Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Representative in Niger Stefano Savi on severe impact of ongoing crisis on millions of vulnerable children

Publication date: August 21, 2023

The crisis unfolding in the Republic of Niger continues to pose an even greater danger for millions of vulnerable children in the country.

Children in DR Congo facing worst cholera outbreak in six years, warns UNICEF

Publication date: August 18, 2023

More than 8,000 children under 5 years infected in North Kivu during first seven months of this year, over six times as many cases as in all of 2022.

Bazapa Bageta is a first-aid volunteer with the Red Cross, a UNICEF partner organization in Bulengo, North Kivu province, DR Congo. He raises awareness among displaced people to combat cholera and water-borne diseases.

After 4 months of war, humanitarian leaders urge action to end the tragedy in Sudan

Publication date: August 15, 2023

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee

A portrait of a young girl at a Child Friendly Space (CFS) supported by UNICEF in Atbara, Sudan.

76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia - UNICEF

Publication date: August 8, 2023

With heat and high humidity in South Asia, UNICEF urges local authorities, frontline health workers and caregivers to help vulnerable children and families.

76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia

Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti - UNICEF

Publication date: August 7, 2023

Close to 300 cases have been reported so far this year, nearly the total number registered for all of 2022, and three times more than 2021

Kidnappings of children and women spiking at alarming rates in Haiti - UNICEF

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

Publication date: August 1, 2023

In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is protected and supported, particularly in the workplace.

Amal Esther, a Care Group Volunteer from Cluster K, Panyadoli Refugee Settlement in Kiryandongo District breastfeeds her baby Anena on 3 March, 2023.

Severe violations of children’s rights an ‘hourly occurrence’ in Sudan, warns UNICEF

Publication date: July 24, 2023

UNICEF has received credible reports that at least 435 children killed and 2025 injured in past 100 days – an average of more than one an hour

On 4 June, a portrait of a child in East Madani.

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

Publication date: July 20, 2023

Canada has committed additional funding in support of girls and women’s rights during the 2023 Women Deliver conference taking place in Rwanda

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide

Publication date: July 18, 2023

New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but, particularly in low-income countries, coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk from disease outbreaks.

4-year-old Gul-e-Rukh poses for the UNICEF camera, showing her marked finger after receiving the polio vaccine, in Karachi, Pakistan.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate takes a stand for adolescent girls during visit to Rwanda