Press Releases
Geneva Palais Briefing Note On Situation For Children Affected By Beirut Explosions And UNICEF Response
08/07/2020
NEW YORK (August 7, 2020) – We have some very preliminary numbers and findings from the assessments that are still underway. According to the last update on available figures, UNICEF estimates that up...
80,000 Children Displaced Due To Beirut Explosions – UNICEF
08/06/2020
NEW YORK (August 6, 2020) – Some 80,000 children have been displaced by the Beirut explosions, according to UNICEF estimates, with families affected in desperate need of support. The explosions on...
UNICEF Is Sad And Shocked At Beirut Explosions, Concerned About Wellbeing Of Children, And Supporting Partners On The Ground
08/05/2020
NEW YORK (August 5, 2020) – “UNICEF is saddened at the loss of life following the horrific explosions in Lebanon. “According to latest reports, the death toll could be as high as 100 with 4,000...
Children In Central America And The Caribbean Facing Dual Threat Of Stronger Hurricane Season And COVID-19
08/03/2020
NEW YORK (August 3, 2020) – Across Central America and the Caribbean, more than 70 million children are directly or indirectly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those children living in...
A Third Of The World’s Children Poisoned By Lead, New Groundbreaking Analysis Says
07/29/2020
NEW YORK (July 29, 2019) – Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, according to a new report launched today by UNICEF and Pure Earth. The report, the first of...
Pure Earth, Clarios Foundation and UNICEF announce global partnership to protect children from lead exposure
07/29/2020
NEW YORK (July 29, 2020) – Pure Earth, Clarios Foundation and UNICEF today announced a new global partnership to protect children from lead exposure. Around 1 in 3 children – up to 800 million...
Millions Of Children Affected By Devastating Flooding In South Asia, With Many More At Risk As COVID-19 Brings Further Challenges
07/23/2020
NEW YORK (July 23, 2020) – Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families, UNICEF said...
UNICEF And Partners Respond To The Triple Threat Of Floods, Locusts And COVID-19
07/23/2020
NEW YORK (July 23, 2020) – An estimated 5.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 3 million children, due to the combined devastating impact of floods, the locust...
Yemen Sees Return To Alarming Levels Of Food Insecurity
07/22/2020
NEW YORK (July 22, 2020) – Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm that could reverse hard-earned food security gains in Yemen, warns the latest...
WHO And UNICEF Warn Of A Decline In Vaccinations During COVID-19
07/15/2020
NEW YORK (July 15, 2020) – The World Health Organization and UNICEF warned today of an alarming decline in the number of children receiving life-saving vaccines around the world. This is due to...