Press Releases
Alarming Global Surge of Measles Cases a Growing Threat to Children – UNICEF
03/01/2019
NEW YORK (March 1, 2019) – UNICEF warned today that global cases of measles are surging to alarmingly high levels, led by ten countries accounting for more than 74 percent of the total increase, and...
Thousands of Children Vaccinated in Remote Rukban Settlement Amid Severe Lack of Access to Medical Care
02/15/2019
NEW YORK / DAMASCUS (February 15, 2019) - UNICEF-supported vaccinators were able to immunize thousands of children during a 9-day mission to the remote makeshift settlement in Rukban at the border...
More Than 3,000 Children Released from Armed Groups in South Sudan Since Conflict Began, but Thousands More Continue to be Used
02/12/2019
NEW YORK / YAMBIO (February 12, 2019) – One hundred and nineteen children were released by an armed group in South Sudan Tuesday, bringing the total number of those freed since the conflict began to...
Nearly 3,000 Children Crossed from Guatemala to Mexico Since mid-January – UNICEF
01/30/2019
NEW YORK / MEXICO CITY (January 30, 2019) – More than 12,000 people, including 3,000 children, have crossed from Tecun Uman, Guatemala, to Tapachula, Mexico, since January 17, UNICEF said today. It is...
Investing in Children Should be the Foundation of Myanmar’s Progress and Development
01/30/2019
NEW YORK / GENEVA / NAY PYI TAW / YANGON (January 30, 2019) – UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore urged Myanmar’s authorities to invest in all children, to build a stronger, more harmonious...
Six Months on, Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Now Second Largest in History
01/30/2019
KINSHASA / NEW YORK (January 30, 2019) – Since the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared six months ago on August 1, 2018, more than 740 people – 30 percent...
UNICEF KID POWER AND WWE® TO EMPOWER YOUTH WITH NEW PARTNERSHIP
01/28/2019
NEW YORK / STAMFORD (January 28, 2019) – UNICEF Kid Power and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced a new partnership that will help give kids the power to save lives by connecting their everyday activity...
UNICEF Statement on the Situation in Venezuela
01/25/2019
CARACAS / PANAMA CITY / NEW YORK (January 25, 2019) – “UNICEF regrets and condemns the reported loss of lives, including the deaths of teenagers, during recent demonstrations in Venezuela, and...
More Than 145,000 Rohingya Refugee Children Return to School in Bangladesh Refugee Camps as New School Year Starts
01/24/2019
NEW YORK (January 24, 2019) – More than 145,000 Rohingya refugee children living in camps in south-east Bangladesh are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centers, as a new school year begins...
Lack of Access to Medical Care in Syria is Putting Children’s Lives at Risk
01/15/2019
Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa NEW YORK (January 15, 2019) – “Freezing temperatures and harsh living conditions in Rukban, at...