Kiwanis International
Partner since 1990 Kiwanis International is a global community of 438,000 members across 82 countries and territories committed to serving the children of the world. This global volunteer organization...
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Military Action On and Around Water Infrastructure Jeopardizes Efforts to Prevent Another Outbreak of Cholera in Yemen
04/17/2018
NEW YORK (April 17, 2018) – “Yemen continues to be one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. Access to drinking water is extremely costly for the most vulnerable people: 8.6 million children in...
Children In Detention Are At Heightened Risk Of Contracting COVID-19 And Should Be Released
04/13/2020
NEW YORK (April 13, 2020) – “Hundreds of thousands of children currently detained in countries around the world are at grave risk of contracting COVID-19. “Many are being held in confined and...
At Least 19 Million Children At Imminent Risk As Cyclone Amphan Makes Landfall In Bangladesh And India
05/20/2020
NEW YORK (May 20, 2020) – At least 19 million children in parts of Bangladesh and India are at imminent risk from flash flooding, storm surges and heavy rain as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall today...
Drinking Water Systems Under Repeated Continuous Attack in Yemen
08/02/2018
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore SANA’A/NEW YORK (August 1, 2018) – “Attacks against civilian facilities and services are unacceptable, inhumane and in breach of the basic laws...
UNICEF Deploys Staff, Medical Equipment And Supplies In Response To New Ebola Case In Eastern DRC
02/10/2021
NEW YORK (February 10, 2021) – UNICEF is deploying additional staff and preparing to send medical equipment and supplies to North Kivu following the confirmation of a new case of Ebola in eastern DRC...
UNICEF Ready To Support Families And Children In The Aftermath Of Volcanic Eruption And Tsunami In Tonga
01/18/2022
NEW YORK (January 18, 2022) – UNICEF Pacific is ready to work together with the government of Tonga and its partners to ensure urgent life-saving support is provided to families and children in the...
Nearly 850 Children At Immediate Risk As Violence Continues In Northeast Syria
01/24/2022
NEW YORK (January 24, 2022) – “Intensifying violence in the city of Al Hasakah, related to the “Ghwayran ” prison break attempt last Thursday, has put at serious risk the safety of nearly 850 children...
A Houston school recognized for support of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
11/09/2018
The next generation of global citizens help UNICEF USA with creative events and fundraisers
An Estimated 2,300 Children Traveling with Migrant Caravan in Mexico Need Protection and Essential Services – UNICEF
10/26/2018
GENEVA / NEW YORK / MEXICO CITY (October 26, 2018) – An estimated 2,300 children traveling with the migrant caravan now in southern Mexico need protection and access to essential services like...