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...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Launch of UNICEF’s 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children appeal
NEW YORK (December 12, 2023) – “ Excellencies, partners, friends and supporters of UNICEF, thank you so much for joining us today as we launch our 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children appeal. “This...
UNICEF appeals for $9.3 billion emergency funding for children living through conflicts and crises in an increasingly hostile world
NEW YORK (December 12, 2023) – In response to an alarming surge in the number of children facing unprecedented humanitarian crises worldwide, UNICEF launched today a $9.3 billion emergency funding...
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...
More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries
NEW YORK (December 6, 2023) – Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to data published today by UNICEF Innocenti – Global...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the resumption of fighting in Gaza
NEW YORK (December 1, 2023) – “Today, the Gaza Strip is once again the most dangerous place in the world to be a child. After seven days of respite from horrific violence, fighting has resumed. More...
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...