies, colleagues, and friends, thank you very much for inviting me here today. "Syria today is one of the most dangerous places on earth to be a child. "An...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell On Latest School Attack in Luhansk, Ukraine
05/09/2022
NEW YORK (May 8, 2022) – “UNICEF strongly condemns yet another attack on a school in Ukraine amid reports that civilians, including children, had sought shelter in the school’s bunker. “We do not yet...
Number of Syrian Children in Need Hits Record High
05/09/2022
NEW YORK/AMMAN (May 8, 2022) – “Millions of children continue to live in fear, need and uncertainty inside Syria and in neighboring countries. “More than 6.5 million children in Syria are in need of...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note on The Situation of Children in Ukraine And Neighboring Countries
05/06/2022
NEW YORK/LVIV (May 6, 2022) – "The situation in Ukraine is a child protection crisis of extraordinary proportions, the likes of which we perhaps haven’t seen before. “Two months of war in Ukraine have...
Every Day That the War in Ukraine Continues Is A Nightmare for Millions of Children
05/05/2022
NEW YORK (May 5, 2022) – "Every day that the war in Ukraine continues is a nightmare for millions of children. "Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have been forced to flee. Many have seen things...
School Year Nears Tragic End in Ukraine Amid Child Deaths, Empty Classrooms and Destruction of Educational Facilities
05/04/2022
NEW YORK/ KYIV (May 4, 2022) – At least one in six UNICEF-supported schools in eastern Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the war, including School 36 – the only ‘Safe School’...
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Supports UNICEF with $10M for Children Affected by Ukraine War
04/28/2022
NEW YORK / GENEVA (April 28, 2022) – Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is contributing USD $10 million to UNICEF’s emergency response to support vulnerable children and families impacted by the ongoing war...
Global Polio Eradication Initiative Calls For Renewed Commitments To Achieve Promise Of A Polio-Free World
04/27/2022
NEW YORK/ GENEVA (April 26, 2022) - Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced that it is seeking new commitments to fund its 2022-2026 Strategy at a virtual event to launch its...
1 in 4 Children in Latin America and the Caribbean are Exposed to Diseases that can be Prevented With Vaccines
04/25/2022
NEW YORK / PANAMÁ CITY (April 25, 2022) – In five years, the complete vaccination schedule for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) in Latin America and the Caribbean has dropped from 90 percent...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Attacks Against Schools in Kabul, Afghanistan
04/19/2022
NEW YORK, 19 April 2022 – “I am horrified by the brutal attacks targeting school children today in western Kabul, Afghanistan. The coordinated blasts occurred at the Mumtaz Tuition Center and Abdul...