How Can We Sustain the Child Survival Revolution?
Bill & Melinda Gates, Warren Buffett and UNICEF know one big part of the answer: vaccines work.
Statement by UNICEF Regional Director Geert Cappelaere on Reports of Children Killed and Injured in Syria
NEW YORK (February 10, 2017) – “Violence in Syria this week has reportedly killed at least 20 children and injured others in several areas across the war-torn country. “In Idlib earlier in the week...
Zodiac Art Show
The Muse Art Club put on a Zodiac Art Show and raised funds for UNICEF's lifesaving work
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Killing of ICRC Workers in Afghanistan and SARC Workers in Syria
NEW YORK ( February 8, 2017) – “We are saddened and outraged by the cruel killings today of six workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan, and two workers for...
Thousands of Children Out of School After Classrooms Hit by Heavy Shelling in Eastern Ukraine
NEW YORK (February 6, 2017) – Thousands of children have been forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week’s surge in fighting. At least five schools and two kindergartens have been...
The World Must Make Faster Progress to End Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
NEW YORK (February 6, 2017) – “It irreparably damages girls’ bodies, inflicting excruciating pain. It causes extreme emotional trauma that can last a lifetime. “It increases the risk of deadly...
It's Time to End Female Genital Mutilation
UNICEF is working to eliminate the cruel practice of FGM once and for all, but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens decades of progress. [VIDEO]
Two Refugees, Generations Apart, Tell their Story in New UNICEF Film
NEW YORK (February 3, 2017) – A powerful new UNICEF film presenting the parallel stories of a young Syrian refugee and a World War II child refugee was released today as a stark illustration of the...
Deadliest Winter for Refugee and Migrant Children Crossing the Central Mediterranean, Says UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 3, 2017) – A record number of refugee and migrant deaths in the Mediterranean over the past three months, including an estimated 190 children*, has prompted an urgent appeal from...