Press Releases
UNICEF concerned for children affected by Typhoon Yagi, ready to support response efforts
NEW YORK (September 7, 2024) – UNICEF is deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of children and families who may be affected by Typhoon Yagi as it makes a landfall on the coasts of China and...
A tragic end to the first week of school for Ukraine’s children
NEW YORK (September 6, 2024) – “This week marked the start of a new school year for children across Ukraine. Seven-year-old Emilia was one of them. Tragically she didn’t make it back for the third day...
Shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa kills three children and leaves survivors clinging to boat as family members drown around them
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “Three children are reportedly among some 20 people who have died in yet another tragic shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa. Our deepest sympathies go out to their...
'We cannot stand by and watch another of Europe’s shores become a burial ground for children'
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “Reports of six children and a pregnant mother being among 12 people who drowned in the English Channel yesterday are an unacceptable tragedy. We cannot stand by and...
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on the completion of the first phase of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “The past three days have brought a rare bright spot amid the disastrous conflict in the Gaza Strip. “After almost a year of families experiencing horrors no man, woman...
Nearly one million children and pregnant women in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to receive life-saving routine vaccines - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 3, 2024) – More than 800,000 children and 120,000 pregnant women will be vaccinated in a nationwide campaign launched on Monday by the Government of the Democratic People's...
UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO
NEW YORK (August 31, 2024) – UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Vaccines can play a critical role in containing the mpox outbreak which...
Two million children at risk as worst floods in three decades lash through eastern Bangladesh - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 30, 2024) – Over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at risk as floods sweep through homes, schools and villages, UNICEF has warned. In all, these floods, the worst in...
Seven years after forced mass displacement of Rohingya from Myanmar, deadly attacks on children continue in Rakhine State
NEW YORK (August 25, 2024) – Seven years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, conflict continues to intensify in Rakhine State, on the western coast...
UNICEF statement on execution of four youths in Puntland state, Somalia
NEW YORK (August 22, 2024) - UNICEF notes with deep regret the execution of four young people in the Somali state of Puntland this past weekend for offences committed as children when they were under...