Press Releases
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...
Sudan is Facing an Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe, say UN Agency Chiefs
NEW YORK (June 27, 2024) – Alarming new food security projections for Sudan published today show that Sudan is facing a devastating hunger catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban's Remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate: How to Advance our Collective Norms Towards Protecting Children and Ending all Grave Violations
NEW YORK (June 26, 2024) –"Council President Ambassador Joonkook Hwang, Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Chair of the group of the Elders, Special Representative of the Secretary...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Warns of a Deepening Crisis for Children Following a Visit to Sudan
NEW YORK (June 26, 2024) –Children across Sudan are continuing to pay a devastating price for the conflict that has ravaged the country, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned, following a...
Immediate Action Required to Prevent Malnutrition Crisis Among Children in Zambia - UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 24, 2024) – Almost 52,000 children under the age of five in the 84 drought-affected districts in Zambia are expected to fall into severe wasting – the deadliest form of malnutrition –...
Ahead of the Day of the African Child, UNICEF says African governments still not spending what they need to secure quality education for the continent’s children
NEW YORK (June 13, 2024) - In the lead up to Sunday's Day of the African Child, themed this year on “ Education for all children in Africa: the time is now” , UNICEF is releasing new education...
1,000 days of education – equivalent to three billion learning hours – lost for Afghan girls
NEW YORK (June 13, 2024) – “Today marks a sad and sobering milestone: 1,000 days since the announcement banning girls in Afghanistan from attending secondary schools. “1,000 days out-of-school amounts...
Ukraine’s Recovery is Dependent on the Recovery of Children’s Education
NEW YORK (June 12, 2024) – “The war in Ukraine is destroying the country’s greatest resource – its people. Without an increase in investment and sustained funding, children and young people will not...