Press Releases
Additional UNICEF Supplies on Their Way to Ukraine as Number of Child Refugees Exceeds 1 Million Mark
03/10/2022
NEW YORK (March 10, 2022) – More than 1 million children have now fled Ukraine as war continues to ravage the country, UNICEF said today. Most have fled with their families to Poland, Hungary...
First Shipment of UNICEF Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Ukraine as Conflict Escalates
03/05/2022
NEW YORK, 5 March 2022 – The first batch of UNICEF humanitarian supplies has arrived today in Lviv, western Ukraine, from UNICEF’s Global Supply and Logistics Hub in Copenhagen. It is part of a six...
One Week into Conflict in Ukraine, Half a Million Children Become Refugees - UNICEF
03/03/2022
NEW YORK (March 3, 2022) – The conflict in Ukraine, now in its second week, is exacting a harrowing toll on children, UNICEF warned today. Millions of children could be caught up in the violence as...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Remarks At The Joint Launch Of The Humanitarian Flash Appeal And Regional Refugee Response Plan, Ukraine
03/01/2022
NEW YORK (March 1, 2022) – "The situation facing children and families caught up in the escalating conflict in Ukraine grows worse by the minute. "The fighting is moving closer to civilian populations...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Calling For A Suspension Of Hostilities To Carry Out Urgent Humanitarian Action In Ukraine
02/28/2022
NEW YORK (February 28, 2022) – “The situation for children caught up in the conflict in Ukraine grows worse by the minute. “We are receiving reports of hospitals, schools, water and sanitation...
The International Community And The De Facto Authorities Must Find Ways To Work Together – For The Sake Of The Children Of Afghanistan
02/25/2022
NEW YORK (February 25, 2022) – “Decades of conflict, a devastating drought, a collapsing economy and the impact of international sanctions are causing irreparable damage to the children of Afghanistan...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine M. Russell on children in Ukraine
02/24/2022
NEW YORK (February 24, 2022) – “UNICEF is deeply concerned that intensifying hostilities in Ukraine pose an immediate threat to the lives and wellbeing of the country’s 7.5 million children. Heavy...
Children In Eastern Ukraine Must Have Access To Safe Education And Childhood –UNICEF
02/22/2022
NEW YORK (February 22, 2022) – Attacks on kindergartens and schools have been a sad reality for children in eastern Ukraine over the last eight years. More than 750 schools have been damaged since the...
Haiti: Six Months After The Earthquake, More Than 4 Out Of 5 Schools Destroyed Or Damaged Are Yet To Be Rebuilt
02/15/2022
NEW YORK (February 15, 2022) – Six months after the devastating earthquake that struck southwest Haiti, more than 1,000 schools in the most affected departments of Sud, Grand'Anse and Nippes are yet...
Catherine Russell Assumes Functions as New UNICEF Executive Director
02/01/2022
NEW YORK (February 1, 2022) – Catherine Russell took office today as UNICEF's new Executive Director, becoming the fourth woman to lead the organization in its 75-year history. "It is an honor and a...