Press Releases

NEW YORK (March 20, 2020) – Hundreds of millions of children around the world will likely face increasing threats to their safety and wellbeing – including mistreatment, gender-based violence...

NEW YORK (March 18, 2020) – “One week since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the number of cases continues to soar around the world. Hundreds of millions of children are not in school. Parents and...

NEW YORK (March 16, 2020) – Some 4.8 million children were born in Syria since the conflict began nine years ago. An additional 1 million were born as refugees in neighboring countries. They continue...

NEW YORK (March 11, 2020) – “Characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic is not an indication that the virus has become deadlier. Rather, it is an acknowledgement of the disease’s geographical spread....

NEW YORK (March 10, 2020) – The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidance to help protect...

NEW YORK (March 6, 2020) – “All around the world, people are taking necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families from coronavirus. Sound preparation, based on scientific evidence, is...

NEW YORK (March 5, 2020) – As part of the three-year global partnership focused on gender equality, Chloé will contribute to UNICEF’s global ambition to reach 6.5 million young women with the...

WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 3, 2020) – UNICEF USA applauds the House of Representatives decision to pass H.Res.230, a bipartisan resolution to end violence against children globally. Half of all children...

NEW YORK (February 27, 2020) – “Once again we are shocked at a wave of unrelenting violence that saw at least nine children and three teachers killed as 10 schools and kindergartens came under attack...

SAN JUAN / NEW YORK / NEW PALTZ (February 26, 2020) – In response to the earthquakes that struck Puerto Rico in January, as well as the effects of Hurricane Maria, UNICEF USA is partnering with SUNY...