Press Releases
Thousands of Children Out of School After Classrooms Hit by Heavy Shelling in Eastern Ukraine
02/06/2017
NEW YORK (February 6, 2017) – Thousands of children have been forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week’s surge in fighting. At least five schools and two kindergartens have been...
The World Must Make Faster Progress to End Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
02/06/2017
NEW YORK (February 6, 2017) – “It irreparably damages girls’ bodies, inflicting excruciating pain. It causes extreme emotional trauma that can last a lifetime. “It increases the risk of deadly...
Two Refugees, Generations Apart, Tell their Story in New UNICEF Film
02/03/2017
NEW YORK (February 3, 2017) – A powerful new UNICEF film presenting the parallel stories of a young Syrian refugee and a World War II child refugee was released today as a stark illustration of the...
Deadliest Winter for Refugee and Migrant Children Crossing the Central Mediterranean, Says UNICEF
02/03/2017
NEW YORK (February 3, 2017) – A record number of refugee and migrant deaths in the Mediterranean over the past three months, including an estimated 190 children*, has prompted an urgent appeal from...
Heavy Fighting in Ukraine Leaves Thousands of Children Cold, Thirsty and Out of School – UNICEF
02/01/2017
NEW YORK (February 1, 2017) – Following intense fighting over the last two days around the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, more than 17,000 people – including 2,500 children – are facing freezing...
Schools in Syria Rise from the Rubble
01/31/2017
NEW YORK (January 31, 2017) – In the past weeks, UNICEF has supported the re-opening of 23 primary schools in the eastern parts of Aleppo city, allowing nearly 6,500 children to return to school...
UNICEF Seeks $3.3 Billion in Emergency Assistance for 48 Million Children Caught Up in Conflict and Other Crises
01/31/2017
NEW YORK (January 31, 2017) – 48 million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies will benefit from UNICEF’s 2017 appeal, which was launched today...
Statement on Child Refugees, Attributable to Caryl M. Stern, President & CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF
01/30/2017
NEW YORK (January 30, 2017) – The U.S. Fund for UNICEF recognizes that the needs of refugees have never been greater. Worldwide 28 million children have been uprooted by conflict, driven from their...
4.7 Million Children in Vaccination Campaign Against Measles in Northeast Nigeria
01/26/2017
NEW YORK (January 26, 2017) – In a major vaccination campaign concluding this week, 4.7 million children are being vaccinated in response to a measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria. The campaign is...
Joint EU-UNICEF Project to Help More than 6,000 Refugee and Migrant Children in Greece
01/25/2017
NEW YORK (January 25, 2017) – A new joint action between UNICEF and the European Union will support more than 6,000 refugee and migrant children, including unaccompanied minors, across Greece. It will...