Press Releases
UNICEF Statement On Children Affected By The Moria Camp Fire On Lesvos Island, Greece
09/11/2020
NEW YORK (September 11, 2020) – The safe transfer of 406 unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children from Lesvos Island to the Greek mainland, following this week’s fire at the Moria...
More Than Half A Million Children Under Five In Burkina Faso Are Acutely Malnourished – UNICEF
09/10/2020
NEW YORK (September 10, 2020) – Over 535,500 children under 5 years of age in Burkina Faso are acutely malnourished, including 156,500 suffering from severe acute malnutrition who are at imminent risk...
UNICEF Statement On Fire At Moria Camp In Lesvos, Greece
09/09/2020
NEW YORK (September 9, 2020) – UNICEF expresses its deepest sympathy for the refugees and migrants affected by the fire in Moria camp on the Island of Lesvos, Greece, and stands ready to help address...
COVID-19 Could Reverse Decades Of Progress Toward Eliminating Preventable Child Deaths, Agencies Warn
09/09/2020
NEW YORK (September 9, 2020) – The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 – down to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990, according to new mortality...
Increased Support Vital To Help Children Affected By Beirut Explosions Back To School, One Month After Devastating Explosions – UNICEF
09/04/2020
NEW YORK (September 4, 2020) – Urgent action and increased support are vital to ensure that all children affected by the Beirut Explosions can access education when the new school year starts later...
UNICEF To Lead Procurement And Supply Of COVID-19 Vaccines In World’s Largest And Fastest Ever Operation Of Its Kind
09/04/2020
NEW YORK (September 4, 2020) – UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply COVID-19 vaccines in what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever procurement and supply of vaccines, as...
COVID-19: At Least A Third Of The World’s Schoolchildren Unable To Access Remote Learning During School Closures, New Report Says
08/27/2020
NEW YORK (August 27, 2020) – At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren – 463 million children globally – were unable to access remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered their schools, according to...
Ericsson And UNICEF Launch Global Partnership To Map School Internet Connectivity
08/26/2020
NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM (August 26, 2020) – Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and UNICEF announced today a global partnership to help map school connectivity in 35 countries by the end of 2023. Mapping the internet...
UNICEF Delivers Critical Supplies To Support Children And Families Affected By Beirut Explosions
08/25/2020
NEW YORK (August 25, 2020) – UNICEF has been able to deliver 18 shipments of critical humanitarian supplies, totalling 67 tons, through two airlifts and commercial cargo routes to support children and...
Rohingya Children Bearing Brunt Of COVID Disruptions In Bangladesh Refugee Camps As Education Facilities Remain Closed
08/24/2020
NEW YORK (August 24, 2020) – Three years since hundreds of thousands fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya refugee children and families in Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh are now...