Statements

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Yemen Representative Peter Hawkins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan.

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

Statement by UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director Edouard Beigbeder.

This is an overview of remarks by UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Lucia Elmi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, on the escalating violence in Syria’s coastal areas

Statement der UNICEF-Exekutivdirektorin Catherine Russell zu den weltweiten Kürzungen der Auslandshilfe

During the 2024 winter session, the Swiss Parliament cut its development aid budget for 2025 to the tune of 110 million francs. Some of these cuts will hurt society’s weakest members: the children.

"I am deeply saddened by the confirmation of the deaths of Ariel and Kfir Bibas in the Gaza Strip, and call for the urgent return of their mother and all hostages held in Gaza.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.