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Global childhood vaccination holds steady, yet over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated – WHO, UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 15, 2025) – In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% -- roughly 109...
Joint statement by OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO on fuel shortage in Gaza
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/GAZA (July 12, 2025) – The United Nations warns that the fuel shortage in Gaza has reached critical levels. Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza. It powers hospitals, water...
Number of severely malnourished children doubles in North Darfur as nutrition crisis deepens across Sudan
NEW YORK (July 11, 2025) - Alarming new data from UNICEF reveals a 46 percent surge in the number of children being treated for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across Sudan’s five Darfur states...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children killed during a nutrition aid distribution in the Gaza Strip
NEW YORK (July 10, 2025) – “We are appalled by the reported killing of 15 Palestinians, including nine children and four women, who were waiting in line for nutritional supplies for children in Deir...
70 percent of children in Ukraine lack access to basic goods and services as material deprivation soars
NEW YORK (July 10, 2025) – Around 70 percent of children in Ukraine - or 3.5 million - now lack access to basic goods and services, including adequate food or shelter, according to new data published...
Starkey Partners with UNICEF as Inaugural Supporter of the UNICEF Children with Disabilities Fund
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA / NEW YORK (July 8, 2025) - Starkey, a global leader in hearing technology, announced today its role as the inaugural partner of the UNICEF Children with Disabilities Fund, a...
Threefold increase in the number of children killed or injured in Ukraine over the past three months
NEW YORK (July 4, 2025) – The verified number of children killed or injured in Ukraine between 1 March and 31 May 2025 increased by more than 200 per cent compared to the previous quarter, according...
Every five seconds, a child is displaced, injured, or killed in the Middle East and North Africa’s conflicts
NEW YORK (July 1, 2025) – At least 12.2 million children have reportedly been killed, maimed or displaced in conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in less than 2 years, the equivalent...
UNICEF Director of Child Protection Sheema Sen Gupta's remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate on children and armed conflict
NEW YORK (June 25, 2025) - "Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues. First of all, let me thank Guyana for allowing UNICEF the opportunity to address this Council today. "As we gather around...
UNICEF Executive Director concludes three-day mission to Chad, meeting with some of the 700,000 children displaced across border from Sudan
NEW YORK (June 23, 2025) – UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today concluded a three-day mission to Chad, warning of the worsening crisis affecting children in the eastern part of the...