Press releases UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein Media Office 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. 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. 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. Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth Media 18. January 2024 Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth 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. 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. 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 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. #KidsTakeover in the government of Liechtenstein Media 21. November 2023 On the occasion of World Children's Day, the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein invited four children and young people to attend the government meeting on November 21, 2023. Gaza: 31 premature babies at risk of death transferred Media 20. November 2023 The “Twinkle Weeks” are back. For the 20th year, children in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are coming up with creative fundraising campaigns to help other children in need. First page « First Previous page ‹‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next page ›› Last page Last »
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.
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.
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.
Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth Media 18. January 2024 Mental health crisis for Switzerland’s youth
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.
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.
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
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.
#KidsTakeover in the government of Liechtenstein Media 21. November 2023 On the occasion of World Children's Day, the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein invited four children and young people to attend the government meeting on November 21, 2023.
Gaza: 31 premature babies at risk of death transferred Media 20. November 2023 The “Twinkle Weeks” are back. For the 20th year, children in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are coming up with creative fundraising campaigns to help other children in need.
