NEW YORK (December 6, 2024) – “ In a single day of bloodshed, children in different parts of the Gaza strip were reportedly killed while sheltering inside their tents or desperately queueing for a...
NEW YORK (December 5, 2024) - “Excellencies, colleagues … welcome to the launch of UNICEF’s 2025 Humanitarian Action for Children appeal. “Let me start by thanking you – UNICEF’s friends and donors –...
NEW YORK (December 5, 2024) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah travelled to Sudan this week to meet with children and families affected by the conflict that has devastated the country for the...
NEW YORK (December 4, 2024) – “I am deeply alarmed by reports that the de facto authorities in Afghanistan plan to ban women from studying in medical faculties, including fields critical to the health...
NEW YORK (December 5, 2024) – UNICEF launched a US$ 9.9 billion funding appeal today to reach 109 million children across 146 countries with lifesaving aid in 2025. The funds will be utilized in...
NEW YORK (December 4, 2024) – "Excellencies. Thank you Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield for bringing us together to speak about the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the lives of children, their...
NEW YORK (December 2, 2024) – “I am deeply alarmed by the recent escalation of hostilities in northwest Syria, which has reportedly resulted in the tragic killing of at least seven children and...
NEW YORK (December 2, 2024) – “Ambassador Rae, Excellencies, colleagues … good morning. It is good to be with you for this important discussion on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti. “Today, I am...
NEW YORK (November 26, 2024) – “UNICEF welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, which we hope will bring an end to the war which has killed more than 240 children, injured around 1,400...
NEW YORK (November 26, 2024) – “Six children are among eight people who lost their lives yesterday in the Aegean Sea. The children were with some 40 people travelling on a small dinghy boat across the...