Press Releases
UN Humanitarian Leaders Urge Security Council To Preserve Cross-Border Aid Lifeline To North-West Syria
01/02/2023
NEW YORK (January 2, 2023) – "United Nations Security Council resolution 2642 – which allows for life-saving humanitarian aid to be delivered to north-west Syria from across the Turkish border – is...
Congress Increases Voluntary Contribution To UNICEF's Core Resources In 2023
12/27/2022
NEW YORK (December 27, 2022) – UNICEF USA welcomes the recent passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus bill to fund the U.S. Government for FY 2023, as well as provide additional humanitarian...
More Than Twenty Million Children Suffering In The Horn Of Africa As Drought Intensifies – UNICEF
12/22/2022
NEW YORK (December 22, 2022) – The number of children suffering dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, according to UNICEF. Around 20.2...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo Celebrates Resilience Of Girls And Young People During Visit To Benin
12/19/2022
NEW YORK/COTONOU (December 19, 2022) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Bénin last week to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence...
MPI-UNICEF Brief Offers Strategies To Strengthen Delivery Of Post-Release Services For Unaccompanied Children
12/14/2022
NEW YORK (December 14, 2022) – When unaccompanied migrant children leave the care of U.S. federal custody to reunite with a parent or other sponsor, they often lose access to critical case management...
Almost Seven Million Children In Ukraine At Risk As Attacks On Energy Infrastructure Cause Widespread Blackouts And Disruption Of Heating And Water
12/14/2022
NEW YORK (December 14, 2022) – Continuing attacks on critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine have left almost every child in Ukraine - nearly seven million children – without sustained access to...
The Humanitarian Situation In Somalia Remains Extremely Serious: Assistance Must Be Sustained And Improved To Continue To Prevent Famine
12/13/2022
NEW YORK/MOGADISHU (December 13, 2022) – The efforts of national and local authorities and the scale up of humanitarian assistance to respond to the impact of the longest and most severe drought in...
One In Three Digital Learning Platforms Developed During COVID-19 No Longer Functional
12/13/2022
NEW YORK (December 13, 2022) – UNICEF report released today reveals stagnation in access to digital learning made during the COVID-19 pandemic, as one-third of nationally developed platforms have...
FAO, UNICEF And WFP Call For Urgent And Long-Lasting Action In West And Central Africa As The Region Faces Another Year Of Record Hunger With Thousands Experiencing Catastrophic Levels Of Food Security
12/08/2022
NEW YORK (December 8, 2022) – The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa is projected to reach an all-time high of 48 million people (including 9 million children) next year if urgent and...
UNICEF Appeals For $10.3 Billion Emergency Funding To Support Children Affected By Conflict, Catastrophe And Climate Crises Around The World
12/05/2022
NEW YORK (December 5, 2022) UNICEF today launched a $10.3 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 173 million people – including 110 million children – affected by humanitarian crises, the...