Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deteriorating situation for children in Israel and the State of Palestine

Publication date: October 9, 2023

Nothing justifies the killing, maiming or abducting of children – grave rights violations which UNICEF wholeheartedly condemns.

On 24 May, mothers and children attend a mobile clinic organized by UNICEF and Patients Helping fund (PHF) in Silkiy locality, a hard-to-reach area in Kassala state.

Children and families at risk after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan

Publication date: October 8, 2023

Children and families at risk after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan. UNICEF teams are on the ground to help conduct additional assessments. The injured are being treated in nearby health facilities, with emergency drugs provided by UNICEF and partners. UNICEF is also providing emergency tents for overburdened health clinics.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on violence in Israel and the State of Palestine

Publication date: October 7, 2023

UNICEF calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities, and for all parties to protect children from harm and afford them the special protection to which they are entitled, in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on violence in Israel and the State of Palestine

Burkina Faso: New academic year starts with one million children out of school due to ongoing violence and insecurity – UNICEF

Publication date: October 3, 2023

At least 6,000 schools remain closed; despite challenges, more than 3.8 million children are back in their classrooms.

A girl hold a blue UNICEF backpack in front of a classroom full of students.

More than 16,000 children are displaced following Libya floods - UNICEF

Publication date: September 28, 2023

Many more remain at risk and are in need of urgent access to essential services

Young children are walking around in the neighborhood in boots despite the hot weather because they still worry about the floods and drowning, they have been displaced to a whole new city that they are still trying to familiarize themselves with.

Insecurity in Mali: Children are paying the heaviest price

Publication date: September 26, 2023

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Mali, Pierre Ngom– to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

A displaced girl takes part in remedial classes to prepare for the return to school in the BAWA displaced person site

Tens of thousands of Sudanese children on the brink of death before the year ends

Publication date: September 19, 2023

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

On 13 September 2023, mothers feed their children with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) at the Ahmed Gasim Health Centre in Port Sudan.

Two-thirds of global goals for children’s rights and well-being off-pace to meet 2030 target - UNICEF

Publication date: September 18, 2023

New report released ahead of the UN General Assembly shows historic acceleration needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only possible if world puts children at heart of national agendas

Somaya, 2 years old, is one of the children who came with her father, Walid Mohammed Ahmed Hassan, to get medical attention from the mobile clinic in Mazhar District, Raymah Governorate.

Nearly 300,000 children affected in Libya after Storm Daniel devastates entire communities - UNICEF

Publication date: September 14, 2023

Beyond the immediate risks of death and injury, the severe floods in Libya put children at increased risk of waterborne diseases, displacement and loss of essential services

Nearly 300,000 children affected in Libya after Storm Daniel devastates entire communities - UNICEF

Escalating violence threatens thousands of children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Publication date: September 11, 2023

Nearly 200,000 people, half of whom are children, are now displaced across the country, with 130,000 in the capital alone.