Press Releases
2.1 Billion People Lack Safe Drinking Water at Home, More than Twice as Many Lack Safe Sanitation
07/12/2017
NEW YORK | GENEVA (July 12, 2017) – Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.4 billion, lack safely managed sanitation...
Six Years After Independence: South Sudan’s Children Wait for Peace & Prosperity
07/08/2017
NEW YORK (July 8, 2017) – Ahead of the sixth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, the hopes and dreams for the children of this fledgling nation have not materialized, UNICEF said today. Calling...
Funding Shortfalls Threaten Education for Children Living in Conflict and Disaster Zones
07/07/2017
NEW YORK (July 7, 2017) – Funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters, UNICEF said today ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg. Of the $932...
Over 7 Million Children Are on the Move in West and Central Africa Each Year
07/05/2017
NEW YORK (July 5, 2017) – Children account for over half of the 12 million West and Central African people on the move each year, with some 75 percent of them remaining in sub-Saharan Africa, and less...
BEYONCÉ PARTNERS WITH UNICEF TO BRING SAFE WATER TO CHILDREN IN REMOTE AREAS IN BURUNDI, EAST AFRICA
06/30/2017
NEW ORLEANS (June 30, 2017) – Global entertainer and humanitarian, Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year...
UNICEF Calls for the Protection of Children Trapped in West Mosul’s Violence
06/29/2017
NEW YORK (June 29, 2017) – “Thousands of children continue to be trapped in relentless violence in West Mosul’s Old City neighborhoods as the fighting heavily intensified over the past hours....
UNICEF Airlifts Lifesaving Supplies to Yemen to Combat Cholera as Cases Surpass 200,000
06/28/2017
NEW YORK (June 28, 2017) – Three UNICEF charter planes have delivered 36 tons of lifesaving medical and water purification supplies to Yemen to scale up efforts to combat the world’s worst cholera...
Children Continue to Bear the Brunt of Multiple Emergencies in Sudan
06/28/2017
NEW YORK (June 28, 2017) – Over the last few months, Sudan has faced multiple emergencies with the rapid spread of suspected cases of acute watery diarrhea across 12 of its 18 states, a significant...
Investments in Poor Children Save More Lives per Dollar Spent, New UNICEF Study Says
06/28/2017
NEW YORK (June 28, 2017) – Investing in the health and survival of the most deprived children and communities provides more value for money, saving almost twice as many lives for every $1 million...
Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the Cholera Outbreak in Yemen as Suspected Cases Exceed 200,000
06/24/2017
NEW YORK ( June 24 , 201 7 ) – “The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has exceeded 200,000 suspected cases, increasing at an average of 5,000 a day. We are now facing the worst cholera...