Press Releases
COVID-19: Gavi And UNICEF To Secure Equipment And Diagnostics For Lower-Income Countries
04/28/2020
NEW YORK (April 28, 2020) – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has urgently made US$ 40 million available to UNICEF to secure personal protective equipment (PPE), diagnostic tests and other vital supplies on...
Disruption Of Childhood Vaccination In South Asia Poses An Urgent Threat To Children’s Health
04/28/2020
NEW YORK (April 28, 2020) – South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots, UNICEF warned today. Almost a quarter of...
Thousands Of Pacific Island Children At Risk In The Aftermath Of Tropical Cyclone Harold
04/24/2020
NEW YORK (April 24, 2020) – Thousands of children living in the Pacific Islands remain in urgent need in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Harold, a category five cyclone that tore through Solomon...
American Airlines Partners with UNICEF to Provide Relief for COVID-19 Efforts in Latin America
04/22/2020
FORT WORTH, Texas (April 22, 2020) — As part of American’s ongoing relief efforts in support of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, the airline is allocating $460,000 to support UNICEF’s relief work...
Global Report On Food Crises Reveals Scope Of Food Crises As COVID-19 Poses New Risks To Vulnerable Countries
04/21/2020
NEW YORK (April 21, 2020) – Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their...
UNICEF and Microsoft launch global learning platform to help address COVID-19 education crisis
04/20/2020
NEW YORK (April 20, 2020) – UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. today announced the expansion of a global learning platform to help children and youth affected by COVID-19 continue their education at home. The...
As COVID-19 Pandemic Continues, Forcibly Displaced Children Need More Support Than Ever
04/20/2020
NEW YORK (April 20, 2020) – “ Millions of children around the world have been driven from their homes and across borders by conflict, violence and other forms of harm – including 12.7 million refugees...
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: COVID-19 Doubles The Burden For Millions Of Children In The Middle East And North Africa Region
04/20/2020
NEW YORK (April 20, 2020) – The COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak continues to spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa region with over 105,419 cases and 5,699 associated deaths . Iran...
COVID-19: Global Ceasefire Would Be A Game Changer For 250 Million Children Living In Conflict-Affected Areas
04/17/2020
NEW YORK (April 17, 2020) – “Today there are 250 million children around the world living in areas under conflict. Each of these children needs warring parties to heed the call of the UN Secretary...
UN Agencies Welcome First Relocation Of Unaccompanied Children From Greece
04/15/2020
NEW YORK (April 15, 2020) – IOM, the International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund today welcomed the relocation of 12 unaccompanied asylum...