Press releases

A new report released today by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43,000 excess deaths might have occurred in 2022 in Somalia resulting from a deepening drought when compared with 2017 and 2018 drought crisis.

21 March 2023 – As the world celebrates World Poetry Day, hundreds of children and young people around the world have shared poems to highlight their experiences of conflict and war, and call for peace, as part of UNICEF’s Poems for Peace initiative.

As world leaders prepare to attend the historic UN Water Conference, UNICEF calls for urgent investment in climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to protect children.

19th March 2023 - Millions of children at risk of potential increase in cholera cases in Malawi and Mozambique in the aftermath of tropical Storm Freddy.

Tuesday 7th March - Soccer Aid for UNICEF is back at Old Trafford this June to raise money for children around the world. Tickets on sale now.

18 January 2023 – UNICEF UK responds to the Institute of Health Visiting’s annual survey 

17 January 2023 – The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) is pleased to announce the formation of a Sport Advisory Board, to take effect from 28 February 2023. The Sport Advisory Board brings together leaders from across the sporting industry to help advance UNICEF’s work in the sector.

25 December 2022 – UNICEF strongly condemns the recent decree issued by the Taliban de facto authorities banning all female humanitarian workers at national and international NGOs from working across Afghanistan.

19 December 2022 - Angélique Kidjo marks 20th anniversary as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador by celebrating the resilience of girls and young people during trip to Benin

LONDON, 12 December 2022 – More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed as a result of the conflict in Yemen, according to UNICEF – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. As these are only the UN-verified incidents, the true toll of this conflict is likely to be far higher.

19 November 2022 - Since the beginning of this year, the number of migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on foot has hit an all-time high, UNICEF warned today.

7 October 2022 - This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  

4 October 2022 - The resurgence of #cholera in violence-stricken #Haiti after three years threatens the wellbeing and health of 1.2 million children living in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince

15 September 2022 – 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, affirming her collaboration with the organisation and recognising her outstanding global advocacy for climate justice for current and future generations.

14 September 2022 – Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a new report published today by UNICEF.

LONDON, 3 August 2022 - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas travelled to Poland this week to meet refugee children and families who fled the war in Ukraine.

27 July 2022 - UNICEF is concerned about the situation of children and families affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Northern Philippines at 8:43 am local time.

26 May 2022 – Stigma, poverty, and lack of access to basic services like toilets and water are causing menstrual health and hygiene needs to go unmet and increasing women and girls’ risk of infections, UNICEF warned ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day.