Press Releases
As Impact Of Climate Crisis Worsens, Caribbean Islands See Six-Fold Increase In Estimated Number Of Children Displaced By Storms, New UNICEF Report Shows
12/06/2019
NEW YORK (December 6, 2019) – The estimated number of children displaced by storms and flooding in the Caribbean islands* saw a six-fold increase in the past five years, a new UNICEF report said today...
More Than 6,100 Unaccompanied Refugee And Migrant Children In Italy In Need Of Community And Family-Based Care
12/05/2019
NEW YORK (December 5, 2019) – “Approximately 94 percent of all unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children currently in Italy, 6,172 children under 18, are living in reception centers...
Eight Children Reportedly Killed In Attacks On Tal Rifaat In Rural Aleppo North Of Syria
12/03/2019
NEW YORK (December 3, 2019) – “We are shocked and saddened by reports that eight children were killed and another eight were injured in attacks on Tal Rifaat town, northern Aleppo. All of them were...
4,500 Children Under The Age Of Five Died From Measles In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo So Far This Year
11/27/2019
NEW YORK (November 27, 2019) – “Since the beginning of the year, more than 5,000 people have died due to measles, over 90 per cent of them children under the age of five. “While the Ebola outbreak...
New policies in northern Central America, Mexico and the U.S. put asylum and safety beyond reach for migrant children – UNICEF
11/25/2019
NEW YORK, 25 November 2019 – “Migrant children in northern Central America, Mexico and the United States are facing significantly reduced access to safety and international protection, due in large...
Iconic landmarks around the world turn blue in symbolic stand for child rights on World Children’s Day
11/20/2019
NEW YORK (November 20, 2019) – Iconic landmarks around the world turned blue to mark World Children’s Day today, as UNICEF celebrated the 30 th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the...
David Beckham and Millie Bobby Brown headline UN summit to demand rights for every child
11/19/2019
© UNICEF/UNI212395/Frank Dejongh Children in Sakassou, Côte d'Ivoire, paint their new school, made out of recycled plastic bricks, blue to celebrate World Children's Day. NEW YORK (November 19, 2019)...
$10 Million Needed For Flood Affected Children In South Sudan
11/05/2019
NEW YORK (November 5, 2019) – While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Sudan launched a flash appeal asking for $10 million to respond to the most immediate needs of children...
Flooding In Somalia Increases Risk For Malnutrition And Disease Outbreaks
11/05/2019
NEW YORK (November 5, 2019) – An estimated 200,000 children have been affected by heavy flooding in Belet Weyne, Berdale, Baidoa, Jowhar and Mahadaiin, Somalia. Thousands of families have been forced...
Increase In Child And Adolescent Mental Disorders Spurs New Push For Action By UNICEF And WHO
11/05/2019
NEW YORK (November 5, 2019) – With the alarmingly high rates of self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization are teaming up...