Press Releases

NEW YORK (August 19, 2018) – “Today as we mark World Humanitarian Day, we pause to recognize the dedication and courage of our colleagues around the world, honor our colleagues who have lost their...

NEW YORK (August 18, 2018) – “I was saddened and heartbroken to learn of the passing of Kofi Annan. Father. Husband. Humanitarian. Elder. He was a lifelong servant of peace.” “He was particularly...

KINSHASA / NEW YORK / DAKAR / GENEVA (August 17, 2018) – Children represent an unusually high proportion of people affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the...

NEW YORK (August 15, 2018) – Extreme violence, poverty and lack of opportunity are not only powerful drivers of irregular child migration from northern Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and...

KABUL/NEW YORK (August 15, 2018) – “UNICEF is gravely concerned about the growing violence across Afghanistan, especially over the past week, where children continue to be the hardest hit. “Today's...

KINSHASA (August 10, 2018) – Following the launch of the vaccination campaign against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on August 8 th...

AMMAN (August 10, 2018) – “I can’t describe to you what’s happening here. We don’t have enough water or food and we live in fear,” says 12-year-old Rand in Idlib as she breaks into tears. Like Rand...

NEW YORK (August 9, 2018) – “The horrific attack on a bus in Sa’ada, Yemen, reportedly killing and maiming scores of children, marks a low point in the country’s brutal war. The question now is...

Attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa NEW YORK (August 9, 2018) – "NO Excuses anymore! "Again, many children were reportedly killed and injured...

YAMBIO, South Sudan (August 7, 2018) – More than 100 children were released by two armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday, bringing the total number released this year to over 900. This was the fourth...