Press Releases
UNICEF appeals for US $58.8 million to address mpox crisis as cases among children rise
NEW YORK (September 16, 2024) – UNICEF has launched an appeal for US$58.8 million to address the rising mpox crisis across six African countries where children are most affected. Though child deaths...
UNICEF responding to severe flooding in West and Central Africa affecting 4 million people
NEW YORK (September 12, 2024) – Severe flooding across West and Central Africa has hit an estimated 4 million people so far this year, many of them children, displacing at least 500,000 people and...
UNICEF scales up efforts to protect children from mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NEW YORK (September 12, 2024) – As the number of mpox cases continues to rise across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF is stepping up its support to the government to protect and save...
At least 30 children reportedly killed or injured in shelling of civilian areas in Sennar city, Sudan
NEW YORK (September 11, 2024) – “Earlier this week, at least 30 children were reportedly killed or injured when multiple shells hit Sennar city. “These appalling attacks continue to cause great harm...
Over 100,000 displaced children in southern Haiti at risk of having their right to education compromised
NEW YORK (September 11, 2024) – The education of over 100,000 school-aged children displaced in Haiti’s Grand South is in jeopardy as the continued surge of violence, particularly in Port-au-Prince...
Migrant children should not be separated from their families
NEW YORK (September 10, 2024) – Children now represent one in four migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, just like all children, they have the right to be protected and to be with their...
45,000 first graders unable to start the new school year in the Gaza Strip: UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 9, 2024) – As children prepare for their first year and first day at school across several countries in the Middle East, at least 45,000 six-year-old children in the Gaza Strip are...
UNICEF concerned for children affected by Typhoon Yagi, ready to support response efforts
NEW YORK (September 7, 2024) – UNICEF is deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of children and families who may be affected by Typhoon Yagi as it makes a landfall on the coasts of China and...
A tragic end to the first week of school for Ukraine’s children
NEW YORK (September 6, 2024) – “This week marked the start of a new school year for children across Ukraine. Seven-year-old Emilia was one of them. Tragically she didn’t make it back for the third day...
Shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa kills three children and leaves survivors clinging to boat as family members drown around them
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “Three children are reportedly among some 20 people who have died in yet another tragic shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa. Our deepest sympathies go out to their...