Press Releases
El Niño threatens more than two-thirds of children in Eastern and Southern Africa
NEW YORK (September 1, 2026) - More than 162 million children, over two-thirds of all children in Eastern and Southern Africa, live in areas exposed to the impact of the strengthening 2026/2027 El...
UNICEF welcomes the release of women and children in Kenscoff and calls for stronger protection of children in Haiti
NEW YORK (August 28, 2026) - Six children and seven women who were abducted in Kenscoff last Sunday have been released. The children include three children under the age of two, a seven-year-old and...
Nearly one in thirteen children under five suffer from acute malnutrition in Haiti
NEW YORK (August 28, 2026) – Approximately one in thirteen children in Haiti aged between 6 months and 5 years old are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to the preliminary findings by the...
Four children killed as separate attacks destroy humanitarian supplies and damage critical water infrastructure in Gaza
AMMAN, 28 August 2026 – At least four children have been reported killed and many others injured in the Gaza Strip over the past five days, while attacks have also destroyed a warehouse containing...
Flash floods in Nepal leave more than 17,000 children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance
NEW YORK (August 27, 2026) – At least 17,000 children have been impacted by the devastating flash floods that tore through Nepal's Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts on 26 August. So far, an...
UNICEF Statement on the deaths of 14 newborns following hospital fire in Islamabad, Pakistan
NEW YORK (August 26, 2026) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of at least 14 newborn lives following a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad...
Children killed and injured in latest attacks across Ukraine as monthly child casualties reach four-year high
NEW YORK (August 25, 2026) – At least 16 people were killed and more than 140 injured, including 23 children, in an attack by the Russian Armed Forces on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih...
Hospitals overwhelmed as child malnutrition surges across Afghanistan
NEW YORK (August 25, 2026) – “Across Afghanistan, 3,7 million children are currently suffering from wasting – they are acutely malnourished, including around 1 million with life-threatening severe...
New SMART survey provides updated assessment of child and maternal nutrition in accessible areas of Gaza
NEW YORK (August 24, 2026) – A new population-based nutrition survey conducted in accessible areas of the Gaza Strip shows a complex nutritional picture: relatively low acute malnutrition among...
Hundreds of health and nutrition facilities closed as Somalia’s child crisis deepens
NEW YORK (August 21, 2026) – “In Somalia today, aid cuts are closing doors to healthcare, shutting down nutrition services, and pushing water, education and protection further out of reach. As ever...