Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on latest school attack in Luhansk, Ukraine

Publication date: May 8, 2022

UNICEF strongly condemns yet another attack on a school in Ukraine

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children in Ukraine and neighbouring countries

Publication date: May 6, 2022

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF's Regional Child Protection Advisor for Europe and Central Asia, Aaron Greenberg – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Every day that the war in Ukraine continues is a nightmare for millions of children.

Publication date: May 5, 2022

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's remarks at the High-Level International Donor's Conference for Ukraine

School year nears tragic end in Ukraine amid child deaths, empty classrooms and destruction of educational facilities

Publication date: May 4, 2022

17 per cent of UNICEF-supported ‘Safe Schools’ in eastern Ukraine damaged or destroyed

UNICEF: Education milestone for Rohingya refugee children as Myanmar curriculum pilot reaches first 10,000 children

Publication date: May 2, 2022

But additional measures still needed to boost school attendance in camps

Democratic Republic of the Congo – UNICEF urges parents and children in Equateur Province to take safety precautions after second confirmed fatality from most recent Ebola virus outbreak

Publication date: April 29, 2022

UNICEF is on the ground to support health authorities by providing them with critical materials and equipment to strengthen the capacity of the teams in the health zones to better contain the spread of Ebola

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits drought-impacted Somali region in Ethiopia and calls for an immediate scaled-up response to save the lives of millions of children

Publication date: April 28, 2022

The worst climate-induced emergency in 40 years is threatening the lives of 10 million children across the Horn of Africa

At least 21 children reported killed in violence in Sudan’s West Darfur

Publication date: April 28, 2022

Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

UNICEF and WHO warn of ‘perfect storm’ of conditions for measles outbreaks, affecting children

Publication date: April 27, 2022

Reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79 per cent in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, as WHO and UNICEF warn conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses

1 in 4 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are exposed to diseases that can be prevented with vaccines

Publication date: April 26, 2022

The decline in vaccination rates in the region is alarming and puts millions of children and adolescents at risk of dangerous diseases that could be prevented