Press Releases
Pioneering New Film The Beginning of Life to be Released across Global Streaming and Multimedia Platforms
05/25/2016
NEW YORK (May 25, 2016) – The Beginning of Life , a groundbreaking feature documentary that explores the impact of a child’s early environment on their cognitive, social and emotional development...
Water and Sanitation a Key Concern in Sri Lanka Flood Emergency
05/24/2016
NEW YORK (May 24, 2016) – Over 300,000 victims including women and children have been affected by the tropical cyclonic storm ‘ROANU’ which has caused landslides and heavy rains in 22 districts of the...
UNICEF Kid Power Launches Free Star Wars: Force for Change Mission and Introduces New Green Kid Power Band to Help Kids and Fans Get Active and Save Lives This Summer
05/22/2016
NEW YORK (May 22, 2016) – The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today introduced a new UNICEF Kid Power Band in a special co-branded Star Wars: Force for Change green color to allow kids and Star Wars fans alike...
Four Schools or Hospitals Attacked or Occupied Every Day – UNICEF
05/19/2016
NEW YORK (May 19, 2016) – An average of four schools or hospitals are attacked or occupied by armed forces and groups every day, according to UNICEF analysis released ahead of the World Humanitarian...
UNICEF Welcomes FARC’s Announcement to Release all Children in its Ranks
05/16/2016
NEW YORK (May 16, 2016) – UNICEF welcomes the agreement by the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), Colombia’s main armed...
‘#EmergencyLessons’ Campaign Highlights Importance of Education for Children in Conflict and Disaster Zones
05/16/2016
NEW YORK (May 16, 2016) – The European Union and UNICEF today launched #EmergencyLessons, a new campaign to highlight the importance of education for children affected by emergencies. The social media...
100 Babies Born Every Day in Areas Worst Hit by Ecuador Quake – UNICEF
05/16/2016
NEW YORK (May 16, 2016) – Up to 100 babies on average are born every day in Esmeraldas and Manabí, the provinces worst hit by the Ecuador earthquake, UNICEF said today. “In a region where 1 in 5...
Unaccompanied Refugee and Migrant Children in Urgent Need of Protection, Warns UNICEF
05/06/2016
NEW YORK (May 6, 2016) – UNICEF today called for urgent measures to protect unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe – who are at serious risk of abuse, trafficking and exploitation and...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom Visits Conflict-Hit Ukraine to Highlight the Importance of Education in Emergencies
05/04/2016
NEW YORK (May 4, 2016) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom traveled to conflict-hit eastern Ukraine to raise awareness of the global education crisis facing children in humanitarian emergencies...
Statement by Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, and Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director on Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel in Syria
04/29/2016
NEW YORK (April 29, 2016) – We join the many voices expressing outrage at the attack on Al Quds Hospital in Aleppo. Among those killed were two doctors, including one of the only remaining...