Press Releases

UNICEF working to assist tens of thousands following cyclone Batsirai In Madagascar

Publication date: February 9, 2022

UNICEF and partners in Madagascar are urgently working to support people in need of humanitarian assistance following the devastating impact of cyclone Batsirai

UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing note on the crisis in the Horn of Africa, as well as the impact of Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai on children and communities

Publication date: February 8, 2022

Summary of what was said by UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern & Southern Africa Mohamed M Fall at February 8, 2022 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

UNICEF meets child survivors of the attack on northeast Syria prison

Publication date: February 6, 2022

UNICEF met with some of the children still detained in the Ghwayran detention centre, in al-Hasakah, northeast Syria.

A crisis within a crisis: Increased investment critical to end female genital mutilation as COVID-19 rages on

Publication date: February 4, 2022

Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

At least six children killed in northwest Syria overnight

Publication date: February 3, 2022

Statement by Bertrand Bainvel, acting UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, UNICEF warns COVID-19 threatens to reverse decades of progress

Publication date: February 3, 2022

Millions of girls are at increased risk of female genital mutilation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Catherine Russell assumes functions as new UNICEF Executive Director

Publication date: February 1, 2022

Catherine Russell took office as UNICEF's new Executive Director, becoming the fourth woman to lead the organization in its 75-year history.

Catherine Russell, new UNICEF Executive Director

Prolonged drought pushing families in Ethiopia to the brink

Publication date: February 1, 2022

More than 6.8 million people in drought-impacted areas will be in need of urgent humanitarian assistance by mid-March 2022

UNICEF provides lifesaving assistance to displaced children and families in northeast Syria

Publication date: January 27, 2022

Nearly 45,000 people fled violence in Ghwayran, northeast Syria

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