Battle for Port Plunges Yemen Deeper Into Humanitarian Crisis
With food, medicine and safe water already in short supply, a devastated nation prepares for a crippling blockade.
Speaking Up for Albino Children
An important reminder to continue advocating on behalf of children who suffer discrimination and exclusion because of the way they look.
Why UNICEF and the UNICEF USA Bridge Fund Support Mass Immunization
“Vaccines are a miracle. We have a shared responsibility to ensure that all children, no matter where they live, have a shot at life.”
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore Calling for the Protection of Children in Hodeida and Throughout Yemen
NEW YORK (June 12, 2018) – “As Hodeida faces the threat of an assault, I am extremely concerned about the impact it will have on children in this port city and beyond. “UNICEF estimates that at least...
Teaching Social and Emotional Skills to Children in Papua New Guinea
UNICEF and the government of Papua New Guinea team up with partners like ALEX AND ANI to train early childhood educators.
Children in Syria Continue to Pay the Heaviest Price of a War Not of Their Making
NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – “UNICEF received reports that at least 13 children were killed in the past days in Syria. “An attack allegedly hit the village of Zardana in the northwestern governorate of...
Breaking all Barriers: 8 Million Children Sit End-of-Year Exams Across the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) – An estimated 8 million school children across the Middle East and North Africa are sitting their year-end school exams. Children in the region face a host of challenges to...
Refugee Children Get a Fresh Start at Kenya's Kakuma Camp
Forced from their homes by violence, the children of Kakuma find new hope through education.
UNICEF USA's Bridge Fund & UNICEF Create Systemic, Sustainable Change
Through social impact investment, we work together to help make progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 2030.