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Yemen: Acute Hunger at Unprecedented Levels as Funding Dries Up
03/14/2022
NEW YORK (March 14, 2022) - Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the...
Stop Attacks on Health Care in Ukraine
03/13/2022
NEW YORK (March 13, 2022) – “Today, we call for an immediate cessation of all attacks on health care in Ukraine. These horrific attacks are killing and causing serious injuries to patients and health...
In Yemen, the Number of Children Killed or Injured Continues to Increase as Violence Escalates
03/12/2022
NEW YORK (March 12, 2022) – “Following the intensification of the conflict in Yemen in 2021, violence has continued to escalate this year and as always children are the first and most to suffer. “Over...
Additional UNICEF Supplies on Their Way to Ukraine as Number of Child Refugees Exceeds 1 Million Mark
03/10/2022
NEW YORK (March 10, 2022) – More than 1 million children have now fled Ukraine as war continues to ravage the country, UNICEF said today. Most have fled with their families to Poland, Hungary...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell On Reported Attack Against Maternity Hospital In Mariupol, Ukraine
03/09/2022
NEW YORK (March 9, 2022) – “I am horrified by the reported attack today on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine – an attack which reportedly left young children and women in labor buried beneath...
Briefing To The UN Security Council On The Humanitarian Situation In Ukraine By UNICEF Executive Catherine Russell
03/07/2022
NEW YORK (March 7, 2022) – Excellencies and colleagues, I would like to express my appreciation to Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield and Ambassador Ferit Hoxha for convening today’s meeting. I would also...
Unaccompanied And Separated Children Fleeing Escalating Conflict In Ukraine Must Be Protected
03/07/2022
NEW YORK (March 7, 2022) – "In the past week, more than one million refugees have been forced to flee Ukraine seeking safety and protection. Hundreds of thousands of them are children. Amongst those...
First Shipment of UNICEF Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Ukraine as Conflict Escalates
03/05/2022
NEW YORK, 5 March 2022 – The first batch of UNICEF humanitarian supplies has arrived today in Lviv, western Ukraine, from UNICEF’s Global Supply and Logistics Hub in Copenhagen. It is part of a six...
One Week into Conflict in Ukraine, Half a Million Children Become Refugees - UNICEF
03/03/2022
NEW YORK (March 3, 2022) – The conflict in Ukraine, now in its second week, is exacting a harrowing toll on children, UNICEF warned today. Millions of children could be caught up in the violence as...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Remarks At The Joint Launch Of The Humanitarian Flash Appeal And Regional Refugee Response Plan, Ukraine
03/01/2022
NEW YORK (March 1, 2022) – "The situation facing children and families caught up in the escalating conflict in Ukraine grows worse by the minute. "The fighting is moving closer to civilian populations...