Press Releases
A Child Was Infected With HIV Every Two Minutes In 2020 – UNICEF
11/29/2021
NEW YORK (November 29, 2021) – At least 310,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one child every two minutes, UNICEF said in a report released today. Another 120,000 children died...
Lebanon: UNICEF Survey Highlights Children’s Ever-Worsening Situation with Dramatic Deterioration of Living Conditions Over Six Months
11/23/2021
NEW YORK / BEIRUT ( November 23, 2021) - With no sign of a let-up in Lebanon’s crisis, the impact on children is progressively worsening, with a new poll showing an increase in the number of children...
Geneva Palais Briefing Note on Grave Violations Against Children in West and Central Africa
11/23/2021
NEW YORK /GENEVA (November 23, 2021) - "West and Central Africa has recorded the highest number of children recruited and used by armed forces and armed groups. This amounts to more than 42,000...
Girls Increasingly At Risk Of Child Marriage In Afghanistan
11/12/2021
NEW YORK (November 12, 2021) – “I am deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise. “We have received credible reports of families offering daughters as young as 20...
Global Progress Against Measles Threatened Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
11/11/2021
NEW YORK (November 11, 2021) – While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting...
At Least 200 Million Schoolchildren Live In Countries That Remain Unprepared To Deploy Remote Learning In Future Emergency School Closures – UNICEF
10/28/2021
NEW YORK (October 28, 2021) – At least 200 million schoolchildren live in 31 low- and middle-income countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures...
Urgent Action Needed Now To Ensure Sufficient COVID Vaccine Syringe Supply To Meet 2022 Vaccination Targets
10/28/2021
NEW YORK (October 28, 2021) – “Without action now, the world could face a serious shortage of COVID vaccine syringes by the end of 2022, with potentially dire consequences for the global effort to...
G20 Members Have Received 15 Times More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Per Capita Than Sub-Saharan African Countries
10/27/2021
NEW YORK (October 27, 2021) – G20 countries have received 15 times more COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita than countries in sub-Saharan Africa*, according to a new analysis. The analysis, conducted by...
UNICEF Medical Supplies Arrive In Kabul To Treat Rising Cases Of Acute Watery Diarrhea In Afghanistan
10/19/2021
NEW YORK (October 19, 2021) – UNICEF has just delivered nearly 40 tons of medical supplies, including kits and medicines for acute watery diarrhea (AWD), to Kabul to treat the rising number of cases...
House-To-House Polio Vaccination Set To Recommence Across Afghanistan In November
10/18/2021
NEW YORK (October 18, 2021) – WHO and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban leadership supporting the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign...