Press Releases
Lifesaving Supplies Reach Syrian Children in War-Torn Aleppo
NEW YORK (July 23, 2013) – UNICEF and partners have just completed delivery of life-saving supplies to the embattled city of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. At least 2.4 million people are affected by...
Female Genital Mutilation Support Falls; 30 Million Girls Still at Risk
New comprehensive UNICEF report says 30 million girls at risk of being cut NEW YORK (July 22, 2013) – A majority of people in most countries where female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is...
Malala Yousafzai: They thought a bullet would silence us, but they failed.
July 12 has been named Malala Day, in honor of 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai’s courage and commitment to education. Today, the honoree addressed the United Nations Youth Assembly with a message of...
UNICEF Responded to Over 280 Humanitarian Emergencies in 2012
Latest annual report shows progress made for children worldwide NEW YORK (July 15, 2013) – Global progress was made for millions of children in 2012 despite financial concerns in much of the world and...
Singularity University and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Partner to Advance Global Innovations that Benefit Women and Children
UNICEF to establish New Innovation Lab at Singularity University Campus Mountain View, CA (June 27, 2013) — Singularity University (SU) and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF have announced a new partnership to...
Unsanitary Conditions Putting Syrian Children in Peril
NEW YORK (June 24, 2013) – Soaring summer temperatures, overcrowding, and worsening sanitary conditions are the latest threats facing some four million children affected by the ongoing conflict in...
UNICEF, Nelson Mandela Foundation and Peter Krämer Foundation Kick Off Appeal to Expand Schools for Africa Initiative
NEW YORK (June 17, 2013) — UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Peter Krämer Foundation today kicked off a new fundraising drive to raise $80 million to help Africa's girls, orphans, children...
Attacks and Threats against Schools Must Stop, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 12, 2013) — Children living in armed conflict face unprecedented threats to their lives and wellbeing. Today UNICEF said that the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict...
Child Labor Robbing Millions of Health, Education and Growth, UNICEF Says
NEW YORK (June 12, 2013) — On the World Day Against Child Labor, UNICEF today called attention to the millions of children around the world who are engaged in some form of hazardous or exploitative...
UNICEF: Too Many Children Dying of Malnutrition
The Lancet says malnutrition is responsible for more than 3 million child deaths annually NEW YORK (June 6, 2013) – UNICEF said today that too many children are dying of malnutrition, which is...