Press Releases
Tropical Storm Amanda Leaves Destruction And Grief As It Passes Through El Salvador
06/02/2020
NEW YORK (June 2, 2020) – Heavy rain, floods and landslides have left tropical storm Amanda in its path through El Salvador, causing death of at least 14 people, including 1 child and putting...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the killing of health workers in Somalia
06/01/2020
NEW YORK (June 1, 2020) – “I am appalled by the abduction and execution of seven health workers at a health center in southern Somalia. "Targeting health care workers is an egregious violation of...
COVID-19: Number Of Children Living In Household Poverty To Soar By Up To 86 Million By End Of Year
05/28/2020
NEW YORK (May 28, 2020) – The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children into household poverty by the end of 2020, an increase of 15 percent, according to a...
Countries Failing To Stop Harmful Marketing Of Breast-Milk Substitutes, Warn WHO And UNICEF
05/27/2020
NEW YORK (May 27, 2020) – A new report by WHO, UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) reveals that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes...
Food Crisis Likely To Worsen In The Middle East And North Africa As COVID-19 Continues
05/27/2020
NEW YORK (May 27, 2020) – “Governments and partners across the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) are working around the clock to protect communities from the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)...
Surge In Violent Attacks During COVID-19 Lockdown Puts Children’s Lives At Risk In Eastern Ukraine
05/22/2020
NEW YORK (May 22, 2020) – At a time when children and families in eastern Ukraine are living under COVID-19 related movement restrictions, an increase in shelling has resulted in numerous child...
COVID-19: Dangers Mount For Migrant Children Forcibly Returned To Northern Central America And Mexico During Pandemic
05/21/2020
NEW YORK (May 21, 2020) – Since early March, at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been returned from the United States to Mexico and northern Central America – El Salvador, Guatemala and...
UNICEF Reaches Nearly 150 Million People With Information On COVID-19 Across The Middle East And North Africa
05/21/2020
NEW YORK (May 21, 2020) – Nearly 150 million people, a third of the region’s population, were reached with information to help them combat COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa in the past...
UNICEF And Airtel Africa Announce Partnership To Support Children And Families Affected By COVID-19
05/20/2020
NEW YORK (May 20, 2020) – UNICEF announced a new partnership with Airtel Africa aimed at providing children with access to remote learning and enabling access to cash assistance for their families via...
At Least 19 Million Children At Imminent Risk As Cyclone Amphan Makes Landfall In Bangladesh And India
05/20/2020
NEW YORK (May 20, 2020) – At least 19 million children in parts of Bangladesh and India are at imminent risk from flash flooding, storm surges and heavy rain as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall today...