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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (March 6, 2024) – “As violence and lawlessness in Haiti reaches a new and terrifying level, the resolve of the international community and local stakeholders to protect and support the...
Statement by UNICEF in Zambia on the Situation of Children Following the Recent Emergency Declaration
NEW YORK / LUSAKA (March 4, 2024) – Children in Zambia have been facing multiple challenges over the past few months. The country has been trying to curb a devastating cholera outbreak since October...
Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (March 3, 2024) – “The child deaths we feared are here, as malnutrition ravages the Gaza Strip. “At least ten children have reportedly died because of dehydration and malnutrition in Kamal...
UNICEF USA Announces Transition of Chief Philanthropy Officer V. Renée Cutting
NEW YORK (March 1, 2024) – V. Renée Cutting is transitioning out of her role as Chief Philanthropy Officer at UNICEF USA, effective March 1, 2024. Renée will serve as Special Advisor to the CEO to...
El Niño-driven drought, floods, disease outbreaks and internal conflicts threatening the lives of children in Ethiopia
NEW YORK / ADDIS ABABA (March 1, 2024) – During a five-day visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Ted Chaiban, urged the international community to immediately scale up their support for...
Ukraine Two Years: Children in Frontline Areas Forced to Spend up to 5,000 Hours – Equivalent to Nearly 7 Months - Sheltering Underground
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four and almost seven months – sheltering...
UNICEF and WFP Demand Action to Protect Children and Unfettered Humanitarian Access in Eastern DRC
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to protect children and families caught in the escalating...
Frontline Children: Battling Mental Trauma, Underground
NEW YORK (February 23, 2024) – “UNICEF estimates that over the past two years of war, children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours –...
Children’s Lives Threatened by Rising Malnutrition in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (February 19, 2024) – A steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip poses grave threats to their health, according to a comprehensive new...
68,000 Children Affected by Nepal Earthquake Still Need Urgent Assistance - UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 12, 2024) –100 days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal on November 3, 2023, UNICEF is calling for continued support for 68,000 children and their families in the...