Press Releases
Iniesta and Ter Stegen Meet with Los Angeles Children to Discuss Sports and Values
Los Angeles (July 21, 2015) – At an event hosted by UNICEF and FC Barcelona, a group of students in Los Angeles met with players Andrés Iniesta and Marc-André Ter Stegen to discuss the critical role...
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Celebrates 65 Years by Teaming up with The Peanuts Movie
NEW YORK (July 17, 2015) – This year, the iconic Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign will celebrate its 65 th anniversary by joining forces with another American favorite, Peanuts , which is also...
Special Olympics Athlete and Advocate Lucy Meyer to Raise Funds and Awareness for Children with Disabilities Globally
NEW YORK (July 16, 2015) – Special Olympics and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF are proud to announce the appointment of 16-year-old Lucy Meyer as the spokesperson for a special partnership between Special...
Millions of Children in Syria at High Risk of Disease amid Water Scarcity and Summer Heat
NEW YORK (July 10, 2015) – Dwindling supplies of safe drinking water during Syria’s scorching summer months are exposing children to the threat of water-borne diseases, UNICEF warns. Since the...
Amid Surging Conflict in Yemen, UNICEF Mobile Teams Respond to Children’s Urgent Health Needs
NEW YORK (July 10, 2015) – With health services across Yemen disintegrating under the impact of a brutal conflict, UNICEF and its partners are stepping up nutrition screening, vaccinations and other...
Children’s Lives at Serious Risk if DPR Korea Drought Continues, UNICEF Warns
NEW YORK (July 8, 2015) – Children are already suffering as a result of drought in some parts of DPR Korea and many more may be at serious risk of malnutrition and disease if it continues, UNICEF...
Children Make Up One Fifth of Cholera Deaths in South Sudan: UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 7, 2015) – More than 700 cholera cases have been reported in Juba and Bor so far, resulting in 32 deaths – one in five of which are children under five, UNICEF said today. Stressing the...
UNICEF Teams and Supplies Arrive in Areas Affected by New Ebola Cases in Liberia
NEW YORK (July 3, 2015) – Responding to Liberia’s first confirmed cases of Ebola in more than three months, UNICEF has begun distributing emergency supplies in the affected communities, including...
UNICEF and Save the Children: Urgent Action Needed to Tackle Child Labor Caused by Syrian Crisis
NEW YORK (July 1, 2015) - The conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria are pushing an ever increasing number of children into exploitation in the labor market, and much more needs to be done to...
UNICEF: Millions of Children in War-Torn Yemen at Risk of Disease and Malnutrition
NEW YORK (June 30, 2015) – The ongoing conflict in Yemen is having a devastating impact on the country’s health system and exposing millions of children to the threat of preventable diseases, says...