NEW YORK (September 9, 2024) – As children prepare for their first year and first day at school across several countries in the Middle East, at least 45,000 six-year-old children in the Gaza Strip are...
NEW YORK (September 6, 2024) – “This week marked the start of a new school year for children across Ukraine. Seven-year-old Emilia was one of them. Tragically she didn’t make it back for the third day...
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “Three children are reportedly among some 20 people who have died in yet another tragic shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa. Our deepest sympathies go out to their...
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “Reports of six children and a pregnant mother being among 12 people who drowned in the English Channel yesterday are an unacceptable tragedy. We cannot stand by and...
NEW YORK (September 4, 2024) – “The past three days have brought a rare bright spot amid the disastrous conflict in the Gaza Strip. “After almost a year of families experiencing horrors no man, woman...
NEW YORK (August 31, 2024) – UNICEF today announced that it has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Vaccines can play a critical role in containing the mpox outbreak which...
NEW YORK (September 3, 2024) – More than 800,000 children and 120,000 pregnant women will be vaccinated in a nationwide campaign launched on Monday by the Government of the Democratic People's...
NEW YORK (August 30, 2024) – Over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at risk as floods sweep through homes, schools and villages, UNICEF has warned. In all, these floods, the worst in...
A UNICEF Ambassador since 2003, Téa represents the third generation of her family working to help the children of the world and to champion their rights.
Widespread poverty, health crises, climate-driven natural disasters and violent conflict are all deeply affecting the children of Papua New Guinea. Learn more about what UNICEF is doing to ensure a...