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Statement
20 November 2023
“Children live in a world that is increasingly hostile to their rights”
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Afghan children walk with their jerry cans to collect water
Press release
13 November 2023
1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF
The climate changed world – with dwindling water supply and inadequate water services – is also changing children, altering their mental and physical health, new report warns
A 10-year-old girl carries water in a jerrycan to her temporary house in Somalia
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
A girl and a boy hugging while sitting on a staircase
Press release
18 September 2023
Two-thirds of global goals for children’s rights and well-being off-pace to meet 2030 target - UNICEF
New report released ahead of the UN General Assembly shows historic acceleration needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only possible if world puts children at heart of national agendas
A mother and two children in a waste disposal site in Bulgaria
Press release
13 September 2023
Children bearing brunt of stalled progress on extreme poverty reduction worldwide – UNICEF, World Bank
333 million children globally survive on less than US$2.15 a day as new analysis reveals three lost years due to COVID-19
A girl drinks water from a water pump
Press release
28 August 2023
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published authoritative guidance to States on what they must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
A mother is breastfeeding her baby on a couch
Statement
01 August 2023
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
A child receives a vaccine
Press release
18 July 2023
Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide
New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but, particularly in low-income countries, coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk from disease outbreaks.
A child is screened for malnutrition in a health facility
Press release
12 July 2023
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
Latest research shows around 735 million people currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019
A girl collects water in blue plastic recipients
Press release
06 July 2023
Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis – new UNICEF-WHO report
Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households