Press Releases

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell calls for political resolution to end violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Publication date: April 7, 2022

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today appealed for an urgent political resolution to end ongoing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the high-level pledging event on supporting the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

Publication date: April 1, 2022

We call on donors today to continue supporting us with flexible funding so we can prevent the collapse of basic services and deliver lifesaving support for children in Afghanistan.

Two million refugee children flee war in Ukraine in search of safety across borders – UNICEF

Publication date: March 30, 2022

With an additional 2.5 million children displaced within country, 60 per cent of children now forced from their homes as attacks on urban areas continue

With 23 countries yet to fully reopen schools, education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’ as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year – UNICEF

Publication date: March 30, 2022

Number of children dropping out of school poised to increase, emerging evidence shows

More than half of Ukraine’s children displaced after one month of war – UNICEF

Publication date: March 24, 2022

Ongoing violence across the country has created a child rights crisis that could last for generations

Girls in Afghanistan must go back to school without any further delays

Publication date: March 23, 2022

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

Africa to drastically accelerate progress on water, sanitation and hygiene – report

Publication date: March 22, 2022

If current progress trends continue, very few African Union member states may achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030

Children fleeing war in Ukraine at heightened risk of trafficking and exploitation

Publication date: March 20, 2022

UNICEF calls for strengthened measures to protect children crossing from Ukraine into neighbouring countries

UNICEF sends additional life-saving supplies for Ukraine response

Publication date: March 18, 2022

UNICEF has dispatched 85 trucks carrying 858 tons of emergency supplies to support children and families in war-torn Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

On 6 March 2022, a UNICEF staff inspects supplies that have just arrived in Lviv, western Ukraine, from UNICEF’s Global Supply and Logistics Hub in Copenhagen.

Syria: Children struggle with physical and psychological scars after 11 years of war

Publication date: March 15, 2022

Eleven years since the crisis began in Syria, violence, displacement, and lack of access to essential services continue to obstruct children’s lives.