Press Releases
Three children reportedly killed in Ukraine this week, in more devastating attacks – UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 19, 2024) – “At least three children aged 6, 8 and 14 have reportedly been killed in yet another horrific attack in the Dnipro region earlier today. Our deepest sympathies are with the...
Gavi and UNICEF Welcome Approval of New Oral Cholera Vaccine
NEW YORK (April 18, 2024) – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to...
UNICEF USA Announces Actor, Author and Human Rights Activist Aria Mia Loberti as Newest Ambassador
NEW YORK (April 18, 2024) – UNICEF USA has appointed star of Netflix’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot See, Aria Mia Loberti, as the organization’s newest...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, following her two-day visit to the Middle East
NEW YORK (April, 16 2024) - “Today I completed a two-day visit to the Middle East, where escalating violence continues to take an unconscionable toll on the lives of children. “On the first day in...
Three Young Girls die on Greek Shores, in yet Another Shipwreck Tragedy - UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 11, 2024) – “Three girls aged 5, 7 and 10 years old died on the shores of Chios, Greece this week, in yet another tragic shipwreck. Two of them were sisters. Our deepest sympathies are...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban’s Remarks at the UN Security Council Briefing on Children and Armed Conflict
NEW YORK (April 3, 2024) – "Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, "Thank you to Malta and her Excellency Vanessa Frazier for arranging this critical briefing on children and armed conflict....
Three-Fold Increase in Civilian Casualties Caused by Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Myanmar’s Escalating Conflict
NEW YORK (April 3, 2024) – New data released by UNICEF reveals an alarming increase in civilian casualties – including many children – caused by the use of landmines and other explosive ordnance used...
Nine Years into the Conflict in Yemen, Millions of Children are Malnourished and Stunted
NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) – Nine years into the conflict in Yemen, almost 10 million children remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. While the reduction in active conflict since April 2022...
Gaza's Children: Trapped in a Cycle of Suffering
NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) – “Today I would like to speak about two major issues that people here in Gaza say are central to their survival. The safety of those in Rafah, and aid delivery. “Today Rafah...
Armed violence deepening malnutrition crisis for children in Haiti
NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) – The alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti are creating heightened risk of furthering a malnutrition crisis in the country, UNICEF warned today. The recent...