Press Releases

Children from the poorest households benefit the least from national public education funding

Publication date: January 17, 2023

A one percentage point increase in the allocation of public education resources to the poorest 20 per cent may pull 35 million primary school-aged children out of learning poverty globally

25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023

Publication date: January 16, 2023

Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023

UNICEF welcomes Canada’s contribution of US$188 million to support COVID-19 response and health systems strengthening

Publication date: January 13, 2023

UNICEF welcomes announcement of CAD $70 million by the Government of Canada, bringing Canada’s contribution towards the 2022 Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Humanitarian Action for Children appeal up to CAD 255 million (US $188 million)

Up to 4 million children in Pakistan still living next to stagnant and contaminated floodwater

Publication date: January 9, 2023

Child survival crisis remains acute in flood-affected areas as rates of respiratory infections and severe acute malnutrition soar

On 2 September 2022, Humaira 8 years old, who have taken refuge with her family on higher roadside in Mirpur Khas District, Sindh Province, Pakistan.

Restricting female humanitarians from working and female students from access to education in Afghanistan is a ‘blatant violation of fundamental human rights’

Publication date: December 28, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

More than twenty million children suffering in the Horn of Africa as drought intensifies

Publication date: December 22, 2022

UN children’s agency warns of funding shortfall as the region faces an unprecedented fifth consecutive failed rainy season and poor outlook for the sixth.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo celebrates resilience of girls and young people during visit to Benin

Publication date: December 19, 2022

Trip marks Kidjo’s 20-year anniversary as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

UNICEF supports Ukraine Ministry of Social Policy and Ukrainian Railways holiday season campaign for war-affected children and vulnerable families

Publication date: December 19, 2022

In midst of the difficult winter period, UNICEF is working to provide a total of $102 million of additional cash assistance

Almost 7 million children in Ukraine at risk as attacks on energy infrastructure cause widespread blackouts and disruption of heating and water

Publication date: December 14, 2022

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell urges protection of children and civilian infrastructure

The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains extremely serious: assistance must be sustained and improved to continue to prevent famine

Publication date: December 13, 2022

Join press release by UN System in Somalia