Press Releases
Thousands of Children in Need of Urgent Humanitarian Assistance Amid Severe Flooding as Cyclone Idai Hits Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe – UNICEF
03/18/2019
LILONGWE / MAPUTO / HARARE / NAIROBI / NEW YORK (March 17, 2019) – Almost 850,000 people – around half of whom are estimated to be children – have been affected by severe flooding in Malawi and...
Cyclone Idai has Made Landfall in Mozambique’s Sofala Region Close to the City of Beira, Causing Severe Damage with its Strong Winds and Severe Flooding
03/15/2019
BEIRA / NEW YORK (March 15, 2019) – During the night to Friday the intense tropical Cyclone Idai has made landfall in Mozambique’s Sofala region close to the city of Beira, causing severe damage with...
Intensification of Fighting Impeding Humanitarian Access and Displacing Thousands in Hajjah, Yemen
03/13/2019
SANA’A / NEW YORK (March 13, 2019) – “The most recent attack in Hajjah, north of Hudaydah, on March 9, took yet another devastating toll on the children of Yemen: 12 were killed while at home and...
2018 Deadliest Year Yet for Children in Syria as War Enters 9th Year
03/11/2019
NEW YORK / BRUSSELS / AMMAN (March 11, 2019) – “Today there exists an alarming misconception that the conflict in Syria is drawing quickly to a close – it is not. Children in parts of the country...
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...