Press Releases
Measles cases dropped in Europe and Central Asia in 2025 compared to the previous year, but the risk of outbreaks remains – UNICEF and WHO
NEW YORK (February 11, 2026) – Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined significantly in 2025 compared to 2024, according to preliminary data reported by 53 countries in the WHO European...
UNICEF statement on attack in Islamabad, Pakistan
NEW YORK (February 7, 2026) – “UNICEF strongly condemns the devastating attack at a place of worship in Islamabad yesterday, that reportedly claimed the lives of six children. The killing of children...
2026 brings no respite to children living in violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
NEW YORK (February 6, 2026) – “We are only a few weeks into the new year and already the toll of violence and conflict on children in the region is devastating. “Children have been killed, injured...
Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM
NEW YORK (February 6, 2026) – In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls—many under the age of five—are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation. Currently, more than 230 million girls and...
Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone
NEW YORK (February 4, 2026) – Global cholera vaccine supply has now increased to a level sufficient to allow the resumption of life-saving preventive campaigns for the first time in over three years...
‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’
NEW YORK (February 4, 2026) – “UNICEF is increasingly alarmed by reports of a rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised images circulating, including cases where photographs of children have...
UNICEF statement on reported death and injury of children during attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan
NEW YORK (February 3, 2026) – “UNICEF is gravely concerned by reports that children were amongst those killed and injured in attacks across the south-western province of Balochistan last weekend. This...
Lives of malnourished children at risk with upsurge in violence in South Sudan
NEW YORK (February 3, 2026) – More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in...
Darfur’s children living on a thin line between abandonment and hope
NEW YORK (January 30, 2026) – “In Darfur today, reaching a single child can take days of negotiation, security clearances, and travel across sand roads under shifting frontlines. But the work is...
Rebuilding hope: UNICEF expands ‘Back to Learning’ for hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza
NEW YORK (January 27, 2026) – “Today UNICEF is scaling up learning in Gaza in one of the largest emergency learning efforts anywhere in the world. Our Back to Learning program will expand to include...