Press Releases
UNICEF Nigeria welcomes release of over 180 children suspected of Boko Haram ties from administrative custody
07/10/2018
ABUJA, (July 9, 2018) – UNICEF welcomes today the release of 183 children from Nigerian Armed Forces, in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The release comes after the children, aged 7-18...
3 in 4 children born in South Sudan since independence have known nothing but war – UNICEF
07/10/2018
NEW YORK/JUBA (July 8, 2018) – Out of 3.4 million babies born in South Sudan since it became the world’s youngest country in 2011, 2.6 million have been born in war, UNICEF said on the eve of South...
HALIMA ADEN ANNOUNCED AS UNICEF AMBASSADOR
07/02/2018
NEW YORK (July 2, 2018) - UNICEF USA has appointed Somali-American supermodel and activist Halima Aden as the newest UNICEF Ambassador. The announcement follows Aden’s travels with UNICEF and UNHCR to...
AAP and UNICEF USA Commend Federal Court Ruling on Family Separation Case
06/28/2018
McAllen, Texas (June 27, 2018) – Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) President Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP, and President and CEO of UNICEF USA Caryl Stern are in McAllen, Texas, for a...
UNICEF USA Statement on Executive Order and the Ongoing Protection of Children at our Southern Border
06/22/2018
NEW YORK (June 22, 2018) – While UNICEF USA welcomes the Executive Order issued this week, rescinding the practice of separating children from their families, we continue to encourage our nation’s...
Children should not be separated from their families because of their migration status
06/19/2018
NEW YORK (June 19, 2018) – “Stories of children, some of them just babies, being separated from their parents as they seek safety in the U.S. are heartbreaking. “Children – no matter where they come...
Youri Djorkaeff Foundation and UNICEF partner to provide soccer training to refugee and migrant children in Greece
06/18/2018
NEW YORK/ATHENS (June 18, 2018) – The Youri Djorkaeff Foundation (YDF) and UNICEF are partnering to provide a soccer training camp to refugee and migrant children in Athens this summer. Greece remains...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore Calling for the Protection of Children in Hodeida and Throughout Yemen
06/12/2018
NEW YORK (June 12, 2018) – “As Hodeida faces the threat of an assault, I am extremely concerned about the impact it will have on children in this port city and beyond. “UNICEF estimates that at least...
Children in Syria Continue to Pay the Heaviest Price of a War Not of Their Making
06/11/2018
NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – “UNICEF received reports that at least 13 children were killed in the past days in Syria. “An attack allegedly hit the village of Zardana in the northwestern governorate of...
Breaking all Barriers: 8 Million Children Sit End-of-Year Exams Across the Middle East and North Africa
06/11/2018
NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – An estimated 8 million school children across the Middle East and North Africa are sitting their year-end school exams. Children in the region face a host of challenges to...