Press Releases
Statement by UNICEF on the deaths and injuries of children in Jabaliya camp
NEW YORK (November 1, 2023) – “The scenes of carnage coming out of Jabaliya camp in the Gaza Strip following attacks yesterday and again today are horrific. “While we do not yet have estimates of the...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell UN Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Haiti
NEW YORK (October 23, 2023) – "Excellencies, colleagues, Thank you to Ambassador França Danese for hosting this briefing during Brazil’s Security Council presidency, and for inviting me to update you...
Time is running out for children—UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – Hundreds of thousands of children and their families have started fleeing northern Gaza today ahead of imminent larger-scale attacks. It follows days of bombardments of...
With Hundreds Dead, the Killing of Children Must Stop
NEW YORK (October 13, 2023) – “Hundreds & hundreds of children have been killed and injured. Every hour in Gaza the number of children killed rises. The killing of children must stop. “The images and...
UNICEF signs deal to deliver new malaria vaccine in breakthrough for child survival
NEW YORK (October 12, 2023) – UNICEF today announced an agreement to secure supply of the world’s second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M. The deal is a major milestone towards meeting the high demand...
Refugee children arriving in Armenia showing signs of severe psychological distress - UNICEF
NEW YORK (October 10, 2023) – Refugee children arriving in Armenia are showing signs of severe psychological distress, according to reports from UNICEF-supported social workers providing specialized...
Number of unaccompanied children crossing deadly Central Mediterranean Sea migration route to Italy increases by 60 percent – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 29, 2023) – More than 11,600 children crossed the Central Mediterranean Sea to Italy without their parents or legal guardians between January and mid-September 2023. This is an...
More than 16,000 children are displaced following Libya floods - UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 28, 2023) – More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, UNICEF warned today. Their psychosocial wellbeing is at...
Tens of thousands of Sudanese children on the brink of death before the year ends
NEW YORK (September 19, 2023) – On the back of a cruel disregard for civilians and the relentless attacks on health and nutrition services, UNICEF fears many thousands of newborns will die between now...
AT LEAST 100,000 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY MOROCCO EARTHQUAKE – UNICEF
NEW YORK (September 11, 2023) – Initial reports indicate that approximately 100,000 children have been impacted by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late on Friday night - the strongest...