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UNICEF Briefing Note On The Situation Of Children In Ukraine
06/14/2022
NEW YORK (June 14, 2022) – “I spent last week in Ukraine, meeting with children and families affected by the war, seeing UNICEF’s critical humanitarian response and meeting with authorities, UN...
UNICEF Appeals for US$25 million to Meet the Urgent Needs of 1.7 Million Children Affected by the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
06/10/2022
NEW YORK/ COLOMBO/ KATHMANDU/ GENEVA (JUNE 10, 2022) – The debilitating crisis in Sri Lanka has left nearly half of the children in the country in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. The UN...
UNICEF USA Announces Actor Justin H. Min as Newest Ambassador
06/09/2022
NEW YORK (June 9, 2022) - UNICEF USA has appointed actor Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy, After Yang), as the newest UNICEF Ambassador. The announcement, in advance of World Refugee Day, comes...
'Explosion Of Child Deaths' Imminent In Horn Of Africa If World Does Not Act Immediately – UNICEF
06/07/2022
NEW YORK (June 7, 2022) – "I am here today to tell you plainly that, if the world does not widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine, and act immediately, an explosion of child deaths is about to happen...
UNICEF Welcomes Two-Month Extension of Truce in Yemen
06/03/2022
NEW YORK/ SANA'A (June 2, 2022) – "UNICEF welcomes the announcement that the parties to the conflict in Yemen have agreed to the United Nations’ proposal to renew the current truce for an additional...
One Hundred Days of War in Ukraine Have Left 5.2 Million Children in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
05/31/2022
NEW YORK/GENEVA/KYIV (June 1, 2022) – Nearly 100 days of war in Ukraine have wrought devastating consequences for children at a scale and speed not seen since World War II, UNICEF said today. Three...
UNICEF Profoundly Saddened by The Death Of At Least 11 Newborn Babies Following A Horrific Fire at A Hospital in Tivaouane, Senegal
05/26/2022
NEW YORK/DAKAR (May 26, 2022) – “"UNICEF is deeply saddened by the death of at least 11 newborn babies following a terrible fire at the neonatal unit of the hospital of Tivaouane. “We express our...
African Leaders and Development Partners Called to Combine Scaled-Up Humanitarian Response with Prevention, As the Situation Worsens for Millions of Children Facing Severe Wasting
05/25/2022
NEW YORK/EQUATORIAL GUINEA (May 25, 2022) – “An increasing number of children across Africa’s protracted crisis areas – from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa - will be exposed to severe wasting as the...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell On School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
05/25/2022
NEW YORK (May 25, 2022) – “Once again, children have been attacked and killed while attending school – the one place outside of their homes where they should be safest. This time it happened in Uvalde...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at 2022 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction
05/24/2022
NEW YORK/ INDONESIA (May 23, 2022) – "The Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction comes at a critical time for children and young people as they face the immediate and long-lasting impact of the...