Press Releases
UNICEF Appeals For $42.6 Million To Deliver Humanitarian Assistance In Hurricane-Struck Central America
11/19/2020
NEW YORK (November 19, 2020) – With powerful hurricanes battering Central America twice in less than two weeks, UNICEF is urgently appealing for $42.6 million to meet the most critical humanitarian...
UNICEF Statement On The Situation In The Tigray Region Of Ethiopia
11/17/2020
NEW YORK (November 17, 2020) – “UNICEF is deeply concerned about the safety and wellbeing of children affected by ongoing military operations in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. “UNICEF calls on all...
UNICEF Concerned About Situation Of Children Affected By Typhoons In The Philippines
11/12/2020
NEW YORK (November 12, 2020) – Less than two weeks after Super Typhoon Rolly/Goni brought destructive wind and rain to the Philippines, Typhoon Ulysses/Vamco left many residents trapped in floodwaters...
Severe Pneumonia Leaves 4.2 Million Children Desperate For Oxygen Each Year
11/12/2020
NEW YORK (November 12, 2020) – Severe pneumonia leaves an estimated 4.2 million children under the age of five in 124 low- and middle-income countries with critically low oxygen levels each year, new...
Over 1.2 Million Children Affected By ETA Across Central America - UNICEF
11/12/2020
NEW YORK (November 12, 2020) – Several days of torrential rains and catastrophic flooding caused by Tropical Storm Eta have impacted the lives of more than 1.2 million children across Central America...
Worldwide Measles Deaths Climb 50% From 2016 To 2019 Claiming Over 207,500 Lives In 2019
11/12/2020
NEW YORK (November 12, 2020) – Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the...
UNICEF And PAHO Launch Joint COVID-19 Vaccine Tender On Behalf Of COVAX Facility
11/12/2020
NEW YORK (November 12, 2020) – UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced today the launch of a tender inviting all COVID-19 vaccine developers to submit a proposal for supply in...
100 Days On From Beirut Explosions, Children And Families Affected Remain In Need Of Sustained Support – UNICEF
11/11/2020
NEW YORK (November 11, 2020) – Children and families affected by the explosions that tore through Beirut 100 days ago remain in need of crucial support as they rebuild their lives, UNICEF warned today...
UNICEF Alarmed By Spike In School Attacks In Cameroon
11/09/2020
NEW YORK (November 9, 2020) – There has been an alarming spike in attacks on schools and education centers in the North- and South-West of Cameroon, UNICEF said today. Since the resumption of the...
COVID-19: Over 97 Percent Of Students Still Out Of The Classrooms In Latin America And The Caribbean
11/09/2020
NEW YORK (November 9, 2020) – More than seven months into the pandemic, COVID-19 is putting education on hold for more than 137 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean . This is according...