Press Releases
Global polycrisis creating uphill battle to end child marriage – UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 3, 2023) – Despite a steady decline in child marriage in the last decade, multiple crises including conflict, climate shocks, and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19 are threatening to...
UNICEF sounds the alarm over increased number of unvaccinated children in the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (April 27, 2023) – According to the latest data released by UNICEF, over 4.3 million children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region did not receive a single dose of measles...
90 percent of adolescent girls and young women in low-income countries are offline - UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 27, 2023) – Around 90 percent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to...
Fighting in Sudan rapidly worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for children, warn UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision
NEW YORK (April 26, 2023) – As violent clashes in Sudan continue, UNICEF and the child-focused NGOs World Vision and Save the Children are highlighting the danger to children if the current ceasefire...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the Life of Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte
NEW YORK (April 25, 2023) - "We mourn the loss of Harry Belafonte, one of the world’s greatest actors, singers, producers, and champions of human rights – especially children. “He served as a UNICEF...
UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note: Triple impact of cyclone, cholera and flooding threatening survival and well-being of children in Mozambique
NEW YORK (April 25, 2023) – “More than 28,000 cases of cholera have now been recorded in Mozambique. This is ten times the figure reported at the start of February, and more than half of cases are...
Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunization progress lost during the pandemic
NEW YORK (April 24, 2023)- The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with Immunization Agenda 2030 and many other global...
Escalating Violence in Sudan Puts Millions of Children at Risk
NEW YORK (April 20, 2023) – “Five days of intense hostilities in Sudan, and four failed ceasefires, have already taken a devastating toll on the country’s children. If the violence does not stop, this...
New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK (April 19, 2023) – The public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied, UNICEF warned today in a new...
Ahead of Earth Day Aria Mia Loberti Visits with Children and Youth to Discuss Child Rights and Climate Action in Kosovo
NEW YORK (April 19, 2022) – Aria Mia Loberti, actor, Fulbright recipient and UNICEF Supporter, traveled to Kosovo to learn from UNICEF experts, children, families and partners about UNICEF’s mission...