Press Releases
Child Migration Through the Darien Gap up 40 Percent so far This Year
NEW YORK (May 15, 2024) – An increase in the number of children migrating through the dangerous Darien Gap so far this year puts the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record levels of...
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban Concludes Visit to Eastern DR Congo, Emphasizes Humanitarian Situation now at a Tipping Point, the Urgent Need for Peace and a Central Role of the New Government
NEW YORK (May 13, 2024) – UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, Ted Chaiban, concluded a five-day visit to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
As Rafah needs rise, humanitarian response forced to ‘scrape the bottom of the barrel’
NEW YORK (May 10, 2024) – “Thank you, and greetings from Rafah in Gaza. I have been working on large-scale humanitarian emergencies for the best part of the last 30 years and I've never been involved...
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on military operations and border closures in Rafah, Gaza
NEW YORK (May 9, 2024) – “The humanitarian response of UNICEF and our partners — and thus the lives of all the children and their families in the Gaza Strip who depend on it — requires fuel. We need...
There is ‘nowhere safe to go’ for the 600,000 children of Rafah, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 6, 2024) – With the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continuing to deteriorate, UNICEF is warning that a military besiegement and ground incursion in Rafah would pose...
An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns UNICEF
NEW YORK (May 3, 2024) – “The increase of fighting in Sudan’s North Darfur state has taken a deadly toll on children in recent weeks. But the threat of an imminent military attack on El Fasher, a city...
UNICEF Commends the Government of Tajikistan on the Repatriation of 47 Children and Women from Syria
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – “UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 32 children and 15 women from Syria on 25 April. “UNICEF commends the Government of Tajikistan for fulfilling its commitments under the...
UNICEF Commends Bhutan for Vaccinating Almost all Children with Lifesaving Vaccines in Historic Feat
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – “UNICEF congratulates the Royal Government of Bhutan for vaccinating almost all eligible children in the country to protect them from deadly diseases. “According to data...
Significant Increase in Number of Children Killed Across Ukraine This Year, as Deadly Attacks Continue – UNICEF
NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) – The verified number of children killed in attacks across Ukraine has increased by nearly 40 percent this year compared to last, as deadly attacks continue, UNICEF warned...
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
NEW YORK (April 24, 2024) – A major landmark study in be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every...