Press Releases

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – In response to the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti last week, the first UNICEF shipment of 9.7 tons of medical and water and hygiene supplies has arrived today in...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their...

NEW YORK (August 18, 2021) – Preliminary assessments conducted Tuesday by UNICEF and Haitian officials in one of the three departments hardest hit by Saturday’s earthquake, followed by Tropical...

DEERFIELD, IL/NEW YORK, NY , AUGUST 18, 2021 – The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), and UNICEF USA today announced a partnership to...

NEW YORK (August 17, 2021) – “UNICEF follows with concern reports confirming that three children are among those affected by the explosion of a fuel tank in the town of al-Tleil in the northern region...

NEW YORK (August 17, 2021) – UNICEF estimates that about 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday. The hardest hit...

NEW YORK (August 16, 2021) – “We do not yet know the full extent of the devastation wrought by the earthquake that struck yesterday in southwest Haiti. But reports from our teams and others on the...

NEW YORK (August 14, 2021) – A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti early this morning. It was felt in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, but the epicenter was detected in the southern parts of the...

NEW YORK (August 9, 2021) – "UNICEF is shocked by the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan. In the last 72 hours, 20 children have been killed and 130 children have...

NEW YORK (August 9, 2021) – “UNICEF is extremely alarmed by the reported killing of over 200 people, including more than 100 children, in attacks on displaced families sheltering at a health facility...