News Type - Any -BlogMediaNewsStatement Child labor: Despite progress, 138 million children still affected Media 11. June 2025 Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates released today. Gaza: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured Statement 28. May 2025 Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder And the Twinkle Weeks Award 2025 goes to… Media 20. May 2025 Zurich, May 17, 2025 – The Twinkle Weeks Award ceremony attended by around 550 children and adults took place today at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where awards were given out for the most creative children’s fundraising campaigns. UNICEF: Decline in child well-being in high-income countries Media 14. May 2025 The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing negative developments regarding the well-being of children in wealthy countries. More children are experiencing difficulties with school, obesity and falling satisfaction levels. Switzerland is also showing significant decline in some areas. UNICEF warns: Risk of famine for children across Gaza News 12. May 2025 UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition. Gaza: Children's lives threatened by attacks and blocked aid Statement 2. May 2025 Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade Sudan: Children in Darfur urgently need protection Statement 2. May 2025 Statement by UNICEF Representative to Sudan Sheldon Yett Alarming regression in vaccine-preventable diseases News 28. April 2025 Agencies call for sustained investments in immunization efforts amidst looming funding cuts. Kiev: Another deadly attack on children Statement 25. April 2025 Statement by Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine. DR Congo: Crisis for children worsening dramatically Statement 17. April 2025 UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sudan: Number of children in need doubled Media 15. April 2025 15 million children in need as violence, hunger, and disease increase, and growing constraints on access and funding compound challenges More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one Media 7. April 2025 Aid continues to be blocked from entering, in breach of international humanitarian law and with dire repercussions for children. Myanmar: 80 tons of UNICEF relief supplies arrive in the earthquake area News 3. April 2025 First UNICEF flight lands in Yangon carrying vital supplies for children and families impacted by Myanmar earthquake. Myanmar: Devastating earthquake impact on children Statement 1. April 2025 This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Deputy Representative, Julia Rees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – on the current situation in Myanmar at today’s Palais briefing. Gaza: 322 children killed since the end of the ceasefire News 1. April 2025 The breakdown of the ceasefire and resumption of intense bombardments and ground operations in the Gaza Strip has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609 injured – constituting a daily average of more than 100 children killed or maimed over the past ten days. Myanmar: Millions of children in danger after devastating earthquake Media 30. March 2025 UNICEF calls for urgent response as homes, schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage. Severe earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand News 28. March 2025 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the devastating impact of the earthquake on the children and families affected today in Myanmar. In 2025, 14 million children will lose vital nutritional support Media 27. March 2025 Reductions in donor funding threaten to unravel decades of progress for the world’s most vulnerable children and women. Global child mortality at an all-time low, but progress at risk Media 25. March 2025 Number of under-five deaths declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths remained around 1.9 million, according to two new UN reports Ten years of war in Yemen – a country on the brink Statement 25. March 2025 This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Yemen Representative Peter Hawkins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Afghanistan: 2.2 million girls without schooling Statement 24. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. Children’s experiences with the legal system News 19. March 2025 A survey gave children and young people in Switzerland and Liechtenstein the opportunity to share their experiences on their access to justice. The findings will also be incorporated into General Comment No. 27. New attacks in the Gaza strip Statement 18. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza Supply crisis in Gaza: children are denied access to essential supplies Statement 17. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder. Children in Sudan: a generation at risk Statement 14. March 2025 This is an overview of remarks by UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Lucia Elmi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Europe: Highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years Media 13. March 2025 127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region for 2024 – double the number reported for 2023 and the highest number seen in the Region since 1997. 10 common misconceptions about the Convention on the Rights of the Child Blog 11. March 2025 In the course of our work, we frequently encounter misconceptions about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This article aims to set the record straight. Syria: Escalating violence claims children's lives Statement 9. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, on the escalating violence in Syria’s coastal areas International Women's Day: Progress for girls is not enough News 8. March 2025 Ahead of International Women’s Day, new UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women report highlights that gains have been made, but efforts remain insufficient. 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Child labor: Despite progress, 138 million children still affected Media 11. June 2025 Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates released today.
Gaza: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured Statement 28. May 2025 Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder
And the Twinkle Weeks Award 2025 goes to… Media 20. May 2025 Zurich, May 17, 2025 – The Twinkle Weeks Award ceremony attended by around 550 children and adults took place today at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where awards were given out for the most creative children’s fundraising campaigns.
UNICEF: Decline in child well-being in high-income countries Media 14. May 2025 The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing negative developments regarding the well-being of children in wealthy countries. More children are experiencing difficulties with school, obesity and falling satisfaction levels. Switzerland is also showing significant decline in some areas.
UNICEF warns: Risk of famine for children across Gaza News 12. May 2025 UNICEF and WFP warn of looming catastrophe as 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers are threatened by acute malnutrition.
Gaza: Children's lives threatened by attacks and blocked aid Statement 2. May 2025 Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade
Sudan: Children in Darfur urgently need protection Statement 2. May 2025 Statement by UNICEF Representative to Sudan Sheldon Yett
Alarming regression in vaccine-preventable diseases News 28. April 2025 Agencies call for sustained investments in immunization efforts amidst looming funding cuts.
Kiev: Another deadly attack on children Statement 25. April 2025 Statement by Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine.
DR Congo: Crisis for children worsening dramatically Statement 17. April 2025 UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sudan: Number of children in need doubled Media 15. April 2025 15 million children in need as violence, hunger, and disease increase, and growing constraints on access and funding compound challenges
More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one Media 7. April 2025 Aid continues to be blocked from entering, in breach of international humanitarian law and with dire repercussions for children.
Myanmar: 80 tons of UNICEF relief supplies arrive in the earthquake area News 3. April 2025 First UNICEF flight lands in Yangon carrying vital supplies for children and families impacted by Myanmar earthquake.
Myanmar: Devastating earthquake impact on children Statement 1. April 2025 This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Deputy Representative, Julia Rees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – on the current situation in Myanmar at today’s Palais briefing.
Gaza: 322 children killed since the end of the ceasefire News 1. April 2025 The breakdown of the ceasefire and resumption of intense bombardments and ground operations in the Gaza Strip has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609 injured – constituting a daily average of more than 100 children killed or maimed over the past ten days.
Myanmar: Millions of children in danger after devastating earthquake Media 30. March 2025 UNICEF calls for urgent response as homes, schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage.
Severe earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand News 28. March 2025 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the devastating impact of the earthquake on the children and families affected today in Myanmar.
In 2025, 14 million children will lose vital nutritional support Media 27. March 2025 Reductions in donor funding threaten to unravel decades of progress for the world’s most vulnerable children and women.
Global child mortality at an all-time low, but progress at risk Media 25. March 2025 Number of under-five deaths declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths remained around 1.9 million, according to two new UN reports
Ten years of war in Yemen – a country on the brink Statement 25. March 2025 This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Yemen Representative Peter Hawkins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Afghanistan: 2.2 million girls without schooling Statement 24. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan.
Children’s experiences with the legal system News 19. March 2025 A survey gave children and young people in Switzerland and Liechtenstein the opportunity to share their experiences on their access to justice. The findings will also be incorporated into General Comment No. 27.
New attacks in the Gaza strip Statement 18. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza
Supply crisis in Gaza: children are denied access to essential supplies Statement 17. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder.
Children in Sudan: a generation at risk Statement 14. March 2025 This is an overview of remarks by UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Lucia Elmi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Europe: Highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years Media 13. March 2025 127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region for 2024 – double the number reported for 2023 and the highest number seen in the Region since 1997.
10 common misconceptions about the Convention on the Rights of the Child Blog 11. March 2025 In the course of our work, we frequently encounter misconceptions about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This article aims to set the record straight.
Syria: Escalating violence claims children's lives Statement 9. March 2025 Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, on the escalating violence in Syria’s coastal areas
International Women's Day: Progress for girls is not enough News 8. March 2025 Ahead of International Women’s Day, new UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women report highlights that gains have been made, but efforts remain insufficient.
Global foreign aid reductions Statement 6. March 2025 Statement der UNICEF-Exekutivdirektorin Catherine Russell zu den weltweiten Kürzungen der Auslandshilfe
