Press Releases
NBA Champion and Knicks Legend Jeremy Lin Travels with UNICEF USA to See UNICEF Programming in the Philippines
NEW YORK/MANILA (July 7, 2026) – NBA champion, Knicks legend and UNICEF Ambassador Jeremy Lin recently visited UNICEF program sites in the Philippines where he saw work that supports child nutrition...
Fracht Group North America Announces Partnership with UNICEF USA to Support Children in Crisis
NEW YORK (July 7, 2026) — Fracht Group North America, a global leader in freight forwarding and logistics, is proud to announce a new partnership with UNICEF USA in support of the UNICEF Global...
At least 330 children killed or injured in Sudan during first six months of 2026 as conflict takes escalating toll
NEW YORK (July 6, 2026) – Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly, with at least 330 children reported killed or injured during the first six...
UNICEF USA Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors
NEW YORK (July 2, 2026) – UNICEF USA today announced the appointment of Jeremy Barber, Michael T. McCaul, and Jon Tester, to its national Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. Additionally...
Joint statement by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF on the plight of migrant children in South Africa
NEW YORK (June 30, 2026) - The Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF express their deep concern regarding the plight of migrant children in South Africa and the challenges they face while...
Children are adopting AI technologies more than three times faster than adults
NEW YORK (June 30, 2026) – “AI is here. It is a growing part of all of our lives. And it is already shaping childhood around the world – for better and for worse. “New evidence is laying bare the...
UNICEF aid shipment lands in Venezuela following devastating earthquakes
NEW YORK (June 30, 2026) – In response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June, a 47-metric-ton shipment of UNICEF humanitarian supplies has arrived in the country today to...
UNICEF: 680,000 children estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance after Venezuela earthquakes
CARACAS/NEW YORK (June 27, 2026) - UNICEF estimates that 1.8 million people, including 680,000 children, are in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24...
Congressional Champions Join UNICEF USA to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
WASHINGTON D.C. (June 26, 2026) – This week, UNICEF USA convened bipartisan Congressional champions, global nutrition leaders and American manufacturers to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of Ready-to...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman's remarks at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sudan
NEW YORK (June 26, 2026) - "Mr. President … Excellencies … "I would like to thank Ambassador Leonor Zalabata Torres and the Colombian Presidency for keeping the humanitarian situation in Sudan high on...