Press Releases
UNICEF Welcomes FARC’s Announcement to Release all Children in its Ranks
05/16/2016
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...
‘#EmergencyLessons’ Campaign Highlights Importance of Education for Children in Conflict and Disaster Zones
05/16/2016
NEW YORK (May 16, 2016) – The European Union and UNICEF today launched #EmergencyLessons, a new campaign to highlight the importance of education for children affected by emergencies. The social media...
100 Babies Born Every Day in Areas Worst Hit by Ecuador Quake – UNICEF
05/16/2016
NEW YORK (May 16, 2016) – Up to 100 babies on average are born every day in Esmeraldas and Manabí, the provinces worst hit by the Ecuador earthquake, UNICEF said today. “In a region where 1 in 5...
Unaccompanied Refugee and Migrant Children in Urgent Need of Protection, Warns UNICEF
05/06/2016
NEW YORK (May 6, 2016) – UNICEF today called for urgent measures to protect unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe – who are at serious risk of abuse, trafficking and exploitation and...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Visits Conflict-Hit Ukraine to Highlight the Importance of Education in Emergencies
05/04/2016
NEW YORK (May 4, 2016) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom traveled to conflict-hit eastern Ukraine to raise awareness of the global education crisis facing children in humanitarian emergencies...
Statement by Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, and Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director on Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel in Syria
04/29/2016
NEW YORK (April 29, 2016) – We join the many voices expressing outrage at the attack on Al Quds Hospital in Aleppo. Among those killed were two doctors, including one of the only remaining...
Ecuador Earthquake Leaves 120,000 Children Temporarily Out of School – UNICEF
04/27/2016
NEW YORK (April 26, 2016) – More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on April 16, leaving up to 120,000 children temporarily without education, UNICEF said today....
Embassy of Ecuador Partners with U.S. Fund for UNICEF to Raise Funds for Children Affected by Earthquake
04/26/2016
NEW YORK (April 26, 2016) – The Embassy of Ecuador together with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced a fundraising partnership to support the children affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake...
Two-Thirds of Unimmunized Children Live in Conflict-Affected Countries – UNICEF
04/22/2016
NEW YORK (April 22, 2016) – Almost two-thirds of children who have not been immunized with basic vaccines live in countries that are either partially or entirely affected by conflict, UNICEF said...
First Airlift of UNICEF Relief Items Reaches Quake-Hit Ecuador
04/22/2016
NEW YORK (April 22, 2016) – A first airlift of 86 metric tons of UNICEF relief items landed in Quito, Ecuador, last night, as the number of children affected by the earthquake reached 250,000. “We...