Press Releases
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...
Urgent Critical Action Needed to Save the Lives of Thousands of Children Near Jordan’s North-Eastern Border with Syria
10/11/2018
AMMAN (October 10, 2018) – “In the past 48 hours, two more children, a five-day old boy and a four-month old girl have died in Rukban, near Jordan’s North-Eastern border with Syria, without access to...
Health Workers in Yemen Reach more than 306,000 People with Cholera Vaccines During Four-Day Pause in Fighting – WHO, UNICEF
10/05/2018
GENEVA/NEW YORK (October 5, 2018) – More than 306,000 people in Yemen, including over 164,000 children under the age of 15, were vaccinated against cholera as part of a joint WHO-UNICEF campaign that...
UNICEF Supports Authorities in Identifying Separated and Unaccompanied Children in Tsunami-Affected Areas
10/05/2018
JAKARTA (October 5, 2018) – UNICEF and a team of social workers from the Ministry of Social Affairs have started the process of identifying separated and unaccompanied children. There are no official...
Celebrating The Big Power of Small Change with Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
10/02/2018
NEW YORK (October 1, 2018) – This October, children and families can celebrate the spirit of Kids Helping Kids ® with Trick or Treat for UNICEF — empowering all to #BeScaryGood. This year’s iconic...
UNICEF is Concerned for Safety of Thousands of Children Following Sulawesi Tsunami
10/01/2018
JAKARTA (October 1, 2018) – Three days after the earthquake that shook the island of Sulawesi and the devastating tsunami that swept through Palu City, UNICEF says the situation for tens of thousands...
UNICEF Teams up with Ebola Survivors to Help Stop Spread of Deadly Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
10/01/2018
KINSHASA/DAKAR/NEW YORK/GENEVA (September 28, 2018) – Recent survivors of the Ebola virus and UNICEF are partnering to help prevent further transmission of the deadly disease in the eastern Democratic...
UNICEF Announces New Partnership with Microsoft to Address Education Crisis Affecting Displaced and Refugee Children and Young People
09/26/2018
NEW YORK (September 26, 2018) – UNICEF launched today a new partnership with Microsoft Corp. to tackle the education crisis impacting children and young people affected by conflict and natural...
More Violence in Yemen’s Hodeida Will Push Children Further into the Abyss
09/25/2018
NEW YORK (September 21, 2018) – “Renewed violence in Hodeida is yet another blow to peace efforts in Yemen, a country sliding further into chaos and misery. “Escalating hostilities are putting...
UNICEF USA and Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Celebrate Impact of Post-Maria Partnership
09/14/2018
NEW YORK (September 14, 2018) – In advance of the one-year anniversary of hurricanes Irma and Maria making landfall in Puerto Rico, UNICEF USA and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) are...