Press releases
UNICEF appeals for US$1.28 billion for its humanitarian operations to assist children in 2012
GENEVA, 27 January 2012
Nana Mouskouri Visits St. Pantelimon Maternity
BUCHAREST, 5 December 2011
Nana Mouskouri to Join UNICEF Romania Once Again
BUCHAREST, 29 November 2011
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit UNICEF’s life-saving Emergency Supply Centre in Copenhagen to highlight desperate plight of children in East Africa
COPENHAGEN, 2 November 2011
UNICEF report: Crisis in the Horn of Africa far from over
NAIROBI, Kenya, 20 October 2011
“Clean hands save lives” — Global Handwashing Day 2011 is celebrated by millions of people worldwide
NEW YORK, 14 October 2011
The National Anti-Drug Agency, UNICEF, UNODC and RHRN reveal the results of two surveys on the use of new psychoactive substances ("ethno botanic drugs") among teenagers and injecting drug users
Bucharest, September 29, 2011
Promoting early childhood development - Roma Good Start Initiative
Bucharest, 28 September 2011
Tennis ace Serena Williams appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador
NEW YORK, 20 September 2011
12,000 fewer children perish daily in 2010 than in 1990
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 15 September 2011
Statement of Edmond McLoughney - UNICEF Representative in Romania - In anticipation of World Breastfeeding Week
Bucharest, July 28, 2011
Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director to the Rome meeting to address the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa
BUCHAREST, 25th July 2011
Horn of Africa – A Crisis for Child Survival
NAIROBI/GENEVA, 22 July 2011
The UN declares famine in Somalia
NAIROBI, 20 July 2011
OHCHR, UNICEF Launch Campaign to Protect Children, Prevent Harmful and Unnecessary Institutionalization
BRUSSELS, 30 June 2011
Special Olympics and UNICEF Join Efforts to Fight Marginalization of Children with Disabilities
ATHENS, JUNE 28th 2011
AIDS at 30 - Perspectives on AIDS from leaders around the world
NEW YORK, 8th June 2011
UNICEF mobilizes staff and supplies to respond to the humanitarian needs caused by the unrest in Libya
NEW YORK/TUNISIA, 4th March 2011
UNICEF: Investing in adolescents can break cycles of poverty and inequity
NEW YORK, 24th February, 2011
UNICEF and Save the Children thank IKEA customers for 11.4 million euro donation
Bucharest, 26th January 2011
An AIDS- Free Generation is achievable by focusing on the most disadvantaged communities affected by HIV, says a new U.N. report marking World AIDS Day
NEW YORK, 30 November 2010
Child mortality rate drops by a third since 1990
NEW YORK, 17 September 2010
New UNICEF study shows MDGs for children can be reached faster with on most disadvantaged
NEW YORK, 7 September 2010
Breastfeeding Week 2010 – 10 Baby Steps or 10 Steps for Baby?
August 2010
UNICEF: Young of Central Asia and Eastern Europe Suffering Blame and Banishment
VIENNA, 19 July 2010
Six months on, UNICEF reviews Haiti quake-relief milestones, and looks forward
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 July 2010
Anthony Lake begins his tenure as UNICEF's Executive Director
NEW YORK, 1 May 2010
UNICEF Executive Director, Ann Veneman launches "Facts for Life", a guide for healthy childhood
New York/Geneva/ Maseru, Lesotho, 7April 2010
UNICEF and the World Photography Organisation (WPO) give six young photographers a once in a lifetime opportunity to receive photography training in Ethiopia
FRANCE, 22 APRIL 2010
After January’s quake, humanitarian action in Haiti averts worse crisis for children, but much remains to be done
Port-au-Prince, 13 April 2010
Messi to Serve As UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador
Barcelona/Geneva/New York, 11 March 2009
UNICEF and Realitatea TV Raised over 750,000 US Dollars for Children in Haiti
Bucharest, 26 February 2010
UNICEF and Realitatea TV raised 350,000 Euro for the children in Haiti
January 25, Bucharest
Enquires on adoption of children from Haiti
25 January 2010
Means to donate for Haiti
Bucharest, 21st January 2010
Realitatea TV and UNICEF to Host “Haiti. Children of Chaos” Telethon
Bucharest, 21st January 2010
From this year one in three children will be born in a Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital
Bucharest, 17 December 2009
UNICEF’s State of The World’s Children report commemorates 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
New York, 19 November 2009
Effectively Investing in Early Childhood Development: Major International Conference
Bucharest, October 14th-17th, 2009
High Level Policy Roundtable: Investing in Early Childhood Development
Bucharest, October 14th, 2009
UNICEF: Without a protective environment, it’s a harsh life for children
Tokyo, October 6th, 2009
Romanian TV Shows Have Bad Influence on Children
Bucharest, 10th June, 2009
UNICEF Gala promotes better parenting
Bucharest, June 8th, 2009
Arcelor Mittal and UNICEF help the babies born in Galati Maternity Hospital get the best start in life
Galati, May 28th, 2009
Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, World Bank and UNICEF have launched the Rapid assessment of the impact of economic crisis on poverty.
Bucharest, May 19th, 2009,
Fighting halts in Gaza but humanitarian challenges remain
18 January 2009, NEW YORK, USA - UNICEF emergency supplies are ready to go into the Gaza Strip now that a ceasefire has been declared.
UNICEF aid for Gaza arriving, despite challenges
Geneva, January 15th, 2009 - The humanitarian operation in Gaza has been dealt a blow by the strike today that devastated warehouses in the United Nations compound and destroyed essential emergency goods and products.
UNICEF: Extreme Risks for Pregnant Women and Newborn Babies in Developing Countries
Johannesburg/New York/Geneva, January 15th, 2009 - Women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in developed countries, according to UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children report, released today.
UNICEF: During short ceasefire, some life-saving supplies delivered in Gaza
Amman, Jordan, January 7th, 2009 – A three-hour ceasefire today provided a limited opportunity for UNICEF to release some life-saving supplies for delivery to families in Gaza, including 560 family water kits and 5 health kits. These materials were alrea
