Press Releases
UNICEF presents its 2012 holiday card and gift collection
NEW YORK (July 19, 2012) — Wooden bowls and servers hand-crafted in India from sustainable mango wood are just one of a variety of holiday gift items offered in UNICEF’s 2012 cards and gifts...
The 62nd annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Halloween campaign returns this October with a new look
New York (July 16, 2012) — Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, one of the longest-running youth volunteer initiatives in America, returns for its 62nd year with a new look encouraging kids to raise money for...
UNICEF ensuring access to clean water for thousands of children at risk of cholera in Mali
NEW YORK (July 16, 2012) — Following the recent outbreak of cholera in Mali, UNICEF is sending 20,000 water, sanitation and hygiene kits to north of the country as part of its emergency response...
Deadly Cholera outbreaks threaten children in Sahel region of Africa
NEW YORK (July 10, 2012) — As the rainy season begins across the Sahel belt of West and Central Africa, recent cholera outbreaks that have killed more than 60 people and sickened about 2,800 this year...
Future of South Sudan's children hangs in the balance one year after independence
NEW YORK (July 6, 2012) — UNICEF calls for the rights and well-being of children in South Sudan to be made an urgent priority as the one year anniversary of independence for the world's newest nation...
Violence against children on the rise in Mali
NEW YORK (July 6, 2012) — UNICEF today expressed grave concern over the situation in northern Mali, where evidence shows children are being killed or injured by explosive devices and recruited into...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan: "Trafficking and exploiting children are horrific crimes"
NEW YORK (July 5, 2012) — Celebrated actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan arrived in Myanmar this week on a three-day mission to help combat child trafficking . Chan will meet children who...
UN and partners appeal for $193 million to help Syrian refugees
GENEVA (June 28, 2012) — UN humanitarian agencies and partner organizations appealed on Thursday for urgent new funds to help meet the needs of growing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon...
UNICEF combats malnutrition among children and women affected by floods in Pakistan
NEW YORK (June 22, 2012) — UNICEF has received $3.7 million from the European Commission to combat malnutrition among women and children in Pakistan who have been affected by floods and conflict. The...
UNICEF Executive Director calls for accelerated efforts to make polio history
NEW YORK (June 21, 2012) — "The Independent Monitoring Board on progress with global polio eradication reports the significant finding that 2.7 million children in six countries have never been...