Press Releases
UNICEF USA Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Ruling
10/07/2022
NEW YORK (October 7, 2022) – The livelihoods and well-being of nearly 600,000 immigrants and their families currently protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy continue...
UNICEF Is Deeply Saddened By Tragic Shooting At Early Childhood Development Center In Thailand
10/06/2022
NEW YORK (October 6, 2022) – UNICEF is saddened and shocked by the tragic shooting incident at an early childhood development center in Thailand’s northern province of Nong Bua Lamphu, where dozens of...
Demand For Life-Saving Supplies For Children At An All-Time High As UNICEF Commemorates 60 Years Of Operations In Copenhagen
10/05/2022
NEW YORK (October 5, 2022) – UNICEF is commemorating 60 years of delivering emergency supplies to the world's most vulnerable children from its Global Supply and Logistics Hub in Copenhagen. The...
Amidst Insecurity In Haiti, New Cholera Upsurge Puts 1.2 Million Children At Risk
10/04/2022
NEW YORK (October 4, 2022) – The resurgence of cholera in violence-stricken Haiti after three years without a single reported case threatens the well-being and health of 1.2 million children living in...
Dell Technologies Partners with UNICEF USA to Support Giga, the Global Initiative to Connect Every School to the Internet by 2030
10/03/2022
NEW YORK (October 3, 2022) — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is partnering with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) USA to support Giga , a UNICEF-ITU global initiative to connect every school...
UNICEF Concerned For Children In The Philippines As Super Typhoon Noru/Karding Strikes
09/25/2022
NEW YORK (September 25, 2022) – Super Typhoon Noru (local name Karding) is expected to make landfall today in Luzon, including the capital Metro Manila. Noru is the 11th tropical cyclone to hit the...
Children In Sudan Are In The Middle Of A Perfect Storm Of Crises - UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing
09/23/2022
NEW YORK (September 23, 2022) – “In this briefing, my aim is to underscore the enormity of challenges the children of Sudan face. And to share some sense of what action is urgently required. Children...
Over Half a Billion Dollars Pledged to Tackle Severe Wasting Since July in Unprecedented International Response to Deepening Child Malnutrition Crisis
09/22/2022
NEW YORK, (September 21, 2022) — Governments, philanthropies, and private donors have pledged approximately US$577 million since July in response to the deepening child malnutrition crisis – with at...
SAP, UNICEF and GenU Extend and Expand Partnership to Help Young People Gain Skills for Employment
09/21/2022
NEW YORK (SEPTEMBER 21, 2022) – Multinational software corporation SAP SE (SAP) has today committed to continuing its partnership with UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited (GenU) for an...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note On The Harrowing Situation Children Face As Floods Continue To Devastate Pakistan
09/20/2022
NEW YORK (September 20, 2022) – “Next week marks a month since catastrophic floods uprooted more than 3.4 million children from their homes. The violent rapids have already claimed the lives of more...