Press Releases
Not Just Numbers: Syrian Families Identify Their Needs And Concerns As War Enters Tenth Year
06/30/2020
NEW YORK (June 30, 2020) – The war on children in Syria has been one of the most brutal in recent history. Nearly 6 million Syrian children were born since the crisis began. They know nothing but war...
Yemeni Children Face Deadly Hunger And Aid Shortages As COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads - UNICEF
06/26/2020
NEW YORK (June 26, 2020) – Millions of children in Yemen could be pushed to ‘the brink of starvation’ due to huge shortfalls in humanitarian aid funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic – according to a new...
UNICEF USA and S’More Ideas Team Up to Launch CAMP@HOME A Free, Virtual Summer Camp for Children
06/25/2020
NEW YORK (June 25, 2020) – In the United States, with 55.1 million students ending their school year remotely and entering a summer of social distancing, UNICEF USA and S’More Ideas have teamed up to...
Urgent Action Needed To Safeguard Futures Of 600 Million South Asian Children Threatened By COVID-19: UNICEF
06/23/2020
NEW YORK (June 23, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic is unravelling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia, and governments must take urgent action to prevent...
Countries Failing To Prevent Violence Against Children, Agencies Warn
06/18/2020
NEW YORK (June 18, 2020) – Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and...
UNICEF Airlifts COVID-19 Testing Kits To Yemen To Boost Response As Cases Soar
06/18/2020
NEW YORK (June 18, 2020) – A first batch of 10,000 COVID-19 tests arrived in Sana’a on a UNICEF-chartered plane today, to increase the COVID-19 testing capacity amid the rapid increase of cases in...
An Additional 51,000 Children Under The Age Of Five Might Die In The Middle East And North Africa By End Of 2020 Due To COVID-19’s Disruption In Primary Health Care
06/15/2020
NEW YORK (June 15, 2020) – “The COVID-19 pandemic is putting health systems under unprecedented stress in the region. Primary health care services have either decreased or been interrupted in several...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Humanitarian Situation Of Children In Yemen
06/12/2020
NEW YORK (June 12, 2020) – “In Yemen, humanitarian needs have never been more acute, or funding more constrained. “ As of today, UNICEF’s $479 million appeal to sustain essential basic services for...
COVID-19 May Push Millions More Children Into Child Labor – ILO And UNICEF
06/12/2020
NEW YORK (June 12, 2020) – Millions more children risk being pushed into child labor as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labor after 20 years of progress...
Tropical Storm Amanda Leaves Destruction And Grief As It Passes Through El Salvador
06/02/2020
NEW YORK (June 2, 2020) – Heavy rain, floods and landslides have left tropical storm Amanda in its path through El Salvador, causing death of at least 14 people, including 1 child and putting...