Helping Those Who Need It Most in Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria, millions are still without power or water. UNICEF USA is pitching in to get supplies to the most vulnerable.
Not a New School Year! Endless Violence Shutters Schools, Teachers Unpaid for a Year, Threatening Education for 4.5 Million Children in Yemen
NEW YORK (October 18, 2017) – “More than two and a half years of renewed conflict in Yemen have once again put the education of 4.5 million children on the line, adding to the long list of bitter...
#MeToo Sparks a Global Conversation on Violence Against Girls & Women
UNICEF supports the right of all girls and women to live a life free of sexual harassment and assault.
7,000 Newborns Die Every Day, Despite Steady Decrease in Under-Five Mortality, New Report Says
NEW YORK (October 19, 2017) – Every day in 2016, 15,000 children died before their fifth birthday, 46 percent of them – or 7,000 babies – died in the first 28 days of life, according to a new UN...
UNICEF NextGen Works to Save and Protect Young Migrants in Mexico
After a special mission to meet migrant children in Mexico, UNICEF Next Generation got busy fundraising. And then the earthquakes hit.
Muzoon Almellehan Returns to Jordan to Meet Syrian Refugees Striving to Get an Education
NEW YORK (October 16, 2017) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Muzoon Almellehan traveled to Jordan to meet children who, like her, fled the Syria conflict and are now determined to go to school despite...
UNICEF USA and FRSH Launch Alexa Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Skill
NEW YORK, NY (October 16, 2017) – UNICEF USA and Fresh Digital Group (FRSH) today launched a new Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Alexa skill for Amazon Echo devices to encourage kids and families to...
Food Access and Child Trafficking
Millions of children around the world lack access to food, making them vulnerable to human traffickers.
Violence in Al-Mayadin District, Deir ez-Zor, Reportedly Destroys Cold Room and Vaccines
NEW YORK ( October 12 , 201 7 ) – “ UNICEF has received reports that ongoing violence in Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria has destroyed a UNICEF-supported vaccine cold room in al- Mayadin district, with...
When the Hurricanes Hit, UNICEF and Google Joined Forces to Help
In emergencies, UNICEF and Google share expertise to provide information and assistance where it's needed most.