Press Releases
Global Childhood Immunization Levels Stalled in 2023 Leaving Many Without Life-Saving Protection
NEW YORK (July 15, 2024) – Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un- and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deadly strikes in Ukraine
NEW YORK (July 8, 2024) – “I am horrified by the news out of Ukraine today that at least 150 people have reportedly been killed or injured, and a children’s hospital severely damaged in Kyiv, during a...
At Least 3 Million Children at Risk as Hurricane Beryl Hits the Caribbean
NEW YORK (July 3, 2024) – The first major hurricane of the year, Hurricane Beryl, made landfall in the southeast Caribbean on Monday, 1 July, causing widespread damage. The winds, torrential rains and...
Sudan is Facing an Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe, say UN Agency Chiefs
NEW YORK (June 27, 2024) – Alarming new food security projections for Sudan published today show that Sudan is facing a devastating hunger catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban's Remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate: How to Advance our Collective Norms Towards Protecting Children and Ending all Grave Violations
NEW YORK (June 26, 2024) –"Council President Ambassador Joonkook Hwang, Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Chair of the group of the Elders, Special Representative of the Secretary...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Warns of a Deepening Crisis for Children Following a Visit to Sudan
NEW YORK (June 26, 2024) –Children across Sudan are continuing to pay a devastating price for the conflict that has ravaged the country, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned, following a...
Immediate Action Required to Prevent Malnutrition Crisis Among Children in Zambia - UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 24, 2024) – Almost 52,000 children under the age of five in the 84 drought-affected districts in Zambia are expected to fall into severe wasting – the deadliest form of malnutrition –...
Ukraine’s Recovery is Dependent on the Recovery of Children’s Education
NEW YORK (June 12, 2024) – “The war in Ukraine is destroying the country’s greatest resource – its people. Without an increase in investment and sustained funding, children and young people will not...
At least 55 Children Reportedly Killed and Injured Amid Fighting in Wad al Noura, Sudan
NEW YORK (June 6, 2024) – “I am horrified by the reports that at least 35 children were killed and more than 20 children were injured during the attack yesterday on the village of Wad al Noura, in...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo as violence against children reaching ‘staggering scale’
NEW YORK (June 5, 2024) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first time this week, as escalating violence and mass displacement in the...