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NEW YORK (July 12, 2019) – “UNICEF is saddened and shocked at the killing of three children as a result of an attack in the border town of Afrin, north of Syria yesterday. “This attack comes as...

ITURI / DAKAR / GENEVA / NEW YORK (July 11, 2019) – Health workers are urgently rolling out a complex measles vaccination campaign targeting 67,000 children in Ituri, northeast DR Congo, a region...

COX’S BAZAR / NEW YORK (July 9, 2019) – Thousands of children and families living in the Rohingya refugee camps and host communities in Cox’s Bazar in south-eastern Bangladesh are at risk from...

NEW YORK (July 7, 2019) – “At least seven children are confirmed to have been killed in an attack yesterday on the village of Mhambel in northwest Syria. It has been reported that most of those who...

MADRID / NEW YORK (July 3, 2019) – NBA All-Star player and two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol has been appointed as a Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity by UNICEF. In his role...

KABUL/KATHMANDU/NEW YORK, 1 JULY 2019 – “The deadly blast that hit the Afghan capital Kabul during rush hour today did not spare children during one of their most mundane and important routines: Being...

NEW YORK (June 26, 2019) – “I am deeply concerned for the wellbeing of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. Having already faced perilous journeys, some children are now being sheltered at...

NEW YORK (June 20, 2019) – UNICEF Supporter Sofia Carson traveled with UNICEF USA to Recife, Brazil this week to promote the rights and well-being of every child. During her visit, Carson met with...

NEW YORK/AMMAN/SANA’A (June 14, 2019) – One woman and six newborns die every two hours in Yemen from complications during pregnancy or childbirth, UNICEF said today in the first of a series of short...

NEW YORK (June 14, 2019) – The number of people facing a critical lack of food in South Sudan is the highest ever, three United Nations agencies warned today. According to the Integrated Food Security...