Press Releases
STATEMENT BY KITTY VAN DER HEIJDEN, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNICEF AT THE CONCLUSION OF COP28
NEW YORK (December 13, 2023) – “The COP28 climate negotiations generated welcome breakthroughs on both the urgent need to address the root causes of climate change – fossil fuels – and some glimmers...
Children hit ever-harder by Lebanon’s unrelenting crises – UNICEF
NEW YORK (December 13, 2023) – The impact of Lebanon’s unrelenting, overlapping crises continues to worsen, increasingly robbing children of their education and forcing many into child labor, as...
Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the continued killing and injuring of children in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian situation
NEW YORK (December 9, 2023) – “The Gaza Strip is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child. Scores of children are reportedly being killed and injured on a daily basis. Entire neighborhoods...
Despite progress, adolescent girls continue to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic with 98,000 new infections in 2022 - UNICEF
NEW YORK (December 1, 2023) – – Nearly 98,000 adolescent girls aged 10-19 were infected with HIV in 2022 – or 1,900 new infections every week – according to UNICEF’s latest Global Snapshot on Children...
Decatur Achieves Candidate City Status Through UNICEF USA’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative
NEW YORK / DECATUR, GA (November 29, 2023) – The City of Decatur is proud to announce its achievement of Candidate City status through UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) . On Friday...
Burkina Faso: Insecurity pushes more than 1 in 10 children into acute malnutrition in heavily affected areas
NEW YORK (November 28, 2023) – Insecurity is pushing more than 1 in 10 children under the age of five into acute malnutrition in 22 out of 25 heavily affected areas surveyed in Burkina Faso, according...
K.I.N.D. Fund Marks Nearly $40 Million Raised Since its Launch, Returns for 13th Fundraising Season Nov. 28
NEW YORK (November 28, 2023) – Now in its 13th year, the K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund – a longstanding partnership between UNICEF USA and MSNBC dedicated to bringing quality education to...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on the protection of children in Gaza
NEW YORK (November 22, 2023) – “Excellencies, “Thank you to Ambassador Nusseibeh, Ambassador Zhang Jun, and Ambassador Frazier for bringing us together to speak about the worsening situation for...
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria
NEW YORK (November 22, 2023) – Shipments of the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine, RTS,S, have begun with 331,200 doses landing last night in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The delivery is the first...
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
NEW YORK (November 21, 2023) –Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, according to a Call for Action released today by...