Press Releases

NEW YORK (November 18, 2024) – At least 2,406 children have been killed or injured since the escalation of the war in Ukraine nearly 1,000 days ago, according to the latest available verified reports...

NEW YORK (November 12, 2024) – A group of leading organizations today announced the creation of the Child Rights and Sports Alliance (CRSA) in the United States. The goals of the Alliance are to...

NEW YORK (November 12, 2024) - “UNICEF is devastated by reports of an attack that killed three children from the same family, along with their mother, in Kryvyi Rih. “Ten-year-old Kiril, his brother...

NEW YORK (November 11, 2024) - The back-to-back onslaught of Typhoons Kristine and Leon caused widespread damage in the Philippines, leaving thousands of families and children without access to safe...

NEW YORK (November 8, 2024) - At least 64 attacks against schools – almost two every day – were registered in the Gaza Strip last month, according to the latest data from UNICEF and partners. An...

NEW YORK (November 7, 2024) - More than 420,000 children are currently affected by dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought conditions across three countries in the Amazon region, according to...

NEW YORK (November 6, 2024) - The second round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip was completed yesterday, with an overall 556,774 children under the age of ten being vaccinated with...

NEW YORK (November 5, 2024) - “The Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has become a besieged war zone. Its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the last remaining in the north, has reportedly been...

NEW YORK (November 5, 2024) — With a commitment to end the debilitating and life-threatening effects on children of lead poisoning, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)...

NEW YORK (November 4, 2024) – The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...