Press releases and news

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

More than 1 in 5 children in low- and middle-income countries – or 417 million – are severely deprived in at least two vital critical areas.

More than 1.7 million children are impacted by Super Typhoon Fung-wong, which made landfall in the Philippines on 9th November.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited Bangladesh this week to see the impact of severe cuts to official development assistance (ODA) on the half a million children living in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.

As renewed Israeli airstrikes continue to violate the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, UNICEF Ireland is urgently calling for the immediate opening of all border crossings and unrestricted humanitarian access to protect children caught in the escalating crisis.

FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in Al Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting has receded and services have resumed

Sudan is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The conflict is escalating, and children are paying the highest price.