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Nearly 40 Million Children Are Dangerously Susceptible To Growing Measles Threat
11/23/2022
NEW YORK (November 23, 2022) – Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles...
Haiti: Children Account For Two In Five Cholera Cases - UNICEF
11/23/2022
NEW YORK (November 23, 2022) – Nearly two months into the cholera outbreak in Haiti, UNICEF is warning that approximately 40 percent of the growing number of confirmed cases are among children. Since...
Racism And Discrimination Against Children Rife In Countries Worldwide – UNICEF
11/18/2022
NEW YORK (November 18, 2022) – Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries across the world, according to a new UNICEF report...
Violence, Conflict And Unrest Robs Nearly 580 Children Of Their Lives In The Middle East And North Africa Since Start Of Year
11/18/2022
NEW YORK (November 18, 2022) – November 20th marks World Children’s Day, the annual commemoration of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which provides a universal set of...
UNICEF USA Statement on Ruling to Vacate Title 42 Public Health Order
11/17/2022
NEW YORK (November 17, 2022) – UNICEF USA welcomes the federal ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacating the use of Title 42 at the U.S.–Mexico border. The consequences...
UNICEF Calls For Investment In World’s First Child-Focused Climate Risk Financing Solution
11/16/2022
NEW YORK (November 16, 2022) UNICEF is launching a new climate financing initiative to enhance countries’ climate resilience and disaster preparedness for children and youth and bolster protection for...
Top UN, ICRC Leaders Urge Stepped-Up Global Support To Protect Civilians From Explosive Weapons In Populated Areas
11/14/2022
NEW YORK (November 14, 2022) The heads of three UN entities and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today urged States to support a new political declaration to...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Concludes Vietnam Visit, Commends Country’s Commitment To Children
11/11/2022
NEW YORK (November 11, 2022) UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a three-day visit to Vietnam, commending the country for its many gains for children. Russell also called for urgent...
Over 27 Million Children At Risk As Devastating Floods Set Records Across The World
11/08/2022
NEW YORK (November 8, 2022) – As COP27 gets underway in Egypt, UNICEF warns this year has brought overwhelming flooding to at least 27.7 million children in 27 countries worldwide. A large majority of...
Mass Displacements In Eastern DRC Pose A Deadly Threat To Children And Young People- UNICEF
11/07/2022
NEW YORK (November 7, 2022) – Thousands of children fleeing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at grave risk in overcrowded and unsanitary camps for internally...