Press Releases

At least 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 300 days

Publication date: August 6, 2026

This amounts to an average of one child every day, despite an agreement for the suspension of military operations and the full entry of humanitarian aid and relief almost 10 months ago.

DR Congo: As Ebola child deaths pass 300, UNICEF warns outbreak also threatens essential health services

Publication date: August 6, 2026

Disruption of services and fear of infection drive over 40 per cent decline in childhood immunizations, safe deliveries, and essential healthcare in the epicentre of the outbreak

Statement by UNICEF Acting Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Abdul Fofana, as child casualties in Iran reportedly exceed 2,500 amid ongoing war

Publication date: July 31, 2026

As war reverberates in Iran and neighboring countries, children continue to be killed and maimed in the places where they should be safest – their homes, schools and communities.

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ahead of World Breastfeeding Week

Publication date: July 31, 2026

Countries urged to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems to give every child a healthy start in life

At least 23 children reportedly killed and 25 injured in Sudan’s conflict-afflicted North Kordofan in past two months

Publication date: July 28, 2026

Ongoing violence, repeated displacement and damage to civilian infrastructure are putting children's lives, wellbeing and future at risk.

Children and women queue for water in Al Obeid, Sudan.

Thousands of children continue to face multiple risks one month after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela

Publication date: July 24, 2026

Displacement, damaged services and aftershocks affect the most vulnerable as communities recover from deadly disaster

Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic

Publication date: July 23, 2026

The latest IPC analysis for Gaza reveals both the impact of sustained humanitarian assistance and the scale of the challenges that remain.

A mother holds a child while waiting to receive ready-to-use-complimentary-food.

UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist

Publication date: July 21, 2026

The 2026 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) also examines the cost of healthy diets.

A woman in a red sweater feeds a young child with a spoon from a bowl; bananas and baskets are nearby, and trees are visible in the background.

Drone attack on Ar Rahad market, North Kordofan, kills and injures children

Publication date: July 21, 2026

Statement by UNICEF Representative in Sudan Sheldon Yett

Children continue to be killed and injured in attacks across Ukraine, as UNICEF warehouse is damaged and critical humanitarian supplies destroyed

Publication date: July 20, 2026

"UNICEF is deeply concerned by the continued killing and injuring of children in Ukraine. June recorded the highest monthly child casualty figure since 2022, with 7 children killed and 116 injured."