Press Releases

NEW YORK (April 25, 2019) – An estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, or 21.1 million children a year on average, UNICEF said today...

COLOMBO / NEW YORK (April 23, 2019) – UNICEF is deeply shocked and saddened by the terrible violence directed against families including children, gathered in churches and hotels on Easter Sunday...

NEW YORK / TRIPOLI (April 18, 2019) – “An increasing number of children are at imminent risk of injury or death because of the escalation in fighting – the worst in years – in and around Tripoli. “We...

NEW YORK / BEIRA (April 18, 2019) – More than 305,000 children in Mozambique have had their education interrupted because of damage caused by Cyclone Idai, UNICEF said today. Over 3,400 classrooms...

NEW YORK (April 18, 2019) – UNICEF is launching a new global campaign on April 24 to emphasize the power and safety of vaccines among parents and wider social media users. The campaign will run...

JUBA / NEW YORK (April 17, 2019) – Save the Children, UNICEF and partners have successfully reunited 6,000 children with their families after years of separation due to conflict. This is a milestone...

NEW YORK / BEIRA / CHIMANIMANI / LILONGWE (April 14, 2019) – At least 1.6 million children need urgent assistance – in healthcare, nutrition, protection, education, water and sanitation – one month...

NEW YORK (April 12, 2019) – More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict...

NEW YORK (April 9, 2019) – “A blast in Sana’a this week killed 14 children and critically injured 16. This is what UNICEF was able to verify, with the actual number of children killed and injured...

NEW YORK / PANAMA CITY (April 5, 2019) – As a result of the Venezuela migrant crisis, an estimated 1.1 million children – including children uprooted from Venezuela, as well as returnees and those...