Press Releases

NEW YORK (June 2, 2016) – “As fighting and violence escalate across Syria, we risk losing the opportunity to vaccinate and save the lives of more than one million children. “For example, due to the...

NEW YORK (June 1, 2016) – “As the violence intensifies in Fallujah, children continue to be trapped in the city and its surroundings. “UNICEF estimates that at least 20,000 children remain inside...

ROME, 27 May 2016 – With 16,478 refugee and migrant children having arrived by sea in Italy in 2015 and more than 5,000 having entered the country already this year, UNICEF and the Government of Italy...

Athens/Geneva: May 31, 2016: Amid mounting concern over a fresh surge in the number of refugees and migrants bound for Europe, UNICEF is adjusting its strategy in support of the response by the...

NEW YORK (May 25, 2016) – The impact of the ongoing refugee and migrant crisis in Europe – and ways of alleviating its impact on children – will be the focus of a visit to Greece this week by Marie...

NEW YORK (May 25, 2016) – The Beginning of Life , a groundbreaking feature documentary that explores the impact of a child’s early environment on their cognitive, social and emotional development...

NEW YORK (May 24, 2016) – Over 300,000 victims including women and children have been affected by the tropical cyclonic storm ‘ROANU’ which has caused landslides and heavy rains in 22 districts of the...

NEW YORK (May 22, 2016) – The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today introduced a new UNICEF Kid Power Band in a special co-branded Star Wars: Force for Change green color to allow kids and Star Wars fans alike...

NEW YORK (May 19, 2016) – An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day, according to UNICEF analysis released ahead of the World Humanitarian...

NEW YORK (May 16, 2016) – UNICEF welcomes the agreement by the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), Colombia’s main armed...