Press Releases

NEW YORK (September 7, 2016) – Across the globe, nearly 50 million children have been uprooted – 28 million of them driven from their homes by conflicts not of their making, and millions more...

NEW YORK (August 29, 2016) – The Journey of a Lifetime contest, open to U.S. residents ages 18 or older, invites visitors to UNICEF Market to curate online gift collections for a chance to win a ten...

NEW YORK (August 28, 2016) – Venezuela has achieved significant accomplishments for children in the last 25 years, such as increased school enrollment and the creation of a child sensitive regulatory...

NEW YORK (August 26, 2016) – “Today is another sad and dangerous day for the children in Syria, in particular those living in Aleppo. “Every child there – everyone affected – needs an immediate pause...

NEW YORK (August 26, 2016) – With the sudden increase of arrivals, hundreds more refugee and migrant children are becoming stranded in Greece with critical needs such as education and protection, says...

NEW YORK (August 25, 2016) – Years of violence by Boko Haram in Africa’s Lake Chad basin have led to a worsening humanitarian crisis that has displaced 1.4 million children and left at least one...

NEW YORK (August 23, 2016) – Every month, thousands of children from Central America risk being kidnapped, trafficked, raped, or killed as they make their way to the United States to seek refuge from...

NEW YORK (August 19, 2016) – Since the beginning of this year, more than 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan, UNICEF said today. Fearful that renewed conflict could put...

New York (August 16, 2016) – The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF have developed and produced two new Direct Response TV (DRTV) spots with both Bishop P.A. Brooks and his...