UNICEF in Pakistan
Climate change and related humanitarian crises are threatening children’s futures in Pakistan. While responding to emergency needs, UNICEF is also working with partners to strengthen critical systems...
Pregnant mother and toddler among those killed yesterday in yet another tragic shipwreck in the Mediterranean, with more missing – UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 7, 2023) – “UNICEF is deeply saddened by yet another shipwreck in the Mediterranean. This time, a pregnant mother is among those who have lost their lives off the coast of Lampedusa...
76 percent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 7, 2023) – South Asia has the highest percentage of children exposed to extreme high temperatures, compared to all other regions, according to a UNICEF analysis. UNICEF estimates that...
Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti - UNICEF
NEW YORK (August 7, 2023) – The ongoing violence in Haiti continues to threaten the well-being of children and women. The latest reports received by UNICEF reveal an alarming spike in kidnappings...
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK (August 1, 2023) – In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is...
1 in 2 children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency, double the global average
NEW YORK (July 27, 2023) – Around half of children in Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million – are exposed to high heatwave frequency, according to an analysis of the latest available data from 50...
UNICEF: How to Keep Kids Safe and Healthy During a Heat Wave
Beat the heat: a primer for parents on how to protect kids as periods of extreme heat happen more and more often as a result of climate change.
UNICEF: Against the odds, children begin the new school year in Rohingya refugee camps
NEW YORK (July 23, 2023) – Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up today...
Severe violations of children’s rights an ‘hourly occurrence’ in Sudan, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (July 24, 2023) – As the brutal conflict in Sudan hits 100 days, UNICEF has received reports of a staggering 2,500 severe violations of children’s rights —an average of at least one an hour...
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate Takes a Stand for Adolescent Girls During Visit to Rwanda
NEW YORK (July 18, 2023) – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate is joining thousands of girls and women at the Women Deliver Conference in Rwanda this week to call for increased investment to...