Press Releases
A Message from UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis on Children and Racial Justice
04/20/2021
In the wake of the verdict of the trial for the murder of George Floyd, UNICEF USA remains deeply concerned about well-documented harmful consequences of systemic racism on Black, Indigenous and other...
Nine Times More Migrant Children In Mexico Over The Past Three Months - UNICEF
04/19/2021
NEW YORK (April 19, 2021) – Since the start of 2021, the number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply from 380 to nearly 3,500, announced Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director...
UNICEF Provides Humanitarian Assistance To Almost 5,000 Children Affected By Volcano Eruption In St Vincent
04/12/2021
NEW YORK (April 11, 2021) – Between 16,000 and 20,000 people, including children, have been evacuated due to the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines last Friday...
We Need Speed And Simplicity To Remove Barriers To The Acquisition, Manufacture And Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines Globally
04/07/2021
NEW YORK (April 7, 2021) – “In a little over a year, the world’s scientists, businesses, governments, philanthropists and multilateral institutions rallied and did the unthinkable: They created...
Pre-Pandemic Data Show 1 In 8 Countries Spends More On Debt Than On Education, Health And Social Protection Combined – UNICEF
04/01/2021
NEW YORK (April 1, 2021) – Around 1 in 8 countries globally spends more on debt than on social services, according to a UNICEF report released today. COVID-19 and the Looming Debt Crisis notes that 25...
Yemen Receives 360,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Through The COVAX Facility
03/31/2021
NEW YORK (March 31, 2021) – Today, Yemen received 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Killing Of Polio Workers In Afghanistan
03/30/2021
NEW YORK (March 30, 2021) – “Four polio vaccinators, three of them women, came under attack this morning, March 30, while carrying out their life-saving work for children in Nangarhar province...
UNICEF Fund Aims To Raise $2.5 Billion For COVID-19 Health Supplies; Low- And Middle-Income Countries Set To Benefit
03/30/2021
NEW YORK (March 30, 2021) – UNICEF has launched a fund to support low- and middle-income countries access to COVID-19 health supplies, including vital tests, treatments and vaccines. The fund, which...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Situation Of Children Following Attack On Palma, Mozambique
03/30/2021
NEW YORK (March 30, 2021) – “We still do not know the full impact that the deadly militant attack in Palma, northern Mozambique, has had on children, but we fear that it will be brutal. “Palma was...
Fifteen Times More Children Crossing The Panama Jungle Towards The USA In The Last Four Years
03/29/2021
NEW YORK (March 29, 2021) – The number of children migrating up north through the dangerous Darien rainforest between Colombia and Panama has increased more than fifteen-fold in the last four years...