Press Releases

UNICEF statement on reported death of children after brutal attack on school in Rakhine State, Myanmar

Publication date: September 12, 2025

The attack adds to a pattern of increasingly devastating violence in Rakhine State, with children and families paying the ultimate price.

UNICEF statement on reported death of children after brutal attack on school in Rakhine State, Myanmar

Children make more than half of all deaths in the aftermath of Afghanistan earthquake

Publication date: September 12, 2025

Remarks by UNICEF Country Representative in Afghanistan, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, as delivered in the media briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

On 2 September, 2025, Laila a 9-year-old girl from Kunar have lost her brother during the earthquake, Laila was sleep when the earthquake shook her village Ghazi Abad village, Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in August surpasses July record

Publication date: September 11, 2025

After July IPC famine finding in Gaza City, screenings show 1 in 5 children acutely malnourished as the military offensive there escalates

Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in August surpasses July record

Obesity exceeds underweight for the first time among school-age children and adolescents globally – UNICEF

Publication date: September 10, 2025

One in 10 children worldwide living with obesity. Exposure to the marketing of ultra-processed foods found to be widespread

UNICEF Launches US$22 Million Appeal to Support over 212,000 Children Affected by Earthquakes in Eastern Afghanistan

Publication date: September 10, 2025

Life-saving humanitarian assistance to reach 400,000 people—including over 212,000 children—across the hardest-hit areas of Kunar and Nangarhar provinces over the next six months

On 2 September, 2025, Zekrullah, 17 years old, was sitting with his family under a tent after the earthquake in Ghazi Abad village, Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan.

“The unthinkable in Gaza City has already begun”

Publication date: September 4, 2025

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Communication Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, Tess Ingram, from Gaza at the UN noon briefing

“The unthinkable in Gaza City has already begun”

Calgary poised to generate another record-breaking year of giving through UNICEF Canada’s Glow for Good Gala

Publication date: September 4, 2025

Champions in philanthropy are gearing up for UNICEF Canada’s annual fundraising event – now reimagined as the Glow for Good Gala – on October 4

Global funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year – UNICEF

Publication date: September 3, 2025

Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk

Global funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year – UNICEF

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Publication date: September 1, 2025

Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, on the earthquake in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Four children reportedly killed in wave of deadly attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine

Publication date: August 28, 2025

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Regina De Dominicis