Press Releases
As Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa, UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect millions of children
NEW YORK (August 11, 2026) - Cholera is rapidly spreading across West and Central Africa, with outbreaks now affecting six countries and placing millions of children at increasing risk. Seasonal rains...
UNICEF support children and families affected by the earthquake in Chocó and Buenaventura, Colombia
NEW YORK (August 11, 2026) - Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia, UNICEF is scaling up its response to support affected children and families in the department of Chocó...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman's remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on escalating violence in the West Bank
NEW YORK (August 11, 2026) - "Mr. President … Excellencies … thank you to Denmark for convening this important briefing. "We meet as the situation facing children across the occupied West Bank...
DR Congo: As Ebola child deaths pass 300, UNICEF warns outbreak also threatens essential health services
NEW YORK (August 6, 2026) – New health data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ituri Province shows a sharp decline in the number of children and women accessing essential healthcare...
At least 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 300 days
NEW YORK (August 6, 2026) – At least 300 children have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025. This amounts to an average of one child every day...
UNICEF statement on children reportedly killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and Ukraine
NEW YORK (August 4, 2026) – "Over the past several days, children have again been killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and across Ukraine. “In the Russian Federation, there are...
Statement by UNICEF Acting Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Abdul Fofana, as child casualties in Iran reportedly exceed 2,500 amid ongoing war
NEW YORK (July 31, 2026) – “As war reverberates in Iran and neighboring countries, children continue to be killed and maimed in the places where they should be safest – their homes, schools and...
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ahead of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK (July 31, 2026) - Too many mothers and families around the world still lack access to services and interventions that enable and support breastfeeding. Yet breastfeeding is one of the...
At least 23 children reportedly killed and 25 injured in Sudan’s conflict-afflicted North Kordofan in past two months
NEW YORK (July 28, 2026) – At least 23 children have reportedly been killed, with a further 25 reportedly injured in North Kordofan in the two months since the conflict intensified around Al Obeid in...
Thousands of children continue to face multiple risks one month after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela
NEW YORK (July 24, 2026) – One month after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela’s north-central coast, children and families continue to face the lasting impacts of displacement, damaged...