Press Releases
DR Congo: As Ebola child deaths pass 300, UNICEF warns outbreak also threatens essential health services
NEW YORK (August 6, 2026) – New health data from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ituri Province shows a sharp decline in the number of children and women accessing essential healthcare...
At least 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 300 days
NEW YORK (August 6, 2026) – At least 300 children have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025. This amounts to an average of one child every day...
UNICEF statement on children reportedly killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and Ukraine
NEW YORK (August 4, 2026) – "Over the past several days, children have again been killed and injured in attacks in the Russian Federation and across Ukraine. “In the Russian Federation, there are...
Statement by UNICEF Acting Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Abdul Fofana, as child casualties in Iran reportedly exceed 2,500 amid ongoing war
NEW YORK (July 31, 2026) – “As war reverberates in Iran and neighboring countries, children continue to be killed and maimed in the places where they should be safest – their homes, schools and...
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ahead of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK (July 31, 2026) - Too many mothers and families around the world still lack access to services and interventions that enable and support breastfeeding. Yet breastfeeding is one of the...
At least 23 children reportedly killed and 25 injured in Sudan’s conflict-afflicted North Kordofan in past two months
NEW YORK (July 28, 2026) – At least 23 children have reportedly been killed, with a further 25 reportedly injured in North Kordofan in the two months since the conflict intensified around Al Obeid in...
Thousands of children continue to face multiple risks one month after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela
NEW YORK (July 24, 2026) – One month after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela’s north-central coast, children and families continue to face the lasting impacts of displacement, damaged...
Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic
NEW YORK (July 23, 2026) – New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that the progress, driven...
Drone attack on Ar Rahad market, North Kordofan, kills and injures children
NEW YORK (July 21, 2026) – “A drone attack on a market in Ar Rahad, North Kordofan, yesterday, reportedly killed at least two children and injured six others, aged between six and 14. Four adults were...
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist
NEW YORK (July 21, 2026) - Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and...