Press Releases

NEW YORK (July 25, 2017) – Children on the move into Europe from Africa take the decision to leave home on their own and do not initially intend to go to Europe. For the majority, the systematic...

NEW YORK (July 24, 2017) – UNICEF USA and World Without Exploitation condemn the smugglers and traffickers responsible for the senseless deaths of ten people, and the trauma and injury inflicted on...

NEW YORK (July 19, 2017) – One in four children throughout the world live in areas plagued by natural disasters, epidemics and armed conflicts. Garnier USA, in partnership with its global counterparts...

NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – During her visit to Nigeria, education activist Malala Yousafzai met today with girls displaced by the Boko Haram crisis. While in Maiduguri, the epicenter of the crisis in...

NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – Months of renewed fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) have led to an increasing number of violent acts committed against children, including murders, abductions...

NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and three time Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, met with Syrian and Lebanese youth in refugee settlements in Lebanon to mark World Youth...

NEW YORK (July 18, 2017) – An innovative radio education program has begun in the Lake Chad basin as part of a comprehensive effort to support the 1.3 million children who have been displaced by the...

NEW YORK (July 17, 2017) – With thousands of refugees and migrants being pulled from the Mediterranean Sea each week, UNICEF is warning that a proposed code of conduct for NGOs carrying out search and...

NEW YORK (July 15, 2017) – Actress, comedian, and author, Lilly Singh was appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador at a special event today in New Delhi. Lilly, who is known by her digital alias...

NEW YORK (July 13, 2017) – “Although the battle for Mosul is coming to an end, children’s deep physical and mental scars will take time to heal. Some 650,000 boys and girls, who have lived through the...