News Type - Any -BlogMediaNewsStatement Children in Sudan at risk of famine Statement 11. March 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine Over 230 million have been subjected to female genital mutilation Media 8. March 2024 Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report. Escalating violence in Haiti Statement 7. March 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti. Gaza: "The child deaths we feared are here!" Statement 4. March 2024 Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Two years of war in Ukraine Media 23. February 2024 Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours sheltering in basements and underground metro stations over the past two years, as air raid alerts sound above. Children’s lives threatened by rising malnutrition in the Gaza Strip News 20. February 2024 A steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza strip poses grave threats to their health, according to a comprehensive new analysis released by the Global Nutrition Cluster. World’s worst displacement crisis: Record numbers of children seek life-saving care in Sudan News 9. February 2024 Without additional resources and humanitarian access, more children could die due to malnutrition and disease than conflict One year after the earthquake: Anatole Taubman visits the Turkish-Syrian border Media 6. February 2024 One year after the devastating earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border, more than ten million children are still in urgent need of humanitarian aid. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Anatole Taubman visited the region to learn more about the current situation for the children and about UNICEF’s work there. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Statement 6. February 2024 Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Türk, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Earthquake on the Syrian-Turkish border region: one year on News 6. February 2024 One year after the deadliest earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria’s recent history, the impacts of the catastrophe continue to reverberate for children. For those in Syria, the impact is compounded by the effects of a wider ongoing humanitarian crisis. Gaza: 17,000 children separated from their parents Statement 2. February 2024 Statement by Jonathan Crickx, Head of Communications for UNICEF in Palestine. El Niño: a phenomenon of extremes Blog 31. January 2024 El Niño threatens the lives of millions of children around the world this year with harsh winters, periods of heavy rainfall and extreme droughts. For children living in regions of conflict and turmoil, this combination could be devastating or even deadly. But just what does a severe El Niño event mean for children in crisis? Humanitarian cash transfers: dignified & effective Blog 22. January 2024 Humanitarian cash transfers: In times of constantly growing and escalating crises and emergency situations, rapid assistance is crucial in alleviating suffering. Gaza: Born into hell Statement 19. January 2024 Statement by UNICEF Communication Specialist Tess Ingram upon conclusion of her visit to the Gaza Strip. Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth Media 18. January 2024 Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth Gaza: "This war is a war against children" Statement 18. January 2024 Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban upon conclusion of his visit to the Gaza Strip. How parents can speak with their children about racism Blog 17. January 2024 Racism and discrimination are part of everyday life for many people, even here in Switzerland. To change this, we must speak openly about it with our children. We show you here how best to do that. Afghanistan: 96,000 children affected by earthquakes in dire need of support Media 15. January 2024 100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter grips the country. Good news from UNICEF: the best stories of 2023 Blog 8. January 2024 Sometimes we need positive stories to make us feel good. Negative headlines often get more attention than positive ones, which is why we’re presenting four inspiring stories here to give our readers hope and lift moods! Gaza: Malnutrition and disease threaten the lives of 1.1 million children News 8. January 2024 Cases of diarrhea in children up 50 per cent in just one week, with 90 per cent of children under two now subject to ‘severe food poverty’. Latest wave of deadly attacks across Ukraine: At least two children killed, and 15 injured Statement 5. January 2024 Statement by Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine. UNICEF Photo of the Year 2023 News 27. December 2023 The UNICEF Photo of the Year 2023 depicts a carefree moment below the black clouds of war, in a meadow in northwestern Ukraine. Gaza: Children do not access 90 per cent of their normal water use News 20. December 2023 Water and sanitation services are at the point of collapse with large-scale disease outbreaks looming, UNICEF warns. COP28: Glimmer of hope for climate justice for children Statement 14. December 2023 Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kitty van der Heijden. UNICEF needs 9.3 billion US dollars for global emergency aid programs Media 12. December 2023 In response to an alarming surge in the number of children facing unprecedented humanitarian crises worldwide, UNICEF launched today a 9.3 billion US dollars emergency funding appeal to reach at least 93.7 million children in 155 countries. Gaza: Humanitarian aid must be guaranteed Statement 12. December 2023 Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries Media 6. December 2023 France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom saw sharp rises in child poverty between 2014–2021, while Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovenia achieved the largest reductions, according to UNICEF’s latest Report Card Despite progress, adolescent girls continue to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic with 98,000 new infections in 2022 News 1. December 2023 Children and adolescents face significant treatment gaps in testing and access to medication COP28: UNICEF calls for universal action to tackle a child rights crisis Media 30. November 2023 At the start of the COP28, UNICEF is urgently calling to take progressive steps to preserve a planet worth living on. Gaza: Water shortages spark disease alarm Statement 22. November 2023 Statement attributable to UNICEF, with quotes attributed to Fran Equiza, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan. First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
Children in Sudan at risk of famine Statement 11. March 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children in Sudan at risk of famine
Over 230 million have been subjected to female genital mutilation Media 8. March 2024 Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report.
Escalating violence in Haiti Statement 7. March 2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation in Haiti.
Gaza: "The child deaths we feared are here!" Statement 4. March 2024 Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
Two years of war in Ukraine Media 23. February 2024 Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours sheltering in basements and underground metro stations over the past two years, as air raid alerts sound above.
Children’s lives threatened by rising malnutrition in the Gaza Strip News 20. February 2024 A steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza strip poses grave threats to their health, according to a comprehensive new analysis released by the Global Nutrition Cluster.
World’s worst displacement crisis: Record numbers of children seek life-saving care in Sudan News 9. February 2024 Without additional resources and humanitarian access, more children could die due to malnutrition and disease than conflict
One year after the earthquake: Anatole Taubman visits the Turkish-Syrian border Media 6. February 2024 One year after the devastating earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border, more than ten million children are still in urgent need of humanitarian aid. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Anatole Taubman visited the region to learn more about the current situation for the children and about UNICEF’s work there.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Statement 6. February 2024 Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Türk, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Earthquake on the Syrian-Turkish border region: one year on News 6. February 2024 One year after the deadliest earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria’s recent history, the impacts of the catastrophe continue to reverberate for children. For those in Syria, the impact is compounded by the effects of a wider ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Gaza: 17,000 children separated from their parents Statement 2. February 2024 Statement by Jonathan Crickx, Head of Communications for UNICEF in Palestine.
El Niño: a phenomenon of extremes Blog 31. January 2024 El Niño threatens the lives of millions of children around the world this year with harsh winters, periods of heavy rainfall and extreme droughts. For children living in regions of conflict and turmoil, this combination could be devastating or even deadly. But just what does a severe El Niño event mean for children in crisis?
Humanitarian cash transfers: dignified & effective Blog 22. January 2024 Humanitarian cash transfers: In times of constantly growing and escalating crises and emergency situations, rapid assistance is crucial in alleviating suffering.
Gaza: Born into hell Statement 19. January 2024 Statement by UNICEF Communication Specialist Tess Ingram upon conclusion of her visit to the Gaza Strip.
Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth Media 18. January 2024 Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth
Gaza: "This war is a war against children" Statement 18. January 2024 Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban upon conclusion of his visit to the Gaza Strip.
How parents can speak with their children about racism Blog 17. January 2024 Racism and discrimination are part of everyday life for many people, even here in Switzerland. To change this, we must speak openly about it with our children. We show you here how best to do that.
Afghanistan: 96,000 children affected by earthquakes in dire need of support Media 15. January 2024 100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter grips the country.
Good news from UNICEF: the best stories of 2023 Blog 8. January 2024 Sometimes we need positive stories to make us feel good. Negative headlines often get more attention than positive ones, which is why we’re presenting four inspiring stories here to give our readers hope and lift moods!
Gaza: Malnutrition and disease threaten the lives of 1.1 million children News 8. January 2024 Cases of diarrhea in children up 50 per cent in just one week, with 90 per cent of children under two now subject to ‘severe food poverty’.
Latest wave of deadly attacks across Ukraine: At least two children killed, and 15 injured Statement 5. January 2024 Statement by Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to Ukraine.
UNICEF Photo of the Year 2023 News 27. December 2023 The UNICEF Photo of the Year 2023 depicts a carefree moment below the black clouds of war, in a meadow in northwestern Ukraine.
Gaza: Children do not access 90 per cent of their normal water use News 20. December 2023 Water and sanitation services are at the point of collapse with large-scale disease outbreaks looming, UNICEF warns.
COP28: Glimmer of hope for climate justice for children Statement 14. December 2023 Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kitty van der Heijden.
UNICEF needs 9.3 billion US dollars for global emergency aid programs Media 12. December 2023 In response to an alarming surge in the number of children facing unprecedented humanitarian crises worldwide, UNICEF launched today a 9.3 billion US dollars emergency funding appeal to reach at least 93.7 million children in 155 countries.
Gaza: Humanitarian aid must be guaranteed Statement 12. December 2023 Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries Media 6. December 2023 France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom saw sharp rises in child poverty between 2014–2021, while Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovenia achieved the largest reductions, according to UNICEF’s latest Report Card
Despite progress, adolescent girls continue to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic with 98,000 new infections in 2022 News 1. December 2023 Children and adolescents face significant treatment gaps in testing and access to medication
COP28: UNICEF calls for universal action to tackle a child rights crisis Media 30. November 2023 At the start of the COP28, UNICEF is urgently calling to take progressive steps to preserve a planet worth living on.
Gaza: Water shortages spark disease alarm Statement 22. November 2023 Statement attributable to UNICEF, with quotes attributed to Fran Equiza, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan.
