Press Releases
UNICEF KID POWER SAVES THE LIVES OF OVER 70,000 CHILDREN
05/01/2018
NEW YORK, NY (May 1, 2018) – UNICEF USA announced that its UNICEF Kid Power has unlocked more than 10 million packets of lifesaving nutrition, enough to save the lives of over 70,000 malnourished...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye Hands Over a Health Post in Nepal
04/26/2018
NEW YORK (April 26, 2018) – UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye handed over a health post building in Malu, Dolakha District, on the day after the three-year anniversary of the...
Nearly 5 Million Syrian Children Accessing Education Despite Over Seven Years of War on Children
04/23/2018
NEW YORK (April 23, 2018) – Against all odds, 4.9 million Syrian children continue to have access to education despite more than seven long years of war, violence and displacement. “Massive funding...
Military Action On and Around Water Infrastructure Jeopardizes Efforts to Prevent Another Outbreak of Cholera in Yemen
04/17/2018
NEW YORK (April 17, 2018) – “Yemen continues to be one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. Access to drinking water is extremely costly for the most vulnerable people: 8.6 million children in...
More than 1,000 Children in Northeastern Nigeria Abducted by Boko Haram Since 2013
04/13/2018
NEW YORK (April 13, 2018) – Since 2013, more than 1,000 children have been abducted by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, including 276 girls taken from their secondary school in the town of Chibok...
“War on Children Continues Raging in Yemen. Several Children Killed Today in Hodeida. Children in Yemen Urge the International Community for Their Safety and Protection to be Integral Part of the Generosity at the Pledging Conference in Geneva Tomorrow.”
04/02/2018
NEW YORK (April 2, 2018) –“The United Nations has verified the killing of several children in an attack today in the coastal city of Hodeida in western Yemen. Many children are reported missing as the...
In Yemen, Children’s Education Devastated After Three Years of Escalating Conflict
03/27/2018
NEW YORK (March 27, 2018) – Nearly half a million children have dropped out of school since the 2015 escalation of conflict in Yemen, bringing the total number of out-of-school children to 2 million...
UNICEF USA Announces Winner of Annual Pier 1 Imports®/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest
03/26/2018
NEW YORK (March 26, 2018) – UNICEF USA today announced the winner of the Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest, the theme of which was “Celebrating Children Around the World.” Thirteen-year-old...
UNICEF and Partners Continue to Support Children in the Caribbean, Six Months After Hurricanes Irma and María
03/20/2018
NEW YORK (March 20, 2018) – Thousands of children, adolescents and their families affected by the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, six months ago, in the Eastern Caribbean islands...
No End in Sight to Seven Years of War in Syria: Children with Disabilities at Risk of Exclusion
03/12/2018
NEW YORK (March 12, 2018) – With no end in sight to the war in Syria, children with disabilities risk being excluded and forgotten. The conflict in Syria continued unabated through 2017, killing the...