Press Releases

NEW YORK (January 31, 2018) – Nearly 3 in 10 young people aged between 15 and 24 years old – 59 million – living in countries affected by conflict or disaster are illiterate, triple the global rate...

NEW YORK (January 30, 2018) – UNICEF appealed today for $3.6 billion to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to 48 million children living through conflict, natural disasters and other...

NEW YORK (January 26, 2018) – “The grim tally of children killed in Syria in the past two weeks has increased daily as violence escalates in several areas across the country. “UNICEF received alarming...

NEW YORK (January 26, 2018) – A growing number of children in Venezuela are suffering from malnutrition as a consequence of the protracted economic crisis affecting the country, UNICEF warned today...

NEW YORK (January 25, 2018) – At least 1.3 million people, including more than 800,000 children, have been displaced by inter-ethnic violence and clashes between the regular army, militia and armed...

NEW YORK (January 24, 2018) – Improved security and unimpeded humanitarian access in Myanmar are essential before Rohingya children can be returned from Bangladesh, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director...

NEW YORK (January 19, 2018) – “I have just spent two days in South Sudan where I saw firsthand how four years of a man-made conflict have left children sick, hungry and on the brink of death. “The...

NEW YORK (January 19, 2018) – “Iraq today hosts one of UNICEF’s largest operations in the world, responding with humanitarian and development assistance to the needs of the most vulnerable girls and...

NEW YORK (January 17, 2018) – In a stark warning, three UN agencies – the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP) – say time is running out to save hundreds of...

NEW YORK (January 16, 2018) – The health and safety of more than 520,000 Rohingya children living in overcrowded camps and informal settlements in Bangladesh is likely to be put at even greater risk...