Press Releases

NEW YORK (February 17, 2016) – An initiative to educate over half a million children in South Sudan was launched today by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology with support from UNICEF...

NEW YORK (February 17, 2016) – Almost one million children are in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF said today. Two years of erratic rain and...

NEW YORK (February 12, 2016) – As Central African voters prepare to cast their ballot on Sunday to elect their next President and members of Parliament, UNICEF is asking the candidates to place the...

JUBA, 08 February 2016 – South Sudan is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity, as 2.8 million people – nearly 25 percent of the country’s population – remain in urgent need of food assistance...

NEW YORK (February 5, 2016) – “FGM is a violent practice, scarring girls for life -- endangering their health, depriving them of their rights, and denying them the chance to reach their full potential...

AMMAN, 2 February 2016: The future of a generation of Syrian children and youth is in jeopardy unless donors meeting in London this week prioritise the funding needed to get them back to school, say...

NEW YORK (February 2, 2016) – For the first time since the start of the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe, there are more children and women on the move than adult males, says UNICEF. Children and...

NEW YORK (February 2, 2016) – With the Zika virus now a public health emergency affecting more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF is working with governments to mobilize...

NEW YORK (February 1, 2016) - The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is jointly launching a new fundraising campaign with a consortium of faith-based leaders who represent some of the largest African American...

NEW YORK (January 29, 2016) – A new series of papers just published by The Lancet provides evidence that improving breastfeeding practices could save the lives of over 820,000 children a year, 9 out...