Press Releases

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon

Publication date: November 26, 2024

UNICEF welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, which we hope will bring an end to the war which has killed more than 240 children, injured around 1,400, and upended the lives of countless others. This is an essential first step toward allowing communities to heal and rebuild after months of turmoil and loss.

Number of children in Haiti recruited by armed groups soars by 70 per cent in one year – UNICEF

Publication date: November 25, 2024

Cycle of suffering continues as armed violence spirals parts of the country into chaos.

Urgent need to protect children amid escalating conflict in Myanmar

Publication date: November 21, 2024

Statement attributable to UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban

New UNICEF Report shines a light on the challenging future projected for children in 2050

Publication date: November 19, 2024

Extreme climate crises, population shifts, and tech disparities mean childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ unless urgent measures are adopted to protect children’s futures

New UNICEF Report shines a light on the challenging future projected for children in 2050

Average of at least 16 children killed or injured in Ukraine every week as escalation of war nears 1,000 days

Publication date: November 18, 2024

Children and families face third winter in harsh conditions as attacks intensify.

UNICEF joins forces with lululemon to promote youth mental health

Publication date: November 14, 2024

Three-year partnership focused on getting the world moving on children’s mental health—action that’s more crucial than ever

UNICEF joins forces with lululemon to promote youth mental health

More children killed in latest attacks across Ukraine - UNICEF

Publication date: November 12, 2024

Statement attributable to UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, Munir Mammadzade

UNICEF aids children and families hit by Typhoons Kristine and Leon; residents brace for more storms

Publication date: November 12, 2024

The back-to-back onslaught of Typhoons Kristine and Leon caused widespread damage in the Philippines, leaving thousands of families and children without access to safe water and sanitation facilities and disrupting classes for 20 million learners. 

Individuals in a boat traversing a flooded street adjacent to a flooded house, highlighting the effects of severe flooding in the area.

Regular attacks put Gaza schools-turned-shelters on the “frontlines of war” – UNICEF

Publication date: November 8, 2024

In October alone, 64 attacks were verified on the ground, mostly in the north; 95 per cent of all schools in the Gaza Strip have sustained damage over the past year

Over 420,000 children affected by record-breaking drought in the Amazon region

Publication date: November 7, 2024

Climate shocks in Brazil, Colombia and Peru are leaving children cut off from education, food supplies and other life-saving services as rivers reach devastating lows