Press Releases
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on military operations and border closures in Rafah, Gaza
NEW YORK (May 9, 2024) – “The humanitarian response of UNICEF and our partners — and thus the lives of all the children and their families in the Gaza Strip who depend on it — requires fuel. We need...
There is ‘nowhere safe to go’ for the 600,000 children of Rafah, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 6, 2024) – With the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continuing to deteriorate, UNICEF is warning that a military besiegement and ground incursion in Rafah would pose...
An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 3, 2024) – “The increase of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur state has taken a deadly toll on children in recent weeks. But the threat of an imminent military attack on El Fasher, a city...
UNICEF Commends the Government of Tajikistan on the Repatriation of 47 Children and Women from Syria
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – “UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 32 children and 15 women from Syria on 25 April. “UNICEF commends the Government of Tajikistan for fulfilling its commitments under the...
UNICEF Commends Bhutan for Vaccinating Almost all Children with Lifesaving Vaccines in Historic Feat
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – “UNICEF congratulates the Royal Government of Bhutan for vaccinating almost all eligible children in the country to protect them from deadly diseases. “According to data...
Significant Increase in Number of Children Killed Across Ukraine This Year, as Deadly Attacks Continue – UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – The verified number of children killed in attacks across Ukraine has increased by nearly 40 percent this year compared to last, as deadly attacks continue, UNICEF warned...
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
NEW YORK (April 24, 2024) – A major landmark study in be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every...
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...