Press Releases
UNICEF Executive Director warns of deepening protection crisis in Sudan as violence and displacement intensify
NEW YORK (December 9, 2025) – With Sudan facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, including escalating conflict, rising hunger, and the highest level of child displacement in the...
UNICEF Executive Director calls for urgent action and sustained investments for children in South Sudan
NEW YORK (December 6, 2025) - UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today concluded a visit to South Sudan, urging the Government and the international community to step up efforts to protect...
Democratic Republic of the Congo cholera outbreak is declared country’s worst in 25 years
KINSHASA, 5 December 2025 – The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a devastating impact tallying 64,427 total cases since the start of the year, including 1,888...
Surge in violence pushes children to the breaking point in northern Mozambique
NEW YORK (December 5, 2025) – Over 100,000 people, around two thirds of them children, have been displaced in northern Mozambique during the month of November, following attacks against civilians. The...
More than 10 children reportedly killed in attack on kindergarten in South Kordofan, Sudan
NEW YORK (December 5, 2025) – Drone strikes in Ghadeer locality, Kalogi, South Kordofan, have reportedly killed more than 10 children aged between 5 and 7 years, inside a kindergarten yesterday....
Millions of children in Southeast Asia affected by relentless climate-related disasters
NEW YORK (December, 5 2025) – “Over the past months and in recent weeks, children across five countries in Southeast Asia – Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia – have faced...
UNICEF USA Announces Presidential Inaugural Poet and Activist Amanda Gorman as Newest Ambassador
NEW YORK (December 1, 2025) – In advance of Giving Tuesday, UNICEF USA has appointed Presidential Inaugural Poet and activist, Amanda Gorman, as the organization’s newest Ambassador. The announcement...
Malnutrition persists as winter sets in, threatening children’s lives and wellbeing in Gaza
NEW YORK (November 28, 2025) – High levels of malnutrition continue to endanger the lives and wellbeing of children in the Gaza Strip, compounded by the onset of winter weather accelerating the spread...
More than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed in Ukraine this year
NEW YORK (November 26, 2025) — More than 340 educational facilities in Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed this year as the full-scale war rages, disrupting children’s learning and depriving them...
Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence against their mothers pervasive worldwide – UNICEF
NEW YORK (November 26, 2025) – Children in Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and Southern Asia are most likely to live with a mother who has experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse by...