Press releases UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Media Office Myanmar: Millions of children in danger after devastating earthquake Media 30. March 2025 UNICEF calls for urgent response as homes, schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage. In 2025, 14 million children will lose vital nutritional support Media 27. March 2025 Reductions in donor funding threaten to unravel decades of progress for the world’s most vulnerable children and women. Global child mortality at an all-time low, but progress at risk Media 25. March 2025 Number of under-five deaths declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths remained around 1.9 million, according to two new UN reports Europe: Highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years Media 13. March 2025 127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region for 2024 – double the number reported for 2023 and the highest number seen in the Region since 1997. Sudan: Sexual violence against children Media 4. March 2025 Children as young as one reported among survivors of rape during Sudan’s violent conflict. UNICEF calls for urgent international efforts to protect and support children in Sudan. DR Congo: Grave violations against children tripled Media 26. February 2025 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the sharp increase in serious violations against children in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since the recent escalation of violence, the number of reported incidents has tripled. DR Congo: Hundreds of thousands of children displaced Media 29. January 2025 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gaza: Over 350 UNICEF aid trucks for 1 million children Media 27. January 2025 More than 350 UNICEF aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip in ongoing efforts to meet the needs of about 1 million children after 15 months of bombardment. Climate crisis affects education worldwide: a quarter of a billion children affected by 2024 Media 24. January 2025 Education in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Philippines most severely affected by heatwaves, cyclones, floods and storms. UNICEF needs 9.9 billion US dollars for humanitarian aid Media 5. December 2024 UNICEF today launched an appeal for US$9.9 billion to provide life-saving emergency assistance to 109 million children in 146 countries affected by conflict and crisis in 2025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next page ›› Last page Last »
Myanmar: Millions of children in danger after devastating earthquake Media 30. March 2025 UNICEF calls for urgent response as homes, schools, hospitals and critical infrastructure have sustained severe damage.
In 2025, 14 million children will lose vital nutritional support Media 27. March 2025 Reductions in donor funding threaten to unravel decades of progress for the world’s most vulnerable children and women.
Global child mortality at an all-time low, but progress at risk Media 25. March 2025 Number of under-five deaths declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths remained around 1.9 million, according to two new UN reports
Europe: Highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years Media 13. March 2025 127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region for 2024 – double the number reported for 2023 and the highest number seen in the Region since 1997.
Sudan: Sexual violence against children Media 4. March 2025 Children as young as one reported among survivors of rape during Sudan’s violent conflict. UNICEF calls for urgent international efforts to protect and support children in Sudan.
DR Congo: Grave violations against children tripled Media 26. February 2025 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the sharp increase in serious violations against children in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since the recent escalation of violence, the number of reported incidents has tripled.
DR Congo: Hundreds of thousands of children displaced Media 29. January 2025 UNICEF is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Gaza: Over 350 UNICEF aid trucks for 1 million children Media 27. January 2025 More than 350 UNICEF aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip in ongoing efforts to meet the needs of about 1 million children after 15 months of bombardment.
Climate crisis affects education worldwide: a quarter of a billion children affected by 2024 Media 24. January 2025 Education in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Philippines most severely affected by heatwaves, cyclones, floods and storms.
UNICEF needs 9.9 billion US dollars for humanitarian aid Media 5. December 2024 UNICEF today launched an appeal for US$9.9 billion to provide life-saving emergency assistance to 109 million children in 146 countries affected by conflict and crisis in 2025.
