Press Releases
27 Million People Lack Safe Water in Countries Facing or at Risk of Famine
03/29/2017
NEW YORK (March 29, 2017) – Water shortages, inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene practices and disease outbreaks are posing an additional threat to severely malnourished children in northeast Nigeria...
UNICEF and Partners Assist More than 145,000 People in Famine-Hit Areas of South Sudan
03/28/2017
NEW YORK (March 28, 2017) – One month since famine was declared in parts of South Sudan, UNICEF - together with the World Food Program and other partners - has delivered lifesaving assistance to 145...
UNICEF Statement on Killing of Aid Workers in South Sudan
03/27/2017
NEW YORK (March 27, 2017) – “All of us at UNICEF are shocked by the senseless killing of staff belonging to our partner organization, the Grassroots Empowerment and Development Organization. The...
Families Turning to Extreme Survival Measures as War Hits Two Year Mark
03/27/2017
NEW YORK (March 27, 2017) – After two years of brutal conflict, families in Yemen are increasingly resorting to extreme measures to support their children, said UNICEF in a report released today as...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake Following his Visit to Iraq
03/22/2017
NEW YORK (March 22, 2017) – “I leave Iraq at a time when the country is facing significant challenges and opportunities. “Yet everywhere I visited – East Mosul, Baghdad, Fallujah, Erbil – children and...
Nearly 600 Million Children Will Live in Areas with Extremely Limited Water Resources by 2040 – UNICEF
03/22/2017
NEW YORK (March 22, 2017) – Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a UNICEF report released on...
One Year on After EU-Turkey Statement, the Human Cost to Refugee and Migrant Children Mounts Up
03/17/2017
NEW YORK (March 17, 2017) – One year after the Balkan border closures and the EU-Turkey Statement, which were aimed at stopping mass migration flows, refugee and migrant children face greater risks of...
Hitting Rock Bottom: Children’s Suffering in Syria at its Worst – UNICEF
03/13/2017
NEW YORK (March 13, 2017) – Grave violations against children in Syria were the highest on record in 2016, said UNICEF in a grim assessment of the conflict’s impact on children, as the war reaches six...
Statement on Impact on Children of New Law in Hungary – Attributed to UNICEF Regional Director and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Europe, Afshan Khan
03/09/2017
NEW YORK (March 9, 2017) – "UNICEF is alarmed by the adoption of a new law in Hungary that foresees the mandatory detention of refugee and migrant children over 14 years of age. We appeal to the...
Joint Press Release: New European Union Returns Policies Put Children at Risk
03/03/2017
NEW YORK (March 3, 2017) – The European Commission yesterday adopted a Recommendation and Renewed Action Plan for EU member states to consider in their procedures to return men, women and children...