Press Releases
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (April 22, 2024) - Excellencies … good afternoon. It is good to be with you. Thank you to Ambassador Frazier for hosting this discussion during Malta’s Security Council presidency, and for...
UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change
NEW YORK (April, 22 2024) – “Torrential and unseasonal rains are currently sweeping through Pakistan, once again putting children’s lives in danger. “It is a reminder of the devastating tragedy in...
Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could almost halve number of child casualties in conflicts - UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 22, 2024) – Between 2018 and 2022, explosive weapons were responsible for nearly half - 49.8 per cent - of the more than 47,500 instances of children killed and maimed that were...
Three children reportedly killed in Ukraine this week, in more devastating attacks – UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 19, 2024) – “At least three children aged 6, 8 and 14 have reportedly been killed in yet another horrific attack in the Dnipro region earlier today. Our deepest sympathies are with the...
UNICEF USA Announces Actor, Author and Human Rights Activist Aria Mia Loberti as Newest Ambassador
NEW YORK (April 18, 2024) – UNICEF USA has appointed star of Netflix’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot See, Aria Mia Loberti, as the organization’s newest...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban’s Remarks at the UN Security Council Briefing on Children and Armed Conflict
NEW YORK (April 3, 2024) – "Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, "Thank you to Malta and her Excellency Vanessa Frazier for arranging this critical briefing on children and armed conflict....
Gaza's Children: Trapped in a Cycle of Suffering
NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) – “Today I would like to speak about two major issues that people here in Gaza say are central to their survival. The safety of those in Rafah, and aid delivery. “Today Rafah...
Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti
NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) – The alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti are creating heightened risk of furthering a malnutrition crisis in the country, UNICEF warned today. The recent...
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine
NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine...
Acute Malnutrition has Doubled in One Month in the North of Gaza Strip: UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 15, 2024) – 31 percent - or one in three children under two years of age – in the Northern Gaza Strip suffer from acute malnutrition, a staggering escalation from 15.6 percent in...