13 May 2025

Risk of famine for children across Gaza, new report says

ROME/NEW YORK, 12 May 2025 –, Populations across the Gaza Strip are at risk of famine as fighting has surged again, border crossings are still closed, and food is dangerously scarce. Hunger and malnutrition have intensified sharply since all aid was blocked from entering on 2 March, reversing the clear humanitaria...
08 April 2025

World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza

NEW YORK, AMMAN, COPENHAGEN, GENEVA, ROME, 7 April 2025 - ", For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza. "More than 2.1 million people are trapped, bombed and starved again, while, at crossing points, food, medicine, fuel and shelter supplies are piling up, and vital equipment is st...
08 April 2025

More than a million children in the Gaza Strip deprived of lifesaving aid for over one month

AMMAN, 5 April 2025 – , The blockade of humanitarian aid is having terrible consequences for one million children in the Gaza Strip. No aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025 – representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war – leading to shortages of food, safe water...
04 April 2025

First UNICEF flight lands in Yangon carrying vital supplies for children and families impacted by Myanmar earthquake

BANGKOK/YANGON, 3 April 2025, – In the first humanitarian flight by an aid organization to land in Myanmar following the devastating earthquake of 28 March, UNICEF has flown in 80 metric tonnes of emergency supplies to support children and families in urgent need across the worst-affected areas of the country. Sup...
19 March 2025

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza

NEW YORK, 18 March 2025, – “Reports and images emerging from the Gaza Strip following today’s attacks are beyond horrifying. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, including more than 130 children, representing one of the largest single-day child death toll in the last year. “Some of the strikes reported...
17 January 2025

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

NEW YORK, 15 January 2025 –, “UNICEF welcomes the announcement today of a ceasefire deal between the parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. This is long overdue for the children and families of Gaza who have endured more than a year of bombardment and deprivation, and for the hostages in Gaza and their families in Israel who have suffered so much. “The war has exacted a…
09 December 2024

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the impact of the situation in Syria on children

NEW YORK, 8 December 2024 – , “With the situation in Syria rapidly evolving, UNICEF reiterates the UN Secretary-General’s appeal for calm, to refrain from violence, and to protect the rights of all Syrians – especially children, at least 80 of whom have been killed in the past two weeks. “UNICEF remains steadfast ...
20 February 2024

China and UNICEF support communities impacted by floods in Timor-Leste

Dili, 19 February 2024 –, The Government of China and UNICEF have launched a US $1.5 million project to complement the Government of Timor-Leste’s support to communities impacted by floods and COVID-19. Through the project, 'Emergency support to children in response to floods and COVID-19 in Timor-Leste', 146,000 ...
16 January 2024

Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreaks in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes

ROME/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 January 2023, – As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgently needed, United Nations agencies warned today. The heads of the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) say that getting enough supplies into and…
22 December 2023

First batch of humanitarian supplies for children provided by UNICEF starting to arrive in Jishishan, Gansu Province

Beijing, 22 December 2023, , –, The first batch of humanitarian supplies for children provided by UNICEF is starting to arrive in Jishishan, Gansu Province which was impacted by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the area. The supplies contain 44,500 winter clothes, including coats, pants and sweatshirts f...
27 October 2023

Child casualties in Gaza “a growing stain on our collective conscience”

NEW YORK/AMMAN, 24 October 2023, – Over the past 18 days, the Gaza Strip has borne witness to a devastating toll on its children, with a reported 2,360 fatalities and a reported 5,364 injuries due to unrelenting attacks, or more than 400 children reportedly either killed or injured daily. Additionally, more than ...
13 October 2023

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deteriorating situation for children in Israel and the State of Palestine

NEW YORK, 9 October 2023, –, , “Nothing justifies the killing, maiming or abducting of children – grave rights violations which UNICEF wholeheartedly condemns. “Yet less than 72 hours after the outbreak of horrific violence in Israel, reports indicate that grave rights violations against children are rampant. Many children have been killed or injured, while countless others…, Notes to editors:, In a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in G...