An attack on El Fasher would endanger hundreds of thousands of children, warns UNICEF Publication date: May 3, 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on situation in Darfur, Sudan
Geneva Palais briefing note: Caught in the Crossfire – Lebanon’s children under fire Publication date: April 30, 2024 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
Children in Lebanon pay heavy price amid intensifying conflict in the south and compounding national crises Publication date: April 30, 2024 75 per cent of children in Lebanon at risk of poverty, as multiple overlapping crises push families closer to the brink.
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years Publication date: April 24, 2024 WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly Possible” campaign to scale up vaccination programs around the world during World Immunization Week 2024
UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change Publication date: April 22, 2024 On Earth Day, Statement by Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, on the damaging impact of climate change and pollution on children
Briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Haiti Publication date: April 22, 2024 Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, following her two-day visit to the Middle East Publication date: April 16, 2024 “Children do not start wars, and they cannot end them, but they always pay the highest price," says Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Statement by UNICEF Canada on the 2024 Federal Budget Publication date: April 16, 2024 Budget 2024 takes historic steps to address child poverty, yet more progress is needed to reach every child
An entire generation of children in Sudan faces a catastrophe as the war enters its second year Publication date: April 15, 2024 Continued brutal hostilities and potential famine creating ominous conditions for tragic loss of children’s lives
Three-fold increase in civilian casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Myanmar’s escalating conflict Publication date: April 4, 2024 Over 20 per cent of victims are children, according to UNICEF
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