Press Releases
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...
UNICEF USA Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors: Frans Hijkoop and Dr. Sippi Khurana
NEW YORK (June 23, 2025) – UNICEF USA today announced the appointment of Frans Hijkoop and Dr. Sippi Khurana to the national Board of Directors. Their appointment, effective as of July 1st, expands...
UNICEF Executive Director visits the Sahel as insecurity and displacement continue to affect children
New York (June 21, 2025) – At the end of a mission to Burkina Faso, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today called for urgent action to protect children across the Sahel whose lives are...
Gaza’s Taps Running Dry: Fuel Crisis Deepens Daily Struggle for Families
NEW YORK (June 20, 2025) – “In a war already defined by its brutality, Gaza now teeters at its deadliest edge. Currently just 40 percent of drinking water production facilities remain functional in...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the children killed by the alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East
NEW YORK (June 15, 2025) – “This weekend’s surge in violence across the Middle East signals a dangerous escalation. Children are once again paying the ultimate price. “Since Friday, an intense...
Conflict, displacement and disease drive food insecurity and malnutrition to alarming levels in parts of South Sudan
NEW YORK (June 12, 2025) – The population in two counties in South Sudan are at-risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods...
Despite progress, child labor still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
NEW YORK (June 11, 2025) – Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labor in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development...
WFP/UNICEF humanitarian aid convoy carrying life-saving supplies attacked in Sudan’s North Darfur - Joint Statement
NEW YORK (June 3, 2025) - "The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF condemn an attack on a joint humanitarian convoy near Al Koma, North Darfur, last night. Five members of the convoy...
Mental health study shows Gen Z overwhelmed but undeterred by unrelenting global crises
GENEVA/SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (June 3, 2025) – Gen Z is deeply engaged with global issues, consumes news more than any other form of content, and is eager to shape the future, according to a new study...
Over 130,000 additional children out of school in DR Congo’s Ituri province as violence escalates and aid shrinks
NEW YORK (May 29, 2025) – Intensifying conflict, inter-community fighting, and resulting displacement are depriving hundreds of thousands of children in Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of...