Press Releases
Remarks by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, at WHO press briefing on COVAX
01/22/2021
NEW YORK (January 22, 2021) – “The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyone’s life upside down. And children, in particular, will bear its consequences for years. “The pandemic has disrupted their...
COVAX Announces New Agreement, Plans For First Deliveries
01/22/2021
GENEVA / NEW YORK / OSLO (January 22, 2021) – COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, today announced the...
Central African Republic: Surge In Violence And Displacement Threatens Thousands Of Children Already Affected By Humanitarian Crisis And COVID-19
01/22/2021
NEW YORK (January 22, 2021) – UNICEF is deeply concerned for the wellbeing of thousands of children estimated to be newly displaced by a surge in violence in several Central African towns, including...
UNICEF USA Statement on Biden Administration Migrant Policy Changes
01/21/2021
NEW YORK (January 21, 2021) – UNICEF USA applauds the Biden Administration’s day-one immigration-related efforts. The suspension of new enrollments in the Migrant Protection Protocols program...
Statement from UNICEF USA President and CEO Michael J. Nyenhuis on the United States rejoining the World Health Organization and plan to join the COVAX Facility
01/21/2021
NEW YORK (January 21, 2021) – "As we usher in a new U.S. administration, UNICEF USA welcomes the news that the U.S. is rejoining the World Health Organization and set to join the COVAX Facility...
UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific — FAO-UNICEF-WFP-WHO
01/20/2021
NEW YORK / BANGKOK (January 20, 2021) – The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of nearly two...
Children Cannot Afford Another Year Of School Disruption
01/12/2021
NEW YORK (January 12, 2021) - “As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as cases continue to soar around the world, no effort should be spared to keep schools open or prioritize them...
UNICEF, WHO, IFRC And MSF Announce The Establishment Of A Global Ebola Vaccine Stockpile
01/12/2021
NEW YORK (January 12, 2021) - The four leading international health and humanitarian organizations announced today the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure outbreak response...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Suicide Attack In Northern Cameroon
01/09/2021
NEW YORK (January 9, 2021) –” Yesterday, a suicide attack in Mozogo town, in northern Cameroon, killed at least 15 civilians including five children between the ages of 3 and 14. Six other children...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore On Attacks Against Villages In Niger
01/05/2021
NEW YORK (January 5, 2021) –”I am deeply troubled by the horrific attacks this past Saturday perpetrated by non-state armed groups against civilians in the Nigerien villages of Tchoma Bangou and...