Press Releases
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on the protection of children in Gaza
NEW YORK (November 22, 2023) – “Excellencies, “Thank you to Ambassador Nusseibeh, Ambassador Zhang Jun, and Ambassador Frazier for bringing us together to speak about the worsening situation for...
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria
NEW YORK (November 22, 2023) – Shipments of the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331,200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first...
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
NEW YORK (November 21, 2023) –Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, according to a Call for Action released today by...
1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF
NEW YORK (November 13, 2023) – 1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse...
Lives of one million children ‘hanging by a thread,’ as child health services almost collapse across the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (November 10, 2023) – The near total breakdown and attacks on medical and healthcare services across Gaza, in particular the northern areas, threatens the lives of every child in the Strip...
Joint statement by UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and UNRWA on Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza
NEW YORK (November 3, 2023) – Women, children and newborns in Gaza are disproportionately bearing the burden of the escalation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, both as casualties...
Statement by UNICEF on the deaths and injuries of children in Jabaliya camp
NEW YORK (November 1, 2023) – “The scenes of carnage coming out of Jabaliya camp in the Gaza Strip following attacks yesterday and again today are horrific. “While we do not yet have estimates of the...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell UN Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (October 23, 2023) – "Excellencies, colleagues, Thank you to Ambassador França Danese for hosting this briefing during Brazil’s Security Council presidency, and for inviting me to update you...
Time is running out for children—UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – Hundreds of thousands of children and their families have started fleeing northern Gaza today ahead of imminent larger-scale attacks. It follows days of bombardments of...
With Hundreds Dead, the Killing of Children Must Stop
NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – “Hundreds & hundreds of children have been killed and injured. Every hour in Gaza the number of children killed rises. The killing of children must stop. “The images and...