Press Releases
UNICEF and WFP Respond to Needs of Drought-Affected People in Somaliland and Puntland
04/11/2016
NEW YORK (April 11, 2016) – In northern Somalia, UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP) are stepping up efforts to help communities cope with a severe drought exacerbated by El Niño conditions in...
UNICEF Urges Full Hearings for Refugee and Migrant Children Stranded in Greece
04/06/2016
NEW YORK (April 6, 2016) – With the process of returning refugees and migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey underway as part of the EU-Turkey agreement, UNICEF reminds States of their duty to care...
UNICEF Kid Power Gives 4,300 Students in Indianapolis the Power to Get Active and Save Lives This Spring
04/05/2016
INDIANAPOLIS (April 5, 2016) – The NCAA honored UNICEF Kid Power on-court during today’s Division I women’s basketball national championship game, presenting a plaque to U.S. Fund for UNICEF President...
Yemen’s Children on the Brink as Country Risks Becoming a Failed State
03/29/2016
NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – A brutal conflict and a fast-deteriorating humanitarian situation are devastating the lives of millions of children in Yemen and have brought the country to the point of...
Let’s Move! Active Schools Welcomes Five New Partners
03/29/2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Let’s Move! Active Schools – part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative – announced five additions to its national...
UNICEF Launches “Unfairy Tales” of Refugee and Migrant Children
03/29/2016
NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – UNICEF today launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards the tens of millions of children and young people on the move globally. Called...
Joint Statement by U.S. Fund for UNICEF President & CEO Caryl M. Stern and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake
03/25/2016
NEW YORK (March 25, 2016) – “It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of our dear friend and former colleague Sascha Pinczowski and her brother Alexander. They were among those killed this week...
87 Million Children Under 7 Have Known Nothing But Conflict – UNICEF
03/24/2016
NEW YORK (March 24, 2016) – More than 86.7 million children under the age of 7 have spent their entire lives in conflict zones, putting their brain development at risk, UNICEF said today. During the...
New EU-Turkey Agreement on Refugees and Migrants Could Leave Children at Risk: UNICEF
03/22/2016
NEW YORK (March 22, 2016) – UNICEF today expressed concern that the new agreement between the EU and Turkey, which comes into effect this week, does not address the pressing humanitarian needs of 19...
Climate Change and Lack of Sanitation Threaten Water Safety for Millions: UNICEF
03/21/2016
NEW YORK (March 21, 2016) – On the eve of World Water Day, UNICEF said the push to bring safe water to millions around the world is going to be even more challenging due to climate change, which...