Press Releases
UNICEF Ships Emergency Supplies for Cyclone-affected Children in Vanuatu
NEW YORK (March 16, 2015) – While distributing its pre-positioned emergency supplies in Vanuatu, UNICEF also has dispatched additional life-saving supplies for affected communities from its Pacific...
UNICEF: Cyclone Pam Crashes into Pacific Region
NEW YORK (March 16, 2015) – Super Tropical Cyclone Pam smashed into Vanuatu late Friday night and early Saturday morning following initial impact in the Solomon Islands. The storm reached peak...
UNICEF: 14 Million Children Impacted by Conflict in Syria and Iraq
NEW YORK (March 12, 2015) – Some 14 million children across the region are now suffering from the escalating conflict sweeping Syria and much of Iraq, said UNICEF today. With the conflict in Syria now...
CONSORTIUM OF FAITH-BASED LEADERS RAISED OVER $100,000 DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOR UNICEF’S EFFORTS TO HELP STOP EBOLA IN WEST AFRICA
NEW YORK, NY (March 6, 2015) - On February 27, 2015 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, noted faith-based leaders from the area and key officials from the U.S. Fund...
UNICEF: Cholera Outbreak in Malawi Raises Concerns of a Large-scale Spread
NEW YORK (February 27, 2015) – UNICEF Malawi is on high alert following a cholera outbreak in the southern border areas, where the still highly populated camps for those displaced by the floods are...
UNICEF Launches New Kid Power Program, Empowering American Youth to Get Active and Save Lives around the World
NEW YORK (February 25, 2015) – The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced the launch of UNICEF Kid Power , an innovative child health initiative that encourages elementary school-age kids in the United...
UNICEF Condemns New Child Abductions by Armed Group in South Sudan
NEW YORK (February 23, 2015) – UNICEF condemns in the strongest terms the abduction of scores of boys, some as young 13, by an armed group near Malakal in the north of South Sudan. A UNICEF education...
UNICEF Tap Project Challenges Americans to Stop Using their Phones to Provide 14 Million Days of Clean Water to Children
NEW YORK (February 17, 2015) – The UNICEF Tap Project today announced its challenge to the American public: put down your phones and help save children’s lives. The unique mobile experience aims to...
Despite Deepening Political Crisis in Yemen UNICEF to Stay and Deliver
NEW YORK (February 13, 2015) – As the political crisis deepens in Yemen with several embassies evacuating their staff, UNICEF reaffirms its commitment to stay and deliver for the children of Yemen...
Schools in Liberia to Re-Open Following Return of More than 1 Million Students in Guinea
NEW YORK (February 13, 2015) – As children in Liberia prepare to return to their classrooms on Monday February 16, following seven months of Ebola-related school closures, UNICEF and its partners are...