Press Releases
More brutal and intense conflicts leave children increasingly at risk of recruitment
NEW YORK (February 12, 2015) – Children are increasingly vulnerable to recruitment and use by armed groups as conflicts around the world become more brutal, intense and widespread, UNICEF and the UN...
More Children Released from Armed Group in South Sudan
NEW YORK (February 10, 2015) – UNICEF and partners are overseeing the release of another 300 children from an armed group in South Sudan. The children in Pibor, Jonglei State, surrendered their...
More than 16,000 children lost parents or caregivers to Ebola many are taken in by communities: UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 6, 2015) – Some 16,600 children are registered as having lost one or both parents, or their primary caregivers to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, but less than 3 percent...
Malawi Floods: One Month after the Rains, New Numbers Reveal Twice as Many Affected by the Emergency
NEW YORK (February 5, 2015) – New figures from the UN show twice as many people affected and displaced by the floods in Malawi, UNICEF said today. “With these new numbers, and while prioritising...
UNICEF: South Sudan on edge of nutrition catastrophe if hostilities don’t end now
NEW YORK (February 4, 2015) – UNICEF urged warring groups in South Sudan to follow up fast on the ceasefire deal reached Monday or face potentially catastrophic food shortages in the conflict areas of...
UNICEF: More than 1 in 10 Children Living in Countries and Areas Affected by Armed Conflict
NEW YORK (January 29, 2015) - Growing numbers of children are facing increasingly complex and destructive conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies, including the Ebola epidemic, which are...
Thousands of children released from armed group in South Sudan
NEW YORK (January 27, 2014) – UNICEF and partners have secured the release of approximately 3,000 children from an armed group in South Sudan - one of the largest ever demobilizations of children...
Over 1,000 children in bomb shelters in Ukraine urgently need help: UNICEF
NEW YORK (January 27, 2015) – Over 1,000 children are forced to seek refuge in underground bomb shelters in Donetsk city due to ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said today. “Children in the...
U.S. Fund for UNICEF Partners with Consortium of African American Faith-Based Leaders to Help Stop Ebola
New York (January 20, 2015) – The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is proud to announce a new partnership to combat Ebola with a consortium of noted faith-based leaders who head up some of the largest African...
Children Losing Homes, Schools and Lives Due to Violence in Nigeria
NEW YORK (January 20, 2015) – Children are suffering the dire consequences of the conflict in Nigeria, losing their homes, missing out on education and risking their lives, UNICEF said today. “The...