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Rising Heat Across Europe and Central Asia Kills Nearly 400 Children a Year - UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 24, 2024) – Rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia killed an estimated 377 children in 2021 – according to a new analysis of data from 23 countries published today by UNICEF...
Child Casualties in the West Bank Skyrocket in the Past Nine Months – UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 22, 2024) – A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 percent compared to the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Following her Trip to Vanuatu and Fiji
NEW YORK (July 19, 2024) –“Pacific Island nations are collectively responsible for less than one-tenth of one percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming our planet. Yet these countries...
The Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on FGM Critical Win for Girls’ and Women’s Rights
NEW YORK (July 15, 2024) – “Following the vote today by the National Assembly of The Gambia, we commend the country’s decision to uphold the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), reaffirming its...
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...