Press Releases
As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million
NEW YORK (March 22, 2025) – “As a new school year begins in Afghanistan, it marks three years since the start of the ban on girls' secondary education. This decision continues to harm the future of...
Decatur Achieves Child Friendly City Recognition Through UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative
NEW YORK / DECATUR, GA (March 21, 2025) – The City of Decatur, in partnership with UNICEF USA, is proud to announce its achievement of Child Friendly City status through UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities...
UNICEF condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State
NEW YORK (March 21, 2025) – UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Kitty van der Heijden Palais Briefing on Ethiopia, Nigeria and the global funding crisis
NEW YORK (March 21, 2025) – “Good morning. It is good to be with you today. “In the last 25 years, we have made significant progress in tackling the global malnutrition crisis for children. Since the...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown meets adolescent girls in Brazil and champions their rights
NEW YORK (March 19, 2025) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown met adolescent girls and young children while in São Paulo, Brazil, this week, to hear about their lives, the challenges they...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza
NEW YORK (March 18, 2025) – “Reports and images emerging from the Gaza Strip following today’s attacks are beyond horrifying. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, including more than 130...
Palestinian children remain deprived of the most essential supplies and services
NEW YORK (March 16, 2025) – “I have just concluded a four-day mission to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The situation is extremely concerning. “Far too often, children in the State of Palestine are...
Tens of thousands of families displaced by fighting in DR Congo’s South Kivu as UNICEF scales up humanitarian response
NEW YORK (March 14, 2025) – The resurgence of conflict in the province of South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has forced more than 850,000 people—nearly half of them...
Geneva Palais briefing note: Children in Sudan: a generation at risk
NEW YORK (March 14, 2024) – "This morning, I would like to bring your attention to Sudan’s children—trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. I returned last week from a country where...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at UN Security Council meeting on Sudan
NEW YORK (March 13, 2025) - "Excellencies, colleagues, thank you for inviting me to speak here today. "I’d like to express my appreciation to Denmark and to the United Kingdom for convening and...