Press Releases
Dire Situation for Children Unfolding in Balkans
03/08/2016
NEW YORK (March 8, 2016) – With regard to the outcome of the EU Summit with Turkey, UNICEF reiterates that in the implementation of such decisions the fundamental humanitarian principle of ‘do no harm...
New Multi-Country Initiative Will Protect Millions of Girls from Child Marriage – UNICEF/UNFPA
03/08/2016
NEW YORK (March 8, 2016) – A new multi-country initiative to accelerate action to end child marriage will help protect the rights of millions of the world’s most vulnerable girls, UNICEF and UNFPA...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake following his visit to Syria
03/02/2016
NEW YORK (March 1, 2016) – “I complete this visit to Syria, together with Dr. Peter Salama, UNICEF Regional Director, on the eve of the fifth anniversary of this war. My previous trip came on the eve...
Child Refugees and Migrants Suffer Most by Border Restrictions, Says UNICEF
03/01/2016
NEW YORK (March 1, 2016) – The dire situation unfolding at border points along the Balkan land route, especially in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, has left thousands of children...
Americans Challenged to Put Down Their Phones Through World Water Month and Help Save Children’s Lives
03/01/2016
NEW YORK (March 1, 2016) – The 10 th annual UNICEF Tap Project launched today, celebrating a decade of engaging the American public to provide clean, safe water for children around the world. This...
UNHCR, UNICEF Launch Blue Dot Hubs to Boost Protection for Children and Families on the Move across Europe
02/26/2016
NEW YORK (February 26, 2016) – As part of a joint endeavor to step up protection for the growing numbers of children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Syria
02/22/2016
NEW YORK (February 22, 2016) – For Syria’s children, today’s agreement on the terms of a cessation of hostilities is welcome news after five years of brutal conflict. UNICEF welcomes this diplomatic...
Joint Press Release: With Growing Numbers of Child Deaths at Sea, UN Agencies Call for Enhancing Safety for Refugees and Migrants
02/19/2016
NEW YORK (February 19, 2016) – An average of two children have drowned every day since September 2015 as their families try to cross the eastern Mediterranean, and the number of child deaths is...
Two Years On, Ukraine Conflict Affects over Half a Million Children
02/19/2016
NEW YORK (February 19, 2016) – The conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected the lives of 580,000 children living in non-government controlled areas and close to the front line in eastern Ukraine...
Education Drive to Benefit Half a Million Out-of-School Children in South Sudan
02/17/2016
NEW YORK (February 17, 2016) – An initiative to educate over half a million children in South Sudan was launched today by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology with support from UNICEF...