Press Releases
UNICEF Calls for Immediate and Safe Return of Abducted Schoolboys in Syria
NEW YORK (July 2, 2014) – “UNICEF is following with grave concern the situation of some 140 Kurdish schoolboys between 14 and 16 years old who were reportedly kidnapped in northern Syria last month by...
UNICEF Statement on the Killing of Teenagers in West Bank
“This latest act of violence is a tragic and terrible reminder of the toll that senseless hatred is taking on both Israeli and Palestinian children. “We hope that these events will not fuel further...
UNICEF Scales up Humanitarian Assistance to Iraqi Children
In recent days, UNICEF has led missions to support local authorities with immediate assessments and provision of lifesaving interventions. UNICEF teams reached children and families in Sinjar and Tel...
UNICEF Offers New Line of Holiday Gifts Featuring Hand-Crafted Artisan Items from NOVICA
“I loved the idea of connecting local artisans to a ‘UNICEF Market’ where their products could be sold to benefit them, while also helping improve the lives of children all around the world,” said...
UNICEF Steps up Lifesaving Interventions for Children in North-Eastern Nigeria
At the same time, UNICEF is working to increase the number of primary health care centers it supports in the two states from 43 to 65. UNICEF will also procure essential medicines, medical supplies...
UNICEF Airlifts Humanitarian Supplies for Displaced, Conflict-Affected Children in Iraq
“Our priority is to respond as quickly as possible to the Iraqi children’s needs and provide lifesaving humanitarian supplies, especially clean water and sanitation services, vaccinations against...
No End to Horror for Children in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (June 13, 2014) – Six months after intense fighting reached Bangui, capital of Central African Republic, scores of children have been killed, hundreds have been maimed and thousands have been...
UNICEF: Thousands of Children at Risk as Families Flee Iraqi City of Mosul
NEW YORK (June 11, 2014) – Around 500,000 people, up to half of them children, have been forced to flee their homes since violence erupted on June 5 in the Iraqi city of Mosul, according to...
UNICEF Statement on Dramatic Increase of Unaccompanied Children Seeking to Enter the United States
NEW YORK (June 10, 2014) – “UNICEF welcomes the urgent relief efforts by the Government of the United States to address a record increase in the number of unaccompanied children, mostly from Central...
WNBA Stars Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike Launch Fundraising Competition to Help Children in Nigeria
NEW YORK (June 11, 2014) – WNBA stars Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike today launched a fundraising competition open to participation by girls’ middle and high school basketball teams across the country. The...