Press Releases
Water for over 1.6 million children in Taiz at risk as fighting intensifies in Yemen
NEW YORK (October 20, 2026) - “In Taiz, Yemen, escalating fighting and fuel shortages are threatening UNICEF water systems serving an estimated three million people, at least 1.6 million of them...
At least 12 children reportedly killed in separate incidents in West Kordofan and Khartoum, Sudan
NEW YORK (October 20, 2026) – At least 12 children, some as young as two, were reportedly killed in two separate incidents in Sudan's West Kordofan and Khartoum states in recent days. On Saturday, 17...
Childhood defined by struggle for survival in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (October 16, 2026) – “In the last two weeks in Gaza, despite an agreed ceasefire, five boys and two girls have been reported killed and at least 33 children seriously injured in air strikes...
UNICEF statement on the school roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan
NEW YORK (October 15, 2026) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by reports that at least 28 children and one teacher have been killed when the roof of a private school collapsed in Dir Colony, Peshawar. The...
Afghanistan to face sharp rise in acute malnutrition in 2027, with over 4 million children projected to be in need of urgent treatment
NEW YORK (October 15, 2026) – UNICEF and Action Against Hunger, chair and co-chair of the Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster, warned today that acute malnutrition is worsening across Afghanistan, with over...
Over 8,000 children in need of humanitarian assistance following the Panama earthquake
NEW YORK (October 12, 2026) - UNICEF estimates that 38,000 people, including 8,300 children, are in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquake that struck Panama on October 9. The 7.5...
Statement by Etleva Kadilli, UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, on the tragic loss of lives, including at least 15 children, after migrant boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti
NEW YORK (October 12, 2026) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by the deaths of at least 139 people, including 15 children, after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti late last week. “The...
UNICEF statement on the earthquake in Panama
NEW YORK, (October 9, 2026) – UNICEF stands in solidarity with the children, adolescents and families affected by the earthquake that struck Panama’s Pacific coast on October 9, 2026. A powerful...
UNICEF Fast Facts: Over 347 million children in nearly 100 countries will be exposed to one of the strongest El Niño events on record
NEW YORK (October 6, 2026) – The 2026-2027 El Niño – a recurring climate pattern that warms parts of the Pacific Ocean and disrupts weather systems worldwide – is forecasted to become one of the...
"Ebola takes the people children depend on and unravels their lives” – UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 6, 2026) – "More than 1,900 children have lost one or both parents or caregivers to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or been separated from them, since the outbreak was...