Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Let’s Move! Active Schools – part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative – announced five additions to its national...

NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – UNICEF today launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards the tens of millions of children and young people on the move globally. Called...

NEW YORK (March 25, 2016) – “It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of our dear friend and former colleague Sascha Pinczowski and her brother Alexander. They were among those killed this week...

NEW YORK (March 24, 2016) – More than 86.7 million children under the age of 7 have spent their entire lives in conflict zones, putting their brain development at risk, UNICEF said today. During the...

NEW YORK (March 22, 2016) – UNICEF today expressed concern that the new agreement between the EU and Turkey, which comes into effect this week, does not address the pressing humanitarian needs of 19...

NEW YORK (March 21, 2016) – On the eve of World Water Day, UNICEF said the push to bring safe water to millions around the world is going to be even more challenging due to climate change, which...

NEW YORK (March 21, 2016) – More than 250,000 children have been affected by the conflict in Colombia since peace talks between the Government and the country’s main armed opposition group (FARC-EP)...

NEW YORK (March 18, 2016) – With the lives of more than 20,000 children in Greece and in the Balkans on hold, UNICEF urges leaders of the European Union and Turkey to find common ground for refugee...

NEW YORK (March 15, 2016) – Zimbabwe is facing its worst malnutrition rates in 15 years, as nearly 33,000 children are in urgent need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition . As an El Niño-induced...

NEW YORK (March 14, 2016) – The Government of Malawi and UNICEF have started testing the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) to explore cost effective ways of reducing waiting times for...