Page Press releases Find the latest news on issues affecting children in Pakistan, and UNICEF’s work for children, including press releases, multimedia content and other resources for journalists UNICEF/PAKISTAN/Asad Zaidi Statement 20 November 2023 “Children live in a world that is increasingly hostile to their rights” Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell Press release 20 November 2023 UNICEF appoints first-ever Youth Advocate in Pakistan on World Children’s Day Press release 03 November 2023 UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF call for protection of children and families seeking safety in Pakistan Press release 06 October 2023 Weather-related disasters led to 43.1 million displacements of children over six years - UNICEF River floods alone projected to displace almost 96 million children over next 30 years, new analysis shows Press release 25 August 2023 One year on from catastrophic floods, millions of children in Pakistan still need urgent support Press release 16 August 2023 France commits €3 million to support UNICEF’s health and immunization efforts in flood-affected areas Press release 07 August 2023 76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia - UNICEF With heat and high humidity in South Asia, UNICEF urges local authorities, frontline health workers and caregivers to help vulnerable children and families Press release 18 July 2023 Childhood immunization bounces back to pre-COVID-19 levels in five South Asian countries New WHO and UNICEF data show immunization coverage is now higher than 2019 levels in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, and the Maldives Statement 16 June 2023 Over 625,000 children at risk as Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall Statement by Noala Skinner, UNICEF Regional Director ai for South Asia Press release 20 April 2023 New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic New UNICEF report shows 67 million children missed out on one or more vaccinations over three years due to service disruption caused by strained health systems and diversion of scarce resources, conflict and fragility, and decreased confidence. Press release 21 March 2023 More than 10 million people, including children, living in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas still lack access to safe drinking water - UNICEF Press release 07 March 2023 Malnutrition in mothers soars by 25 per cent in crisis-hit countries, putting women and newborn babies at risk With half of stunting in children under 2 developing during pregnancy and before six months, new report raises the alarm on the need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women Prev 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next