Refugees: What Do We Know About Them?
"The common belief is that migrants and refugees are coming to get jobs," says UNICEF's Chris Tidey. "We find that's a myth."
How UNICEF Delivers Aid to Children in Yemen Despite Brutal Conflict
UNICEF's representative in Yemen, Julien Harneis, tells what it's like to help children in the war-torn country.
Yemen’s Children on the Brink as Country Risks Becoming a Failed State
NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – A brutal conflict and a fast-deteriorating humanitarian situation are devastating the lives of millions of children in Yemen and have brought the country to the point of...
Let’s Move! Active Schools Welcomes Five New Partners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Let’s Move! Active Schools – part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative – announced five additions to its national...
UNICEF Launches “Unfairy Tales” of Refugee and Migrant Children
NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – UNICEF today launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards the tens of millions of children and young people on the move globally. Called...
Joint Statement by U.S. Fund for UNICEF President & CEO Caryl M. Stern and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake
NEW YORK (March 25, 2016) – “It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of our dear friend and former colleague Sascha Pinczowski and her brother Alexander. They were among those killed this week...
UNICEF Hope Gala: First-Time Co-Chair on What Makes This Year’s Event
First-Time Co-Chair, Kim Rucker, on What Makes This Year’s Event
87 Million Children Under 7 Have Known Nothing But Conflict – UNICEF
NEW YORK (March 24, 2016) – More than 86.7 million children under the age of 7 have spent their entire lives in conflict zones, putting their brain development at risk, UNICEF said today. During the...