Media Hub
Fewer Girls Threatened by Female Genital Mutilation
NEW YORK (February 6, 2013) — Fewer girls are subjected to the life-threatening practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), according to new data from the United Nations, released on the...
UNICEF Begins Delivery of Water Treatment Supplies for 10 Million People in Syria
NEW YORK (February 4, 2013) — A large-scale operation is underway in Syria to secure safe water supplies for close to half the country’s population, UNICEF said today. The first four trucks carrying...
UNICEF Scales up Support to Malawi’s Flood Victims as Rains Persist
NEW YORK (February 1, 2013) – UNICEF is working with its partners to scale up emergency assistance to more than 53,000 people hit by floods in Malawi’s southern region as heavy rains continue. An...
UNICEF: More than 200,000 Children in Homs, Syria Need Urgent Humanitarian Assistance
NEW YORK (February 1, 2013) — A United Nations joint mission to the western Syrian governorate of Homs, in which UNICEF took part, found that 420,000 people need immediate humanitarian assistance...
UNICEF Launches Play Initiative with $1 Million Grant from Disney
NEW YORK (January 30, 2013) — UNICEF, with a $1 million founding grant from Disney, announced today the launch of a pilot program that utilizes playgrounds and recreation to promote play, a critical...
UNICEF Reaches Children Affected by Conflict in Central African Republic
NEW YORK (January 29, 2013) — UNICEF is working with its partners to provide emergency relief after weeks of conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) left 800,000 people in urgent need of...
UNICEF Assists Flood Survivors in Mozambique
NEW YORK (January 28, 2013) — The worry and distress of the thousands of people who were forced to leave their homes because of the devastating floods in Gaza Province, Mozambique, are terrible to...
$1.4 Billion Needed Now for Children in Syria, Mali and Other Countries in Crisis
NEW YORK (January 25, 2013) — UNICEF appealed today for nearly $1.4 billion to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of children in 45 countries and regions gripped by conflict, natural disasters and...
Selena Gomez Concert Benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Raises More Than $150,000
NEW YORK (January 24, 2013) — Actress, multiplatinum recording artist, and fashion designer Selena Gomez hosted a concert benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on Saturday, January 19 at the Best Buy...
UNICEF Calls for Children to be Protected from Violence in Mali
NEW YORK (January 22, 2013) — With military operations ongoing in Mali, UNICEF is calling on commanders of all armed forces, groups and militias in the country to take every possible measure to...