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Escalation of Violence in Idlib could be Deadly for Children, UNICEF Warns
09/07/2018
NEW YORK (September 7, 2018) – A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said today. “Thousands of...
Statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on the Eve of Yemen Peace Talks
09/05/2018
NEW YORK (September 5, 2018) – “Twenty-one children were killed in the Yemen conflict in July, according to United Nations teams on the ground. Another 55 were reportedly killed in two weeks in August...
Statement from Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, on Latest Deadly Attacks on Children in Yemen
08/24/2018
NEW YORK (August 24, 2018) – “I had hoped that the outrage that followed the Saada attack in Yemen two weeks ago would be a turning point in the conflict. Yesterday’s reported attacks in Ad-Durayhimi...
Gigi Hadid Visits UNICEF Programming in Bangladesh
08/24/2018
NEW YORK (August 24, 2018) – International supermodel and UNICEF Supporter Gigi Hadid traveled with UNICEF USA to Bangladesh last week, promoting the rights and well-being of every child. During her...
Investment in Education Desperately Needed to Avert “Lost Generation” of Rohingya Children – UNICEF
08/23/2018
NEW YORK / COX’S BAZAR (August 23, 2018) – More than half a million Rohingya refugee children in southern Bangladesh are being denied the chance of a proper education, and international efforts are...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore on World Humanitarian Day 2018
08/19/2018
NEW YORK (August 19, 2018) – “Today as we mark World Humanitarian Day, we pause to recognize the dedication and courage of our colleagues around the world, honor our colleagues who have lost their...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the Passing of Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan
08/19/2018
NEW YORK (August 18, 2018) – “I was saddened and heartbroken to learn of the passing of Kofi Annan. Father. Husband. Humanitarian. Elder. He was a lifelong servant of peace.” “He was particularly...
Children Particularly Affected by the Ebola Outbreak in the DRC – UNICEF
08/17/2018
KINSHASA / NEW YORK / DAKAR / GENEVA (August 17, 2018) – Children represent an unusually high proportion of people affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the...
Children Returned to Central America and Mexico at Heightened Risk of Violence, Stigma and Deprivation
08/16/2018
NEW YORK (August 15, 2018) – Extreme violence, poverty and lack of opportunity are not only powerful drivers of irregular child migration from northern Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and...
UNICEF Statement on Violence Against Children in Afghanistan
08/15/2018
KABUL/NEW YORK (August 15, 2018) – “UNICEF is gravely concerned about the growing violence across Afghanistan, especially over the past week, where children continue to be the hardest hit. “Today's...