Press Releases
Saying “Children Will, and Should, Judge Us,” UNICEF Calls for Ambitious Action on Climate Change
12/10/2015
NEW YORK (December 10, 2015) – Children are already paying a heavy price for the world’s inaction on climate change, UNICEF said. “The future of today’s children, particularly the most disadvantaged...
In Special Weather Report, Katy Perry Calls for Action to Change the Dismal Forecast for Children
12/07/2015
NEW YORK (December 7, 2015) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry reads a unique weather report to draw attention to the devastating effects of climate change on the world’s children. In the...
UNICEF Plans to Reach 2.6 Million Syrian Children with Winter Supplies and Cash Assistance
12/07/2015
NEW YORK (December 7, 2015) – Another harsh winter is looming for more than eight million Syrian children living inside the war-ravaged country or as refugees around the region and beyond. Preliminary...
UNICEF Snowflake Ball Raises Over $3.4 Million to Put Children First
12/02/2015
NEW YORK (December 2, 2015) – On December 1, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF hosted its 11 th annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street, celebrating UNICEF’s lifesaving work for children around...
Harsh Weather, Border Restrictions – New Blow to Children on the Move, Says UNICEF
12/01/2015
NEW YORK (December 1, 2015) – Unpredictable border restrictions and harsh weather are compounding the hardships and challenges for refugee and migrant children and women who now account for more than...
Nepal: Serious Shortage of Essential Supplies Threatens Millions of Children this Winter - UNICEF
11/30/2015
NEW YORK (November 30, 2015) – More than three million children under the age of five in Nepal are at risk of death or disease during the harsh winter months due to a severe shortage of fuel, food...
More than 1 Million Children in Urgent Need of Assistance after Three Years of Fighting in Central African Republic
11/30/2015
NEW YORK (November 27, 2015) – An estimated 1.2 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance nearly three years after conflict erupted in the Central African Republic. As the nation...
UNICEF Advocate Ishmael Beah Witnesses Impact of Conflict on Children in South Sudan
11/30/2015
NEW YORK (November 27, 2015) – Continued violence and the impact of brutal fighting has taken an increasingly heavy toll on the lives of children in South Sudan, Ishmael Beah said today, as the UNICEF...
P!nk Announced as Newest UNICEF Ambassador
11/30/2015
NEW YORK (November 30, 2015) – The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced the appointment of the newest UNICEF Ambassador, GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist P!nk, who will build on her current role...
Joint UNHCR, IOM, and UNICEF Statement on New Border Restrictions in the Balkans
11/20/2015
NEW YORK (November 20, 2015) – In the last couple of days, we have witnessed Governments instituting a range of restrictions against movements of refugees and migrants from Greece through the Western...