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NEW YORK (November 27, 2022) – "UNICEF condemns all violence against children and calls for an end to all forms of violence and abuse that have reportedly claimed the lives of over 50 children and...

NEW YORK (November 25, 2022) – UNICEF is supporting the Government of Indonesia to reach children and families devasted by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, West Java. According to the latest...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...