Press Releases

Hundreds of health and nutrition facilities closed as Somalia’s child crisis deepens

Publication date: August 21, 2026

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.

A caring mother in a purple headscarf feeds a young child in a navy hijab, who eats from a snack packet in her arms.

Children account for half of suspected mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau

Publication date: August 21, 2026

UNICEF strengthens surveillance, prevention, and community outreach as country responds to its first mpox outbreak.

UNICEF Canada Ambassador Chef Andy Hay Joining Forces with Calgary Changemakers to Help Drive Record-Breaking Impact for Children

Publication date: August 20, 2026

Annual Glow for Good Gala, hosted by Chef Andy Hay, will see 650 Calgarians gather to raise $1.6 million to help power UNICEF’s programs for children around the world.

UNICEF statement on the injury of 42 children in an explosion at a school in Afghanistan

Publication date: August 19, 2026

This alarming incident is yet another stark reminder of the need to protect children and the essential services they rely on at all times.

More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied a secondary education since 2021 – UNICEF

Publication date: August 14, 2026

Girls have been barred from formal education beyond grade six since September 2021, and women from universities since December 2022.

UNICEF support children and families affected by the earthquake in Chocó and Buenaventura, Colombia

Publication date: August 12, 2026

Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia, UNICEF is scaling up its response to support affected children and families in the department of Chocó and the city of Buenaventura (on the Pacific coast).

As Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa, UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect millions of children

Publication date: August 11, 2026

Cholera is rapidly spreading across West and Central Africa, with outbreaks now affecting six countries and placing millions of children at increasing risk.

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman's remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on escalating violence in the West Bank

Publication date: August 11, 2026

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman's remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on escalating violence in the West Bank.

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