Press Releases
A generation of Syrian children at risk as conflict enters third year - UNICEF
More than 2 million children affected across the region NEW YORK (March 12, 2013) – The unrelenting violence, massive population displacement, and damage to infrastructure and essential services...
UNICEF Tasks New York City Students with Solving Pressing Challenges to Child Survival
NEW YORK (March 12, 2013) – The City University of New York (CUNY) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are pleased to announce the launch of the 2013 “Design for UNICEF” Challenge. The...
UNICEF Urges Zimbabweans to Keep Children out of Harm’s Way
NEW YORK (March 8, 2013) – UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake has urged Zimbabweans to protect children as the country heads towards a constitutional referendum and elections expected this year...
The UNICEF Tap Project Transforms World’s Largest Social Network into a Water Network to Save Kids
UNICEF Ambassadors Angie Harmon , Alyssa Milano and Marcus Samuelsson, UNICEF Supporters Heidi Klum and Nas, along with Judd Apatow, Kristen Bell, Jeff Bridges, Common, Kat Graham, Bridgit Mendler...
Syria Conflict Depriving Hundreds of Thousands of Children of their Education
NEW YORK (March 5, 2013) – Nearly two years into the Syria crisis, the escalating level of violence is threatening the education of hundreds of thousands of children, a UNICEF assessment says. One...
UNAIDS and UNICEF Welcome News of a Baby Born with HIV “Functionally Cured” through Treatment
NEW YORK (March 5, 2013) – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and UNICEF welcome a new case study, which found that a baby treated with antiretroviral drugs in the first 30 hours...
Gucci launches New Global Campaign For Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment
CHIME FOR CHANGE Gucci launches a new global campaign for girls’ and women’s empowerment at TED2013, led by Frida Giannini, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Salma Hayek Pinault February 28 2013, Long Beach...
UNICEF Condemns Attacks against Civilians and Calls for Children to be Protected in Syria
NEW YORK (February 26, 2013) – UNICEF is appalled by the reported deaths of at least 70 children as a result of missile strikes that hit residential areas of Aleppo on February 18 and 22. Civilians...
Shakira, Gerard Piqué and UNICEF Thank Fans for Helping Children through World Baby Shower
NEW YORK (February 23, 2013) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira and FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Piqué today thanked hundreds of thousands of fans for taking part in their interactive World Baby...
Conflict and Crisis in Mali Disrupt Schooling for Hundreds of Thousands of Children
NEW YORK (February 22, 2013) – The crisis in Mali has disrupted the education of some 700,000 children, leaving 200,000 with no access to school in the North and South of the country, according to...