Press Releases
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...
UNICEF And WHO Call For Emergency Action To Avert Major Measles And Polio Epidemics
11/06/2020
NEW YORK (November 6, 2020) – UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt...
More Than 1.5 Million Children At Risk Due To The Impact Of Tropical Storm ETA In Honduras- UNICEF
11/06/2020
NEW YORK (November 6, 2020) – More than 1.5 million children are at risk due to the damage brought by Tropical Storm Eta as it passes through Honduras, UNICEF said today. “This is the worst storm...
At Least Five Children And Two Aid Workers Killed In A Renewed Wave Of Violence In North-West Syria
11/05/2020
NEW YORK (November 5, 2020) – “In the last week, at least five children were reported killed in north-west Syria, including four in the past two days alone. Four-year-old Rimas was killed while on her...
UNICEF And WHO Sound The Alarm Over 250,000 Children At Risk Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases In Libya
11/05/2020
NEW YORK (November 5, 2020) – UNICEF and WHO are extremely concerned over severe shortages of critical vaccines in Libya that threaten the health of the country’s children. Over the past 7 months...