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Number of Syrian Children in Need Hits Record High
05/09/2022
NEW YORK/AMMAN (May 8, 2022) – “Millions of children continue to live in fear, need and uncertainty inside Syria and in neighboring countries. “More than 6.5 million children in Syria are in need of...
UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note on The Situation of Children in Ukraine And Neighboring Countries
05/06/2022
NEW YORK/LVIV (May 6, 2022) – "The situation in Ukraine is a child protection crisis of extraordinary proportions, the likes of which we perhaps haven’t seen before. “Two months of war in Ukraine have...
Every Day That the War in Ukraine Continues Is A Nightmare for Millions of Children
05/05/2022
NEW YORK (May 5, 2022) – "Every day that the war in Ukraine continues is a nightmare for millions of children. "Nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s children have been forced to flee. Many have seen things...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's Remarks at the Launch of the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises
05/04/2022
NEW YORK (May 4, 2022) – "Thank you [moderator], and thank you [WFP Executive Director] David Beasley, [FAO Director General] Qu Dongyu, and [EU Commissioner] Jutta Urpilainen for leading this...
School Year Nears Tragic End in Ukraine Amid Child Deaths, Empty Classrooms and Destruction of Educational Facilities
05/04/2022
NEW YORK/ KYIV (May 4, 2022) – At least one in six UNICEF-supported schools in eastern Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the war, including School 36 – the only ‘Safe School’...
UNICEF: Education Milestone for Rohingya Refugee Children as Myanmar Curriculum Pilot Reaches First 10,000 Children
05/01/2022
NEW YORK / COX’S BAZAR (May 1, 2022) – A breakthrough for Rohingya refugee children living in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh sees the first 10,000 children enrolled to receive education...
Democratic Republic Of The Congo – UNICEF Urges Parents And Children In Equateur Province To Take Safety Precautions After Second Confirmed Fatality From Most Recent Ebola Virus Outbreak
04/29/2022
NEW YORK/ KINSHASA (April 29, 2022) – UNICEF has urged parents and children living in the western province of Equateur to maintain the utmost vigilance amid the 14 th and latest outbreak of Ebola...
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Visits Drought-Impacted Somali Region In Ethiopia And Calls For An Immediate Scaled-Up Response To Save The Lives Of Millions Of Children
04/28/2022
NEW YORK/ ADDIS ABABA (April 28, 2022) – At the end of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell urged the international community to immediately scale up support to...
At Least 21 Children Reported Killed In Violence In Sudan’s West Darfur
04/28/2022
NEW YORK/ AMMAN (April 28, 2022) – “We have received harrowing reports that at least 21 children - including an 11-month-old baby - were killed over the past few days during ongoing violence, mostly...
M·A·C VIVA GLAM Honors Mother’s Day with New $1,500,000 USD Donation to UNICEF’s Work Aiding Women and Children
04/28/2022
NEW YORK (April 28, 2022) – In honor of Mother’s Day on May 8, M·A·C Cosmetics is proud to announce that its philanthropic Lipstick campaign, M·A·C VIVA GLAM, will donate $1,500,000 USD to continue...