Press Releases

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."

"In the DRC, containing Ebola requires stronger collective action and a faster response"

Publication date: July 16, 2026

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, following visit to Ituri.

Over 23 million additional children at risk of poverty as Middle East conflict drives global economic shock – UNICEF

Publication date: July 16, 2026

Years of progress could be reversed, pushing millions of children deeper into poverty and widening inequality, new analysis finds.

Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy – UNICEF, WHO

Publication date: July 15, 2026

Zero-dose children fell by nearly 750,000 in the past year, but drop-out numbers high and stagnant, increasing risk of disease outbreaks.

A child looks at the camera with a shy smile, a health care worker in a mask and medical gloves gives him a shot in the arm. The setting looks like a clinic.

UNICEF calls for urgent action as peak wasting season nears and child food and nutrition insecurity puts 3.7 million children in Afghanistan at heightened risk of malnutrition

Publication date: July 13, 2026

New analysis highlights the need to protect young children’s diets, prioritise children under two, and strengthen multisectoral services to prevent malnutrition.

A health worker feeds a child ready-to-eat therepeutic food while his mother holds him

At least 330 children killed or injured in Sudan during first six months of 2026 as conflict takes escalating toll

Publication date: July 6, 2026

Since May 2026, drone strikes and other attacks have reportedly resulted in more than 35 child casualties in the state, including at least 18 children killed and more than 17 injured.

Children are adopting AI technologies more than three times faster than adults

Publication date: June 30, 2026

Statement by UNICEF on children’s use of Artificial Intelligence ahead of the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman's remarks at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sudan