Press Releases
1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF
NEW YORK (November 13, 2023) – 1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse...
Lives of one million children ‘hanging by a thread,’ as child health services almost collapse across the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (November 10, 2023) – The near total breakdown and attacks on medical and healthcare services across Gaza, in particular the northern areas, threatens the lives of every child in the Strip...
Joint statement by UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and UNRWA on Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza
NEW YORK (November 3, 2023) – Women, children and newborns in Gaza are disproportionately bearing the burden of the escalation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, both as casualties...
Statement by UNICEF on the deaths and injuries of children in Jabaliya camp
NEW YORK (November 1, 2023) – “The scenes of carnage coming out of Jabaliya camp in the Gaza Strip following attacks yesterday and again today are horrific. “While we do not yet have estimates of the...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell UN Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (October 23, 2023) – "Excellencies, colleagues, Thank you to Ambassador França Danese for hosting this briefing during Brazil’s Security Council presidency, and for inviting me to update you...
Time is running out for children—UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – Hundreds of thousands of children and their families have started fleeing northern Gaza today ahead of imminent larger-scale attacks. It follows days of bombardments of...
With Hundreds Dead, the Killing of Children Must Stop
NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – “Hundreds & hundreds of children have been killed and injured. Every hour in Gaza the number of children killed rises. The killing of children must stop. “The images and...
UNICEF signs deal to deliver new malaria vaccine in breakthrough for child survival
NEW YORK (October 12, 2023) – UNICEF today announced an agreement to secure supply of the world’s second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M. The deal is a major milestone towards meeting the high demand...
Refugee children arriving in Armenia showing signs of severe psychological distress - UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 10, 2023) – Refugee children arriving in Armenia are showing signs of severe psychological distress, according to reports from UNICEF-supported social workers providing specialized...
Number of unaccompanied children crossing deadly Central Mediterranean Sea migration route to Italy increases by 60 percent – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 29, 2023) – More than 11,600 children crossed the Central Mediterranean Sea to Italy without their parents or legal guardians between January and mid-September 2023. This is an...