Press Releases
UNHCR, UNICEF Launch Blue Dot Hubs to Boost Protection for Children and Families on the Move across Europe
02/26/2016
NEW YORK (February 26, 2016) – As part of a joint endeavor to step up protection for the growing numbers of children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Syria
02/22/2016
NEW YORK (February 22, 2016) – For Syria’s children, today’s agreement on the terms of a cessation of hostilities is welcome news after five years of brutal conflict. UNICEF welcomes this diplomatic...
Joint Press Release: With Growing Numbers of Child Deaths at Sea, UN Agencies Call for Enhancing Safety for Refugees and Migrants
02/19/2016
NEW YORK (February 19, 2016) – An average of two children have drowned every day since September 2015 as their families try to cross the eastern Mediterranean, and the number of child deaths is...
Two Years On, Ukraine Conflict Affects over Half a Million Children
02/19/2016
NEW YORK (February 19, 2016) – The conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected the lives of 580,000 children living in non-government controlled areas and close to the front line in eastern Ukraine...
Education Drive to Benefit Half a Million Out-of-School Children in South Sudan
02/17/2016
NEW YORK (February 17, 2016) – An initiative to educate over half a million children in South Sudan was launched today by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology with support from UNICEF...
Malnutrition Mounts as El Niño Takes Hold
02/17/2016
NEW YORK (February 17, 2016) – Almost one million children are in need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF said today. Two years of erratic rain and...
Central African Republic: UNICEF Calls Upon Presidential Candidates to Make a Strong Commitment to Children
02/12/2016
NEW YORK (February 12, 2016) – As Central African voters prepare to cast their ballot on Sunday to elect their next President and members of Parliament, UNICEF is asking the candidates to place the...
Joint News Release: UN Agencies Warn of Escalating Food Crisis in South Sudan
02/08/2016
JUBA, 08 February 2016 – South Sudan is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity, as 2.8 million people – nearly 25 percent of the country’s population – remain in urgent need of food assistance...
Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation by 2030, say UNFPA and UNICEF
02/05/2016
NEW YORK (February 5, 2016) – “FGM is a violent practice, scarring girls for life -- endangering their health, depriving them of their rights, and denying them the chance to reach their full potential...
Joint press release: $1.4 billion needed to get every Syrian child back in school, say aid agencies
02/02/2016
AMMAN, 2 February 2016: The future of a generation of Syrian children and youth is in jeopardy unless donors meeting in London this week prioritise the funding needed to get them back to school, say...