Press Releases
Window To Prevent Famine In Yemen Is Narrowing, UN Agencies Warn
12/03/2020
NEW YORK (December 3, 2020) – The window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing as new figures reveal record highs of acute food insecurity in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
UNICEF Issues Record $6.4 Billion Emergency Funding Appeal To Reach More Than 190 Million Children Impacted By Humanitarian Crises And The COVID-19 Pandemic
12/03/2020
NEW YORK (December 3, 2020) – UNICEF today issued its largest ever emergency funding appeal for $6.4 billion to reach 300 million people, including more than 190 million children, with essential...
11 Children Killed In Yemen In The Past Three Days
12/02/2020
NEW YORK (December 2, 2020) – “11 children were reportedly killed in the past three days in Yemen in two separate attacks. Verification is still ongoing, and the actual number of casualties may be...
UNICEF and Microsoft launch improved, scalable technology to protect vulnerable children and women amid rise in domestic and gender-based violence due to COVID-19
12/01/2020
NEW YORK (December 1, 2020) – UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. launched a new version of Primero called Primero X — an open source case management web application that helps social service providers...
Two Thirds Of The World’s School-Age Children Have No Internet Access At Home, New UNICEF-ITU Report Says
12/01/2020
NEW YORK (December 1, 2020) – Two thirds of the world’s school-age children – or 1.3 billion children aged 3 to 17 years old – do not have internet connection in their homes, according to a new joint...
320,000 Children And Adolescents Newly Infected With HIV In 2019, 1 Every 100 Seconds –UNICEF
11/25/2020
NEW YORK (November 25, 2020) – Approximately every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was newly infected with HIV last year, bringing the total number of children...
COVAX Update: UNICEF Working With Global Airlines And Freight Providers To Plan Delivery Of COVID-19 Vaccines
11/23/2020
NEW YORK (November 23, 2020) – UNICEF is working with major global airlines and freight providers to step up efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to over 92 countries around the world as soon as...
Millions Of Children’s Lives At High Risk As Yemen Inches Towards Famine
11/23/2020
NEW YORK (November 23, 2020) – “As Yemen slowly inches towards what the UN Secretary-General has described as potentially ‘the worst famine in decades,’ the risk to children’s lives is higher than...
2.3 Million Children In Tigray Region Of Ethiopia Need Humanitarian Assistance, As Thousands Flee Across Border Into Sudan
11/20/2020
NEW YORK (November 20, 2020) – “Since armed conflict broke out in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia earlier this month, close to 30,000 people have sought refuge in neighboring Sudan. UNICEF estimates...
UNICEF Calls For Averting A Lost Generation As COVID-19 Threatens To Cause Irreversible Harm To Children’s Education, Nutrition And Well-Being
11/19/2020
NEW YORK (November 19, 2020) – UNICEF warned in a new report today of significant and growing consequences for children as the COVID-19 pandemic lurches toward a second year. Released ahead of World...