Press release
11/26/2019
Over 300 children and adolescents die every day from AIDS-related causes
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/over-300-children-and-adolescents-die-every-day-aids-related-causes
NEW YORK/JOHANNESBURG, 26 November 2019 – Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 every hour, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released by UNICEF today. Low access to antiretroviral treatment, in addition to limited prevention efforts, is a leading cause for these deaths,…
Press release
11/25/2019
Ishmael Beah visits Sierra Leone on 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/ishmael-beah-visits-sierra-leone-30th-anniversary-convention-rights-child
Freetown, Sierra Leone, 26 November 2019 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah has concluded a visit to his native Sierra Leone on the commemoration of the 30 th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ishmael, a former Sierra Leonean child soldier and best-selling author, travelled to Bombali and Tonkolili Districts in…
Press release
11/25/2019
New policies in northern Central America, Mexico and the U.S. put asylum and safety beyond reach of migrant children
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/new-policies-northern-central-america-mexico-and-us-put-asylum-and-safety-beyond
NEW YORK, 25 November 2019 – “Migrant children in northern Central America, Mexico and the United States are facing significantly reduced access to safety and international protection, due in large part to the recent spate of agreements and policy changes adopted by governments in the region. Taken together, these developments are having profound…
Photo Essay
11/22/2019
Childhood challenged
https://www.unicef.org/stories/childhood-challenged
To mark the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the World Press Photo Foundation and UNICEF jointly present a selection of stories showing the impact of mass migration on children, awarded in the World Press Photo Contests from 2016 – 2019. Thirty years ago, world leaders made a promise to every child to…
Press release
11/21/2019
Geneva Palais briefing note on children in Syria
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/geneva-palais-briefing-note-children-syria
GENEVA, 21 November 2019 - "With more than 5 million children in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria, including 2.6 million internally displaced children: the scale, severity and complexity of the crisis is staggering. Killing, injuring and recruiting children - grave violations against child rights "As of September, the UN has verified 1…
Statement
11/20/2019
UNICEF welcomes renewed commitment to child rights, urges all Member States to leave no child behind
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-welcomes-renewed-commitment-child-rights-urges-all-member-states-leave-no
NEW YORK, 20 November 2019 – “Today we mark a momentous day for child rights. On World Children’s Day and as we mark the 30 th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 105 Member States have aligned to a Global Pledge promising to renew their commitment to children’s rights.  “At the United Nations Headquarters and…
Statement
11/20/2019
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore's remarks at World Children's Day 2019
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-executive-director-henrietta-fores-remarks-world-childrens-day-2019
NEW YORK, 20 November 2019 - "Excellencies, delegates, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls "Thank you all for joining us as we mark 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. "We need your voices and we need your ideas as we continue putting children’s rights at the heart of national plans and policies — and living up…
Statement
11/20/2019
Remarks by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown at World Children's Day 2019
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/remarks-unicef-goodwill-ambassador-millie-bobby-brown-world-childrens-day-2019
NEW YORK, 20 November 2019 - "Thank you, David, for all that you do for UNICEF. You’ve been such an inspiration to me in my work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Like you, I’m in this for the long haul.        In 2016, when I was 12, I took part in the UNICEF 70th anniversary celebrations here at the UN.  I’ll never forget it. Now, three years…
Press release
11/20/2019
Iconic landmarks around the world turn blue in symbolic stand for child rights on World Children’s Day
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/iconic-landmarks-around-world-turn-blue-symbolic-stand-child-rights-world-childrens
NEW YORK, 20 November 2019 – Iconic landmarks around the world turned blue to mark World Children’s Day today, as UNICEF celebrated the 30 th  anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. In Christchurch, New Zealand, the Al Noor Mosque, the scene of a tragedy in…
Statement
11/20/2019
Remarks by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham at World Children's Day 2019
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/remarks-unicef-goodwill-ambassador-david-beckham-world-childrens-day-2019
NEW YORK, 20 November 2019 - "Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today.  "My name is David Beckham, and this is not my usual day at the office so please bear with me.  "For almost fifteen years I have worked with UNICEF as a global goodwill ambassador supporting their work for children around the world. "Today is World Children’s…