Press Releases
Gaza’s Children Call for the Future They Need
NEW YORK (February 24, 2026) - "For the past two years, Gaza’s children have been spoken about endlessly. Their deaths and injuries reported. Their suffering described. "But what has been less visible...
The children of Syria deserve a future worthy of their strength
NEW YORK (February 20, 2026) – "I left Syria as a child, clutching my schoolbooks, searching for safety, and thinking home would never be a reality for me again. Last week, I again returned to my...
UNICEF calls for the release of all children arrested in the latest public unrest in Iran
NEW YORK (February 19, 2026) – “UNICEF is deeply concerned by the reports that children arrested in connection with the recent public unrest in Iran remain in detention. “While the number of children...
Drone strike in West Kordofan kills 15 children
NEW YORK (February 18, 2026) - The lives and safety of children in Sudan continue to be threatened by unchecked violence. On Monday February 16th, at least 15 children were reportedly killed and 10...
Successive cyclones put children at risk in Madagascar
NEW YORK (February 17, 2026) — At least 6,000 children have been displaced and nearly 29,000 are unable to attend school in the aftermath of Cyclone Gezani, which struck eastern Madagascar on 10...
This war is following children, as attacks on civilian areas continue across Ukraine four years into war
NEW YORK (February 17, 2026) – “One freezing night in late January, Kateryna grabbed her two children and ran into the corridor. The explosions were louder than normal by Kherson standards and...
More than a third of Ukraine’s children remain displaced four years into war – UNICEF
NEW YORK (February, 17 2026) – More than a third of Ukraine’s children – 2,589,900 – remain displaced as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. This includes more than 791,000 children inside...
Violence no child can outrun - South Sudan's escalating crisis
NEW YORK (February 13, 2026) – “Since late December 2025, a devastating escalation of violence has swept across northern and central parts of South Sudan. At least 280,000 people have been displaced...
Child recruitment and use by armed groups in Colombia quadruples over five years
NEW YORK (February 12, 2026) – The number of children recruited and used by armed groups in Colombia has spiked by 300 percent in five years, according to cases verified by the United Nations, as...
Child recruitment in Haiti surges threefold in just one year – UNICEF
NEW YORK (February 12, 2026) – The number of children in Haiti recruited and used by armed groups has skyrocketed by an estimated 200 percent in 2025 reflecting a growing reliance on the exploitation...