NEW YORK / NIGERIA (March 7, 2024) – "I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the...
NEW YORK (March 8, 2024) – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. The updated global estimates show a...
NEW YORK / MOZAMBIQUE (March 8, 2024) – “ In the past month, attacks and fear of attacks in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have triggered the displacement of almost 100,000 people, including more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Children in Madagascar continue to face the devastating effects of overlapping crises including widespread malnutrition, multiple epidemics and recurring natural disasters intensified by climate...
Conflicts, climate change, lack of resources and a flood of refugees from neighboring countries have left children and families in Chad in urgent need of assistance. Learn what UNICEF is doing to help...