Press Releases
War in Lebanon inflicting devastating physical and emotional impacts on children
NEW YORK (October 31, 2024) – “The ongoing war in Lebanon is upending children’s lives, and in many cases, inflicting severe physical wounds and deep emotional scars. “According to the Lebanese...
UNICEF statement on Israeli legislation on UNRWA
NEW YORK (October 30, 2024) - "UNRWA is the main UN agency providing essential services and protection to Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and is the backbone of the...
At least ten children reportedly killed in escalating violence in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State
NEW YORK (October 28, 2024) – "I am deeply alarmed by the spiraling violence against children and families in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State. Reports of mass killings, widespread sexual violence against...
Dying in waiting: Gaza’s children face lethal delays in medical evacuation
NEW YORK (October 25, 2024) - " Children are being medically evacuated from Gaza at a rate of fewer than one child per day. If this lethally slow pace continues, it would take more than seven years to...
UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers
NEW YORK (October 25, 2024) – "The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both...
85 percent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected countries
NEW YORK (October 24, 2024) — Of the 541 children affected by polio globally in 2023, 85 percent live in the 31 fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable countries, according to a new UNICEF analysis...
Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
NEW YORK (October 23, 2024) – Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across most of northern Gaza, the Polio Technical...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (October 22, 2024) – “Excellencies, colleagues…good afternoon. It is good to be with you for this important discussion on the deepening humanitarian crisis in Haiti. “I would like to express...
Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations Ted Chaiban on the near-blockade of aid and access in North Gaza
NEW YORK (October 18, 2024) - "The situation in northern Gaza is extremely grave. Renewed mass forced displacement, increased conflict, and ongoing military obstruction that amounts to an effective...
Gaza's children: "Trapped in a cycle of pain"
NEW YORK (October 18, 2024) - “Gaza is the real-world embodiment of hell on earth for its one million children. And it’s getting worse, day-by-day, as we see the horrific impact of the daily...