Press Releases
Stop Bombing Schools and Hospitals, Says UNICEF
11/21/2016
NEW YORK (November 21, 2016) – “It has been a horrific week for Syria’s children – living and dying under the relentless bombardment of schools, homes and hospitals. Hospitals in eastern Aleppo and...
UNICEF Leads Convoy into Mosul City with Emergency Supplies for 15,000 Children
11/15/2016
NEW YORK (November 15, 2016) – A UNICEF-led multi-agency humanitarian convoy was on Sunday the first to enter the Iraqi city of Mosul together with WFP and UNFPA. “UNICEF has entered Mosul city for...
Central African Republic: Nearly One in Five Children is a Refugee or Internally Displaced
11/15/2016
NEW YORK (November 15, 2016) – As the fragile recovery continues, more than 850,000 people in Central African Republic – half of them children – are still on the move, either internally displaced or...
Pneumonia and Diarrhea Kill 1.4 Million Children Each Year, More Than All Other Childhood Illnesses Combined – UNICEF
11/11/2016
NEW YORK (November 11, 2016) – Pneumonia and diarrhea together kill 1.4 million children each year, the overwhelming majority of whom live in lower and middle-income countries. These childhood deaths...
Measles Jab Saves Over 20 Million Young Lives in 15 Years, But Hundreds of Children Still Die of the Disease Every Day
11/10/2016
NEW YORK (November 10, 2016) – Despite a 79 percent worldwide decrease in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015, nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, leading health organizations...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson Meets with Syrian Children and Youth in Jordan
11/10/2016
NEW YORK (November 10, 2016) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson wrapped up a two-day visit to Jordan this week, along with his eldest son Micheal, where he met with Syrian children, young people...
This Holiday, Buy Gifts That Give Back To Support Children through UNICEF
11/08/2016
NEW YORK (November 8, 2016) – This holiday season, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF is encouraging shoppers to stand with UNICEF and give every child hope by purchasing gifts that support UNICEF’s work to...
Statement Attributable to Hanaa Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria on the Killings of Children at a Kindergarten in Harasta, Rural Damascus
11/06/2016
NEW YORK (November 6, 2016) – “A kindergarten was reportedly hit in an attack today in the town of Harasta, in Rural Damascus, a few kilometers from the capital, killing at least four children and...
Hurricane Matthew One Month On: More than 600,000 Children Still in Need of Aid – UNICEF
11/04/2016
NEW YORK (November 4, 2016) – One month after Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti, nearly 600,000 children remain in need of humanitarian assistance, stalked by disease, hunger and malnutrition, UNICEF...
Statement Attributable to Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq on the Children of Mosul
11/04/2016
NEW YORK (November 4, 2016) – “An estimated 2,500 children and their families have arrived in the past 24 hours at camps south east of Mosul as Iraqi forces today for the first time entered the city...