Press Releases
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK (August 1, 2023) – In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is...
UNICEF: Against the odds, children begin the new school year in Rohingya refugee camps
NEW YORK (July 23, 2023) – Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up today...
Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide
NEW YORK (July 18, 2023) – Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the historic backsliding in...
UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage
NEW YORK (July 18, 2023) – “Last year, UNICEF described the backsliding in childhood immunization coverage as a “red alert for child health. Today, we see a hope that this trend is reversing. “However...
‘Children drowning in the world’s inaction’ UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the increase in children taking the Central Mediterranean Sea migration route
NEW YORK (July 14, 2023) – “The number of children who have lost their lives while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe has doubled in the first half of this year compared to the...
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
NEW YORK (July 12, 2023) – Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according...
18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023–2025: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 5, 2023) – Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The roll out is a critical...
More than 100,000 children fleeing Sudan conflict face new dangers amid desperate situation in Chad
NEW YORK (June 26, 2023) – Children and families who have arrived in Eastern Chad in search of safety after fleeing the intensifying conflict in the neighboring Sudanese region of Darfur, now face new...
Funds for world’s climate hotspots woefully neglect the needs of children, new report finds
NEW YORK (June 22, 2023) – Children are being failed by climate funding commitments, despite bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, according to a new report from members of the Children’s...
WFP and UNICEF Executive Directors visit Haiti to galvanize international support amid record humanitarian needs
NEW YORK (June 20, 2023) – The heads of UNICEF and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) ended missions to Haiti today, calling for far more support for highly vulnerable children and families...