News Type - Any -BlogMediaNewsStatement The current situation in the Gaza Strip Statement 25. July 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report Media 24. July 2024 Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today West Bank: Child casualties skyrocket in the past nine months News 22. July 2024 On average, one Palestinian child was killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, every two days since October 2023, a nearly two-and-a-half-fold increase from the previous nine months. The bleak déjà vu in Darfur Blog 18. July 2024 UNICEF spokesperson James Elder reflects on a visit to Sudan. Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023 Media 15. July 2024 New data reveal nearly 3 in 4 infants live in countries where low vaccine coverage driving measles outbreaks Attack on children's hospital in Kyiv News 11. July 2024 The brutal attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Ukraine horrified the entire world on Monday. Some parts of the hospital, which treated seriously ill children, are in ruins. Ukraine: Missile attacks claim numerous victims Statement 8. July 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deadly strikes in Ukraine. Caribbean: Hurricane Beryl endangers over three million children News 3. July 2024 UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned life-saving supplies and stand ready to provide services to children and families in several countries. Night-time curfew for children – UNICEF responds Statement 3. July 2024 Statement by UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein in response to the decision of the Studen municipality in Bern to introduce a night-time curfew from 22h00 to 06h00 for children younger than 14 from July 1. Haiti: Every minute a child is displaced due to violence Media 2. July 2024 Over 300 000 children now internally displaced in the country, a 60 per cent increase since March. Sudan is facing an unprecedented hunger catastrophe Media 27. June 2024 New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger Sudan: UNICEF warns of a deepening crisis for children News 26. June 2024 According to reports, more than 400 children have been killed or injured in the Sudanese city of El Fasher in the past seven weeks. Many children are also suffering from hunger and malnutrition. UNICEF wins Swissfundraising Award again News 26. June 2024 UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein received the Swissfundraising Award for the most successful campaign of 2023 today, achieving this accolade for the second time in succession. 1,000 days of education lost for Afghan girls Statement 13. June 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell Financial institutions and the fight against child labor: Responsibility and options for action News 12. June 2024 Worldwide, the number of children involved in child labor is still 160 million. Gaza Strip: Almost 3000 malnourished children at risk of dying News 11. June 2024 Displacement, attacks on health, and dismal humanitarian access exacerbate the already desperate nutrition situation for Gaza’s children. UNICEF: 1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty Media 6. June 2024 Children experiencing severe food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises are up to 50 per cent more likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition, new analysis finds. Afghanistan: Flash floods pose a persistent threat to children News 3. June 2024 UNICEF calls for increased investment in disaster preparedness and climate resilience as the recent floods provide a grave forewarning of potential future climate hazards. The new EU Supply Chain Act protects child rights News 31. May 2024 On May 24, 2024, the Council of the European Union approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU CSDDD). UNICEF welcomes this important milestone for a more comprehensive corporate responsibility for human and child rights. Sudan: Children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis News 30. May 2024 Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan. Papua New Guinea: UNICEF increases aid after landslides News 28. May 2024 The devastating landslides in Papua New Guinea are particularly affecting the youngest: over 40 percent of those affected are children under the age of 16. UNICEF is therefore intensifying its aid measures. 3.2 million children are at risk as Cyclone Remal hits hard in the coastal areas of Bangladesh Statement 28. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the military operations and border closures in Rafah. Bastian Baker becomes an ambassador for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Media 25. May 2024 The much awarded singer and songwriter Bastian Baker will now act as an ambassador for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein. And the Star Weeks Award 2024 goes to... Media 24. May 2024 Today, the Star Weeks Award Ceremony took place at the Zurich Schauspielhaus attended by approximately 550 children and adults. The event celebrated the most creative children's fundraising campaigns. Violence sending shocks around Haiti’s collapsing health system News 22. May 2024 Armed groups in the capital have strangled supply chains, putting millions of children at risk of disease and malnutrition. Gaza: “Children have endured an unrelenting nightmare" Statement 14. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on intensifying hostilities in Rafah and North Gaza. Uraine: Nearly 2,000 children killed or injured since the escalation of war Statement 13. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe Regina De Dominicis. Afghanistan: Flash floods claim numerous lives News 12. May 2024 Heavy rainfall in several regions of Afghanistan led to devastating flash floods on Friday. East Africa: Heavy rainfall causes devastation News 9. May 2024 Almost one million people in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Somalia have been affected by floods and landslides. UNICEF and other humanitarian organizations are stepping up life-saving emergency aid for children and affected communities. Gaza/Rafah: "Lost time will soon become lost lives" Statement 9. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the military operations and border closures in Rafah. First page « First Previous page ‹‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
The current situation in the Gaza Strip Statement 25. July 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report Media 24. July 2024 Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today
West Bank: Child casualties skyrocket in the past nine months News 22. July 2024 On average, one Palestinian child was killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, every two days since October 2023, a nearly two-and-a-half-fold increase from the previous nine months.
The bleak déjà vu in Darfur Blog 18. July 2024 UNICEF spokesperson James Elder reflects on a visit to Sudan.
Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023 Media 15. July 2024 New data reveal nearly 3 in 4 infants live in countries where low vaccine coverage driving measles outbreaks
Attack on children's hospital in Kyiv News 11. July 2024 The brutal attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Ukraine horrified the entire world on Monday. Some parts of the hospital, which treated seriously ill children, are in ruins.
Ukraine: Missile attacks claim numerous victims Statement 8. July 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deadly strikes in Ukraine.
Caribbean: Hurricane Beryl endangers over three million children News 3. July 2024 UNICEF and partners have pre-positioned life-saving supplies and stand ready to provide services to children and families in several countries.
Night-time curfew for children – UNICEF responds Statement 3. July 2024 Statement by UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein in response to the decision of the Studen municipality in Bern to introduce a night-time curfew from 22h00 to 06h00 for children younger than 14 from July 1.
Haiti: Every minute a child is displaced due to violence Media 2. July 2024 Over 300 000 children now internally displaced in the country, a 60 per cent increase since March.
Sudan is facing an unprecedented hunger catastrophe Media 27. June 2024 New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger
Sudan: UNICEF warns of a deepening crisis for children News 26. June 2024 According to reports, more than 400 children have been killed or injured in the Sudanese city of El Fasher in the past seven weeks. Many children are also suffering from hunger and malnutrition.
UNICEF wins Swissfundraising Award again News 26. June 2024 UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein received the Swissfundraising Award for the most successful campaign of 2023 today, achieving this accolade for the second time in succession.
1,000 days of education lost for Afghan girls Statement 13. June 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell
Financial institutions and the fight against child labor: Responsibility and options for action News 12. June 2024 Worldwide, the number of children involved in child labor is still 160 million.
Gaza Strip: Almost 3000 malnourished children at risk of dying News 11. June 2024 Displacement, attacks on health, and dismal humanitarian access exacerbate the already desperate nutrition situation for Gaza’s children.
UNICEF: 1 in 4 children globally live in severe child food poverty Media 6. June 2024 Children experiencing severe food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises are up to 50 per cent more likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition, new analysis finds.
Afghanistan: Flash floods pose a persistent threat to children News 3. June 2024 UNICEF calls for increased investment in disaster preparedness and climate resilience as the recent floods provide a grave forewarning of potential future climate hazards.
The new EU Supply Chain Act protects child rights News 31. May 2024 On May 24, 2024, the Council of the European Union approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU CSDDD). UNICEF welcomes this important milestone for a more comprehensive corporate responsibility for human and child rights.
Sudan: Children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis News 30. May 2024 Three United Nations agencies today issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant deterioration of the nutrition situation for children and mothers in war-torn Sudan.
Papua New Guinea: UNICEF increases aid after landslides News 28. May 2024 The devastating landslides in Papua New Guinea are particularly affecting the youngest: over 40 percent of those affected are children under the age of 16. UNICEF is therefore intensifying its aid measures.
3.2 million children are at risk as Cyclone Remal hits hard in the coastal areas of Bangladesh Statement 28. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the military operations and border closures in Rafah.
Bastian Baker becomes an ambassador for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Media 25. May 2024 The much awarded singer and songwriter Bastian Baker will now act as an ambassador for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
And the Star Weeks Award 2024 goes to... Media 24. May 2024 Today, the Star Weeks Award Ceremony took place at the Zurich Schauspielhaus attended by approximately 550 children and adults. The event celebrated the most creative children's fundraising campaigns.
Violence sending shocks around Haiti’s collapsing health system News 22. May 2024 Armed groups in the capital have strangled supply chains, putting millions of children at risk of disease and malnutrition.
Gaza: “Children have endured an unrelenting nightmare" Statement 14. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, on intensifying hostilities in Rafah and North Gaza.
Uraine: Nearly 2,000 children killed or injured since the escalation of war Statement 13. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe Regina De Dominicis.
Afghanistan: Flash floods claim numerous lives News 12. May 2024 Heavy rainfall in several regions of Afghanistan led to devastating flash floods on Friday.
East Africa: Heavy rainfall causes devastation News 9. May 2024 Almost one million people in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania and Somalia have been affected by floods and landslides. UNICEF and other humanitarian organizations are stepping up life-saving emergency aid for children and affected communities.
Gaza/Rafah: "Lost time will soon become lost lives" Statement 9. May 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the military operations and border closures in Rafah.
