Press Releases
Four Children Reportedly Killed And Two Children Injured In Two Attacks In Northern Syria
02/01/2021
NEW YORK (February 1, 2021) – “One 12-year-old girl was reportedly killed today in an attack in Azaz, northern rural Aleppo. Another two boys are among the scores of people injured, one of the boys is...
Nutrition Crisis Looms As More Than 39 Billion In-School Meals Missed Since Start Of Pandemic – UNICEF And WFP
01/28/2021
NEW YORK (January 28, 2021) – More than 39 billion in-school meals have been missed globally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, according to a new report released today...
12 Weeks Into The Conflict, ‘Deeply Troubling’ Situation For Children In Tigray
01/27/2021
NEW YORK (January 27, 2021) – “The very little we know about the impact of the conflict on children in Tigray – from limited partner accounts and UN assessments – is deeply troubling. “Across Tigray...
Up To 90,000 Children In Central Mozambique Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance In Wake Of Cyclone Eloise
01/26/2021
NEW YORK (January 26, 2021) – More than 176,000 people, including 90,000 children, in central Mozambique are likely to need humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Eloise, UNICEF said...
After Almost Ten Years Of War In Syria, More Than Half Of Children Continue To Be Deprived Of Education
01/25/2021
NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – “Children in Syria continue to bear the brunt of the crisis that will be marked by a grim milestone of ten years in March this year. The education system in Syria is...
New Year Brings Little Hope For Children And Families In Syria
01/25/2021
NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – “Ten years since the war in Syria started, children continue to be killed, injured, displaced and deprived of basic necessities. “Just on Thursday, two children, 1 and 10...
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...