Press Releases
Almost 300,000 Children Threatened by Severe Acute Malnutrition in Six Drought-Affected Countries in Southern Africa – UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 25, 2024) – The severe drought that has impacted large swathes of Southern Africa is threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the six worst-affected countries...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the Situation in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (July 24, 2024) – "With each passing week, families face new horrors in the Gaza Strip. The devastating attacks on schools and internally displaced sites continue, reportedly killing hundreds...
Hunger Numbers Stubbornly High for Three Consecutive Years as Global Crises Deepen: UN Report
NEW YORK (July 24, 2024) – Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and...
Rising Heat Across Europe and Central Asia Kills Nearly 400 Children a Year - UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 24, 2024) – Rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia killed an estimated 377 children in 2021 – according to a new analysis of data from 23 countries published today by UNICEF...
Child Casualties in the West Bank Skyrocket in the Past Nine Months – UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 22, 2024) – A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 percent compared to the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Following her Trip to Vanuatu and Fiji
NEW YORK (July 19, 2024) –“Pacific Island nations are collectively responsible for less than one-tenth of one percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming our planet. Yet these countries...
The Gambia’s Decision to Uphold Ban on FGM Critical Win for Girls’ and Women’s Rights
NEW YORK (July 15, 2024) – “Following the vote today by the National Assembly of The Gambia, we commend the country’s decision to uphold the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), reaffirming its...
Global Childhood Immunization Levels Stalled in 2023 Leaving Many Without Life-Saving Protection
NEW YORK (July 15, 2024) – Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un- and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deadly strikes in Ukraine
NEW YORK (July 8, 2024) – “I am horrified by the news out of Ukraine today that at least 150 people have reportedly been killed or injured, and a children’s hospital severely damaged in Kyiv, during a...
At Least 3 Million Children at Risk as Hurricane Beryl Hits the Caribbean
NEW YORK (July 3, 2024) – The first major hurricane of the year, Hurricane Beryl, made landfall in the southeast Caribbean on Monday, 1 July, causing widespread damage. The winds, torrential rains and...