Press Releases
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...
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...