Press Releases
On World Poetry Day, hundreds of children affected by conflict and war share Poems for Peace
NEW YORK (March 21, 2023) – In commemoration of World Poetry Day, hundreds of children and young people around the world have published poems to highlight their experiences of conflict and war, and to...
UNICEF calls on de facto authorities to allow girls to return to secondary school in Afghanistan immediately
NEW YORK (March 21, 2023) – “It’s deeply disappointing to learn that, once again, the de facto authorities in Afghanistan have prevented girls from attending secondary school. This unjustified and...
New study finds that 43,000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia
NEW YORK (March 20, 2023) – A new report released today by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43,000 excess deaths might have occurred in 2022...
In wake of Cyclone Freddy, amid disruption to critical services, cholera surges in Mozambique
NEW YORK (March 20, 2023) – One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera is growing rapidly for...
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children - UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 20, 2023) – 90 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)...
Children at risk of cholera in aftermath of Cyclone Freddy - UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 19, 2023) – Millions of children are at risk in the face of a potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has...
10 million children in extreme jeopardy in central Sahel as insecurity seeps into neighboring countries – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 17, 2023) – Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020 – largely due to spiraling conflict, while...
UNICEF warns of looming child nutrition crisis in Syria amid 12 years of conflict and deadly earthquakes
NEW YORK (March 15, 2023) – Twelve years of conflict, and the recent deadly earthquakes, have left millions of children in Syria at heightened risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warned today. As the...
Children's Lives At risk In 11 countries Across Eastern And Southern Africa As Cholera Cases Peak
NEW YORK (March 9, 2023) – Eleven countries in eastern and southern Africa are experiencing an extremely worrying cholera outbreak, with 67,822 cases and 1,788 estimated deaths. However, actual...
Conflict, COVID-19, climate and economic crises deepen inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 9, 2023) – A global pandemic, natural disasters and ongoing conflicts over the last two years have impacted the wellbeing of an increasing number of families and children across Europe...