Press Releases
More than Half a Million Children in Libya Need Humanitarian Assistance
08/10/2017
NEW YORK (August 10, 2017) – “Six years since the crisis began in Libya, over 550,000 children need assistance because of political instability, ongoing conflict, displacement, and economic collapse...
Babies and Mothers Worldwide Failed by Lack of Investment in Breastfeeding
08/01/2017
NEW YORK (August 1, 2017) – No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration...
Clooney Foundation for Justice Partners with UNICEF to Open Seven Public Schools to Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon
07/31/2017
NEW YORK (July 31, 2017) – The Clooney Foundation for Justice today announced a $2.25 million partnership, which includes a generous donation from Google.org, and a $1 million technology grant from HP...
850,000 Children Displaced by Violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Volatile Kasai Region
07/28/2017
NEW YORK (July 28, 2017) – More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes by waves of violent conflict in the Greater Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – making the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, WFP Executive Director, David Beasley and WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Following Their Joint Visit to Yemen
07/26/2017
NEW YORK (July 26, 2017) – “As the heads of three United Nations agencies – UNICEF, the World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – we have traveled together to Yemen to see for...
Children on the Move from Africa Do Not First Aim to Go to Europe, New UNICEF Study Shows
07/25/2017
NEW YORK (July 25, 2017) – Children on the move into Europe from Africa take the decision to leave home on their own and do not initially intend to go to Europe. For the majority, the systematic...
UNICEF USA and World Without Exploitation React to San Antonio Human Trafficking Atrocity
07/24/2017
NEW YORK (July 24, 2017) – UNICEF USA and World Without Exploitation condemn the smugglers and traffickers responsible for the senseless deaths of ten people, and the trauma and injury inflicted on...
Garnier Commits to Care: Garnier Supports UNICEF to Help Children and Families Affected by Emergencies
07/20/2017
NEW YORK (July 19, 2017) – One in four children throughout the world live in areas plagued by natural disasters, epidemics and armed conflicts. Garnier USA, in partnership with its global counterparts...
Malala Visits Nigeria to Draw Attention to Education Crisis
07/18/2017
NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – During her visit to Nigeria, education activist Malala Yousafzai met today with girls displaced by the Boko Haram crisis. While in Maiduguri, the epicenter of the crisis in...
Children Increasingly Targeted in Central African Republic Violence
07/18/2017
NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – Months of renewed fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) have led to an increasing number of violent acts committed against children, including murders, abductions...