Press Releases

NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) – The crisis in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has severely disrupted lifesaving interventions for children in recent months, putting an estimated...

NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) – Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa have put in jeopardy the health of 24 million children in Yemen, Syria, the Gaza Strip, Iraq, Libya and Sudan...

STOCKHOLM, 23 May 2017 – The non-profit H&M Foundation and UNICEF today renewed their mutual commitment to improving children’s early development. The three-year partnership will continue to build on...

NEW YORK (May 23, 2017) – "With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend. In his most famous...

NEW YORK (May 17, 2017) – The global number of refugee and migrant children moving alone has reached a record high, increasing nearly five-fold since 2010, UNICEF said today in a new report. At least...

NEW YORK (May 8, 2017) – More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today. “The...

NEW YORK (May 7, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has called for increased awareness and support for child victims of sexual violence. The actress made an emotional visit to Zimbabwe...

NEW YORK (May 7, 2017) – “UNICEF welcomes Saturday’s release of over 80 of the girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at their school in Chibok over three years ago. “It is heartening to know that...

NEW YORK (May 4, 2017) – Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of...

NEW YORK (May 2, 2017) – The projected number of children who are or will be acutely malnourished has shot up by 50 percent since the beginning of the year to 1.4 million, including over 275,000 who...