Press Releases

NEW YORK (November 29, 2017) – On November 28, UNICEF USA hosted the 13 th annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street, celebrating UNICEF’s lifesaving work for children around the world and...

NEW YORK (November 29, 2017) – Violence, lack of humanitarian access and sky-rocketing food prices have worsened malnutrition among young children in besieged East Ghouta. Nearly 400,000 people – half...

NEW YORK (November 21, 2017) – “The recent reported suicide* of an 11 year-old Afghan boy in a refugee facility in Austria is a tragic reminder that European authorities need to pay greater attention...

NEW YORK (November 20, 2017) – Children in the United States are concerned about bullying, violence and terrorism affecting their peers across the world, reveals a new survey released by UNICEF on...

NEW YORK (November 14, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham , President of Chile Michelle Bachelet , singer, songwriter and actress P!nk , actress Millie Bobby Brown , singers, songwriters...

NEW YORK (November 10, 2017) – An increase in the number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingya and their host communities in southern Bangladesh has prompted the Government and...

NEW YORK (November 9, 2017) – “Yesterday, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, called on all parties to the conflict to provide safe...

ROME/JUBA (November 6, 2017) – The current harvest season in South Sudan will not end the hunger crisis as conflict persists in most of the country and hyperinflation puts food out of reach for many...

NEW YORK (November 3, 2017) – Preliminary data from a nutrition assessment conducted last week at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, shows a 7.5 percent prevalence of life-threatening...

NEW YORK (November 1, 2017) – Staggering numbers of children – some as young as 12 months old – are experiencing violence, often by those entrusted to take care of them, UNICEF said in a new report...