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Fast facts: 1 in 4 people globally still lack access to safe drinking water – WHO, UNICEF
NEW YORK/GENEVA (August 26, 2025) – Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them at...
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
NEW YORK (August 22, 2025) – More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new Integrated Food...
Urgent action is needed as humanitarian needs of children and families in As-Sweida continue to surge
NEW YORK (August 13, 2025) – The impact of recent violence in Syria’s As-Sweida Governorate in July and early August continues to affect children and families. The violence, which reportedly left at...
Statement from UNICEF USA President and CEO, Michael J. Nyenhuis, on U.S. Department of State $93 million grant for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
NEW YORK (August 11, 2025) - The U.S. Department of State announced a $93 million grant to UNICEF to deliver Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to nearly 1 million acutely malnourished children...
With millions returning to Afghanistan, UNICEF calls for a safe, dignified, voluntary and phased approach and increased support for children and families
KABUL/NEW YORK (August 9, 2025) – “I have just concluded my visit to Afghanistan, where over two million Afghans, including half a million children, have returned from Iran and Pakistan so far this...
Children in Sudan ‘reduced to skin and bones’ as UNICEF calls for urgent action
NEW YORK (August 5, 2025) – “Over the past week, I travelled from Port Sudan to Aj Jazeera and Khartoum States, witnessing the impact that this crisis – the world’s largest humanitarian crisis – is...
On World Breastfeeding Week, countries urged to invest in health systems and support breastfeeding mothers
NEW YORK (August 4, 2025) - Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure a baby’s health, development, and survival in the earliest stages of life. It acts as their first vaccine...
Over 640,000 children under five at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s North Darfur State
NEW YORK (August 4, 2025) – More than 1,180 cholera cases - including an estimated 300 cases in children - and at least 20 deaths have been reported in Tawila, North Darfur State, since the first case...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban's remarks following his recent travel to Israel, Gaza & the West Bank
NEW YORK (August 1, 2025) - "I just returned from a five-day mission to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and I speak to you with deep urgency and profound concern today. "This...
80,000 children at high risk of cholera as outbreaks spread across 12 countries in West and Central Africa
NEW YORK (July 30, 2025) – An estimated 80,000 children [1] are at high risk of cholera, as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa. The heightened risk of cholera spreading is driven...