Press release
Emergency Appeal for Children in Myanmar
PUTRAJAYA, 2 APRIL 2023, – UNICEF in Malaysia is appealing for RM1 million in response to the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, compounding an already dire humanitarian situation. UNICEF’s Deputy Representative in Myanmar, Julia Rees said in a Geneva Palais briefing note: “Entir...
Statement
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the attacks in Gaza
NEW YORK, 18 March 2025, – “Reports and images emerging from the Gaza Strip following today’s attacks are beyond horrifying. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, including more than 130 children, representing one of the largest single-day child death toll in the last year. “Some of the strikes reported...
Article
Carrying the heavy burden no more
Shabaa village, Syria, – “I couldn’t express my feelings when UNICEF’s partner told me about the money transfer we would receive soon, so I just cried. I didn’t have a penny at home,” said Farha, a 47-year-old mother living in Shabaa, a small village in Rural Damascus, Syria. She smiled gently as she recalled: “My...
Article
Intensifying conflict, malnutrition and disease in Gaza endanger over 1.1 million children's lives
NEW YORK, 5 January 2024, –, , Children in the Gaza Strip face a deadly triple threat to their lives, as cases of diseases rise, nutrition plummets and the escalation in hostilities approaches its fourteenth week. Thousands of children have already died from the violence, while living conditions for children cont...
Photo essay
Syria and Türkiye earthquakes: Impact on children and families
While the scale of the catastrophe is still emerging, the impact of the devastating earthquakes that struck Syria and Türkiye on 6 February is clear. Tens of thousands of people died following the initial earthquakes and aftershocks, with hundreds of thousands more left facing unimaginable hardship. The earthquake...
Photo essay
Delivering emergency supplies after Syria and Türkiye earthquakes
Two weeks after devastating earthquakes hit south-east Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, children and families in affected areas experienced two additional large earthquakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude. This resulted in further buildings collapsing and reports of more people killed and injured. As of 20 February,...
Appeal
Children in crisis after earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye
More than one week after two devastating earthquakes and numerous aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, millions of children are in need of urgent humanitarian support . While the total number of children directly affected has not yet been confirmed, 5.4 million children live in the 10 p...
Article
4 things you need to know about water and famine
Conflict, climate change, poverty and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic are driving massive humanitarian crises, leaving millions at risk of famine. Children are the most vulnerable during periods of famine and extreme food insecurity, facing a greater likelihood of severe malnutrition and death. These crises al...