Press Releases
Children should not be separated from their families because of their migration status
06/19/2018
NEW YORK (June 19, 2018) – “Stories of children, some of them just babies, being separated from their parents as they seek safety in the U.S. are heartbreaking. “Children – no matter where they come...
Youri Djorkaeff Foundation and UNICEF partner to provide soccer training to refugee and migrant children in Greece
06/18/2018
NEW YORK/ATHENS (June 18, 2018) – The Youri Djorkaeff Foundation (YDF) and UNICEF are partnering to provide a soccer training camp to refugee and migrant children in Athens this summer. Greece remains...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore Calling for the Protection of Children in Hodeida and Throughout Yemen
06/12/2018
NEW YORK (June 12, 2018) – “As Hodeida faces the threat of an assault, I am extremely concerned about the impact it will have on children in this port city and beyond. “UNICEF estimates that at least...
Children in Syria Continue to Pay the Heaviest Price of a War Not of Their Making
06/11/2018
NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – “UNICEF received reports that at least 13 children were killed in the past days in Syria. “An attack allegedly hit the village of Zardana in the northwestern governorate of...
Breaking all Barriers: 8 Million Children Sit End-of-Year Exams Across the Middle East and North Africa
06/11/2018
NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – An estimated 8 million school children across the Middle East and North Africa are sitting their year-end school exams. Children in the region face a host of challenges to...
More than 300,000 People Reached with Awareness-Raising Campaign to Contain Deadly Ebola Outbreak in DRC
06/05/2018
NEW YORK (June 5, 2018) – Since the start of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF and its partners have reached more than 300,000 people with lifesaving information...
Children Must be at Heart of Response to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo – UNICEF
06/05/2018
NEW YORK (May 25, 2018) – Children continue to be at risk and are affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it essential that their health and...
UNICEF and The World Bank Emergency Cash Transfers Reach 9 Million of the Most Vulnerable People in War-torn Yemen
06/05/2018
NEW YORK (May 28, 2018) – Nearly 1.5 million of the most vulnerable families in Yemen – an estimated 9 million people - have received emergency cash transfers from the Emergency Cash Transfer Project...
Statement on the Impact of Renewed Hostilities Between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Children
06/05/2018
NEW YORK (May 29, 2018) – “The exchange of fire between the Gaza strip and Israel over the past 24-hours, threatens again the lives and well-being of girls and boys. Today, children in the area are...
“We are Seeing an Utter Disregard for the Protection of Children in Conflict” - UNICEF Chief
06/05/2018
NEW YORK (June 5, 2018) – Here are the prepared remarks of UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's joint press briefing with H.E. Mr Olof Skoog...